Create emotional safety during feeding support
Recognize signs of distress without overstepping your role
Respond calmly and compassionately when feeding feels heavy
Why This Guide Matters
Postpartum parents often appear “fine” on the outside, even while experiencing overwhelm, disconnection, anxiety, or trauma responses during feeding. Lactation consultants, doulas, and support providers are uniquely positioned to notice early emotional red flags—sometimes before medical systems do. This guide was created to help you create emotional safety during feeding support, use trauma-informed and consent-centered language, recognize signs of distress without overstepping your role, respond calmly and compassionately when feeding feels heavy, and know when and how to refer families for additional support.
About Ashley & Veronica
We created this guide after repeatedly witnessing how breastfeeding challenges are often deeply connected to emotional overwhelm, anxiety, or trauma—yet those experiences are frequently missed or minimized. We saw parents pushing through distress and providers wanting to help but unsure of the language or next steps. This resource was created to bridge that gap, offering practical, trauma-informed tools to support feeding while protecting emotional safety and responding with care and confidence.
Support feeding without sacrificing emotional safety.
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