If you’d like to support our podcast, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.Thank you to our sponsors, Heather and Maureen! We're your hosts and we both run side businesses that focus on breastfeeding.Maureen creates for and runs the Esty shop The Wandering Wombetsy.com/shop/thewanderingwom6Get your breastfeeding journey BACK ON TRACK with a Lactation Consult with Heather! Telehealth available and some insurance accepted. Click the link below for the deets.Click here to Work with HeatherTable of Contents0:40 Bonus episode: discussing the vaccine, for lactating people1:15 We read one (of many!) listener questions1:35 Thank you to our sponsor The Wandering Womb2:20 The listener question3:05 Thank you to our sponsor Breastfeeding for Busy Moms3:55 Vaccine approval: where we’re at right now5:05 Previously, approved in UK and Canada5:15 UK and Canada guidelines, if lactating and pregnant6:00 CDC guidelines are similar (and why)6:40 No vaccine data for lactating and pregnant people (and why)7:25 Collecting vaccine data, touching on the topic8:45 Physiology and risks for lactating (vs.) pregnant people10:00 Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine statement (helpful!)11:26 Details about vaccine, you, and baby11:40 This is an MRNA vaccine, not new technology12:15 The vaccine journey in a lactating person14:43 Four barriers to breastfeeding baby: recap15:44 Possible risks, possible benefits17:20 Most other vaccines are approved for lactation17:55 The choice is always yours18:11 Why this vaccine is a big deal19:05 Addressing MRNA technology20:00 Fear of forced vaccination, please don’t panic21:15 Places you can do your own research22:27 Baby in utero vs. breastfeeding baby: very different!24:00 Pregnancy and vaccine vs. pregnancy and getting sick: risk considerations25:00 What can we look forward to with this vaccine27:11 A step in the right direction27:47 This is science in real time28:30 Thank you for listening!ResourcesCredits and contactThanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.Cherie’s podcast about female ultrarunners is Strides Forward: stridesforwardpodcast.comAdditional music credits, thank you Wataboi and Mazzaccaro from Pixabay.Thanks for listening to The Milk Minute. If you haven’t already please like, subscribe, and review our podcast wherever you listen.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)