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Katie The Traveling Lactation Consultant
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Welcome to the podcast. I am your host, Katie Oshita, BSN, RN, IBCLC and infant feeding specialist. Quench your thirst for knowledge and travel with me across the nation to discover, learn, collaborate and better serve clients from all over the globe. Let’s ride and thrive together.
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Ep 124 Case Study w/Katie
2w ago00:24:19Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Katie Oshita reviews a case study. This includes oral dysfunction, low supply, including root cause support and tools for feeding babies. Listen here.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 123 Osteopathy in Toronto w/Andreanne Poulin
4w ago01:00:16Tap to summarizeOsteopathy is meant to be a hands on manual therapy, yet in the US Osteopaths function more as medical doctors. In Canada schools aren’t regulated. In this episode Andie Poulin discusses with Katie Oshita how different schools work and how osteopathy can help, especially from pre-conception through early childhood. Listen here for more.Podcast Guest: Andreanne Poulin Montreal-born and Toronto-based, Andie is a “root cause meets real life” osteopath. She blends CFT, Osteopathy and Thaï massage into sessions that meet you where you’re at. Toddler mom energy, intuitive hands, and care that helps you unwind, reconnect, and come back to yourself. All are welcome, babies are prioritized!Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 122 Bodywork & Teamwork in Brazil with Ligia Conte
Apr 1400:59:20Tap to summarizeBrazil is a country that regularly and routinely assesses for tongue ties and oral dysfunction; unfortunately, that doesn’t always mean full functional assessments. Using a team approach to body and oral function, Ligia Conte helps babies thrive in São Paulo, Brazil. Listen to hear more about bodywork and teamwork from Katie Oshita and Ligia Conte.Podcast Guest: Lígia Conte is a Brazilian physiotherapist with over 20 years of professional experience. She holds a degree in Physical Therapy and specializes in infant development and neurofunctional rehabilitation. She is also a master’s student in Pathology at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), where her research focuses on early motor development and the interaction between orofacial function, posture, and movement organization in infants.Lígia is the founder and clinical director of Centro de Desenvolvimento Infantil DC, a reference center for infant development and early intervention located in São Paulo, Brazil. Her clinical and research work emphasizes early identification of subtle motor and biomechanical deviations, interdisciplinary care, and family-centered approaches in the first months of life.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 121 Manhattan Wellness w/Jennifer Teplin
Mar 3101:00:03Tap to summarizeWith a large group practice of 35 therapists, Jennifer Teplin has been able to create a safe space for mental health. And with 12 of those therapists trained in perinatal mental health, the space is very focused on supporting new parents. Since this country has an epidemic of postpartum depression and anxiety, it’s wonderful that centers such as Manhattan Wellness exist. Listen here as Jennifer Teflon and Katie Oshita discuss postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, and all the challenges new parents face today.Podcast Guest: Jennifer Teplin created Manhattan Wellness, a boutique psychotherapy practice, for young professionals to receive well-rounded care, and to support them in optimizing their life so it’s a life they LOVE - not just one that’s about checking off boxes and surface-level achievements. With mentions in Cosmopolitan and Oprah magazine, along with her master’s degree from Columbia University, Jennifer has not only created a space for therapeutic healing - she has created a movement that changes the landscape of therapy and counseling.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 120 Tongue tie and pediatrics in Mexico w/Dr Erick Galindo
Mar 1700:57:32Tap to summarizeWhen most pediatricians aren’t even acknowledging oral ties, Dr Erick Galindo Valdes goes above and beyond. In his practice, he releases oral ties with a laser and is the only physician in Guadalajara doing so. Listen as Katie Oshita and Dr Erick Galindo Valdes discuss common vs normal, trusting the biological norm and how conversations like these advance the field. Listen herePodcast Guest: Dr. Erick Galindo is a dedicated pediatrician from Guadalajara, Mexico, with over 15 years of experience supporting children and families through all stages of childhood development. He has led a successful private practice since 2007 after completing his pediatric specialty training at the National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico City. He is the founder of Centro TOTS Guadalajara, a clinic recognized for its specialized focus on the diagnosis and treatment of oral restrictions in newborns, infants, and children. Dr. Galindo is particularly known for his work supporting breastfeeding success by identifying and treating conditions such as tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) and other oral restrictions that may affect feeding, growth, and development.In addition to his pediatric training, Dr. Galindo has received advanced education in laser frenectomy techniques from internationally recognized experts. He strongly believes in a multidisciplinary model of care and works closely with lactation consultants, speech-language pathologists, and other specialists to provide comprehensive, individualized treatment.Dr. Galindo is an Ambassador for The Breathe Institute in Los Angeles and serves on the board of the International Consortium of Ankylofrenula Professionals (ICAP). His care extends beyond infancy, addressing oral function, speech, sleep, and overall development throughout childhood.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 119 Tongue tie in Rome with Dr Stefano Colasanto
