Is chestfeeding an option while taking testosterone or after top surgery? How does induced lactation work for transfeminine folks? And what is it like to go through the ups and downs of infant feeding as a trans parent? We get into all things infant feeding with midwives CJ & Coral plus the amazing Laura, Tori, and Forrest!

Featuring:

• CJ Blennerhassett (she/they)
• Coral Maloney (she/her)
• Laura (she/her)
• Rev. Tori Mullin (they/them, he/him)
• Forrest Sandifer (he/him)

Timestamps:

• 00:39 - A note on language
• 1:23 - Physiology of lactation
• 2:35 - Medications and lactation
• 3:22 - Rates of chestfeeding among TGD parents
• 5:00 - Midwifery & infant feeding for TGD parents in Atlantic Canada
• 7:30 - Newman-Goldfarb Protocol for Induced Lactation
• 15:33 - Laura: parent experience with induced lactation
• 21:13 - Donor milk in Atlantic Canada
• 25:18 - Rev. Tori Mullin: parent experience with chestfeeding
• 31:01 - Options if someone does not want to lactate
• 32:01 - Testosterone, chestfeeding, and dysphoria
• 33:27 - Binding and chestfeeding
• 34:30 - Forrest Sandifer: patient experience with chestfeeding
• 36:10 - Is testosterone safe during pregnancy or chestfeeding?
• 38:10 - Chestfeeding after top surgery

Resources:

• Transcare BC Pregnancy & Infant Feeding
• La leche league international as a community resource incl. write-up
• Sugarhealth: online source of information for sexual/reproductive health specific to NS
  • More info specific to pregnancy/lactation and birth is coming
• Rainbow health Ontario

Transcripts at linktr.ee/genderqueriespod

Instagram: @genderqueriespod

Recording dates: July 2024 (CJ & Coral), Jan 2025 (Forrest), May 2025 (Rev. Tori Mullin), Feb 2026 (Laura)