Mar 300:54:04Tap to summarizeFrom his first release 28 years ago on his daughter to being a board member of ICAP, Stefano Colasanto has spent his career focusing on oral dysfunction. How this interacts with breastfeeding is where Katie Oshita comes in. Together they discuss how this amazing organ, the tongue effects so much in the body and the resulting dysfunction when there are restrictions. Listen here for more.Podcast Guest: Dr. Stefano Colasanto, graduated with honors in Dentistry in Rome in 1989, with a thesis about the links between posture and malocclusion. In 1992, he attended the Tweed Foundation in Tucson (Arizona). He specialized in Functional Orthodontics in 1991 and in Orthodontics in 1994 in Rome with a thesis about "Implications of postural regulator function". From 1992 to 1998, he attended and organized several courses in Applied Kinesiology.In 2000, he obtained a Diploma in Osteopathy from the CERDO school in Rome, where he became the head of teaching for diagnosis and manipulative therapy within the oral cavity. Since 2002, he has applied Myofunctional Therapy to dysfunctional patients, according to Garliner’s principles. In 2004, he attended the annual course of the Italian Academy of Gnathology Neuro-Muscular according to Jankelson. In 2006, he attended the annual Planas in Barcelona (Spain) and the Course in "Neurostomatology" at the University of Chieti. In 2007, he co-authored the book "The New Orthodontics". In 2010, he was a professor in the Master of "Neurophysiology and pathology of static and dynamic postures" at the University of Pisa, in the Master in "Myofunctional therapy in postural field" at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", and since then at the Master in "Dentistry in developmental age "at the same University. Ordinary member of the Italian Orthodontic Society (SIDO) since 1995 and of ROI (Italian Register of Osteopaths) since 2001.In 2024, he translated “Tongue Tie” by Richard Baxter into Italian. In his clinic in Rome, he primarily studies the correlations between TMJ problems, malocclusion, swallowing, and posture using the osteopathic approach.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 118 Screenings and Support
Feb 1700:27:39Tap to summarizeIn lactation private practice, IBCLC's spend more time with families than most other healthcare providers. This gives us more time to help identify issues and refer out for support. In this episode Katie Oshita discusses what screenings can be beneficial to support dyads and what to do with that information. Listen here for more.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 117 Lactation in Brisbane w/Vijaya Hunt
Feb 300:53:01Tap to summarizeOnce you see dysfunction, once you know it’s there, you can’t go back. That was the case for Vijaya Hunt, who learned about tongue tie from a parent perspective with her first child and made it her mission to learn more about how to support dyads with oral dysfunction. Vijaya’s oral function knowledge has shaped her family and even extended families lives. In this episode, Katie Oshita and Vijaya Hunt discuss oral function, paid leave, adult releases, and more. Listen here.Podcast Guest: Vijaya Hunt is dedicated to supporting mothers and infants in achieving their feeding goals in Brisbane, Australia. She is a highly committed professional, a mother of two, and an experienced educator in infant feeding support. Her journey in lactation began early, becoming an IBCLC at the age of 18 — a reflection of her longstanding passion for helping families thrive through breastfeeding. Despite her qualifications in midwifery and lactation consulting, she encountered significant challenges when breastfeeding her first child. After consulting multiple specialists, it was the guidance of an IBCLC with expertise in oral dysfunction that finally enabled successful feeding. This experience, including four weeks of perseverance before achieving a full latch, profoundly shaped her clinical approach. With more than four years of firsthand insight into feeding difficulties, she is driven by a clear mission: to thoroughly assess and address the underlying causes of feeding challenges, providing evidence-based care with empathy and persistence for every family she serves.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 116 Lactation in England w/Sarah Oakley
Jan 2000:58:23Tap to summarizeThe placebo effect is a real thing. Our minds are so powerful that if we really believe in something, it makes it more likely to be true. In lactation, parental confidence is of extreme importance. If the parent believes they will be successful they are more likely to be successful. Supporting that confidence is one of the many roles that an IBCLC fills for new parents. Listen here as Katie Oshita and Sarah Oakley discuss parental confidence, breastfeeding, oral ties, and how important trusting your intuition is.Podcast Guest: Sarah Oakley is a Registered Nurse, Health Visitor, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Tongue-tie Practitioner with a busy private practice based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Sarah is a founder member and former Chair of The Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners and has written a book for parents and professionals, ‘Why Tongue-tie Matters’. She has also contributed to other books on breastfeeding. She lectures on infant feeding and tongue-tie nationally and internationally and provides study days for a number of NHS Trusts. She offers an Online Course on tongue-tie and infant feeding which is suitable for all newborn care specialists.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
Transcribe →Ep 115 Weight Matters with Hope Lima
Jan 600:59:14Tap to summarizeWeight is an important metric for growth and development with infants, but it is not as simple as it seems. There are different growth charts and metrics to decide if growth is adequate. In this episode Katie Oshita and Hope Lima discuss how weight needs to be discussed with colleagues and clients. Collaboration not competition is essential to support families. Hope also discusses her Infant Feeding class and how having multiple levels of skill and support helps families. Listen here for more.Podcast Guest: Dr. Hope Lima (she/her) is a nutrition and lactation educator and clinician who wants to help raise the bar for how we care for clients in the field of maternal and child health. She is also a wife, step-mother to three, dog lover, and nature enthusiast.Podcast Host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 25 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine. While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs. Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply. Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com
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