Follow Your Gut Podcast

Is Rebalancing Safe While Breastfeeding? And What Low Supply, Colic & Eczema Are Really Telling You

• Season 4 • Episode 152

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If you have been told to stop breastfeeding because your baby is experiencing eczema, reflux, colic, or digestive struggles, this episode is for you. We are breaking the cycle of blame and reclaiming the truth. Your body is not broken. Your milk is not the problem. And if your supply is low? This episode will change everything for you.

In this powerful episode, I share why challenges during breastfeeding are not a reason to stop but an invitation to heal. You will learn how gut health, nutrient absorption, and inflammation affect milk supply and your baby’s symptoms. I will teach you about how rebalancing is not only beautiful while breastfeeding, but essential for healing both you and your baby from the inside out.

If you are ready to understand the real story your body and your baby are telling you, and to step into a new level of independent health and trust in your healing journey, this conversation will show you the path forward.

Thanks for listening! I would love to connect with you ♡


Sending love and wellness from my family yours,
xx - Juniper Bennett
Founder of ōNLē ORGANICS

We need to stop blaming a mother’s body when something feels off. If your baby has symptoms like eczema, reflux, or digestive struggles, you’ve likely been told to stop breastfeeding. That your milk is the problem. But I want to say this as clearly as I can: your body is not the problem. Your milk is not the problem. And stopping breastfeeding is not the solution.

Breastfeeding is one of the most incredible ways a mama nourishes her baby, yet so many of us are told to stop when challenges come up. Maybe your milk supply drops or your baby struggles with symptoms like eczema, reflux, or digestive discomfort. And instead of being encouraged to look deeper, you’re told that your milk is the issue. I am recording this episode to shout this from the rooftops: your milk is not the issue. Your body is not failing you. Your milk is designed specifically for your child, changing in real time to meet their needs. When issues arise, it's not a sign to stop. It’s an invitation to heal.

The belief that a mother’s milk is harming her baby is heartbreaking and largely untrue. True allergies to breast milk are extraordinarily rare. Research estimates that only about 1 percent of babies have a true allergy to the proteins in their mama’s milk. And even in those rare cases, it’s often not the milk itself but what’s passing through it. It’s often the proteins from cow’s milk or wheat in a mother’s diet that pass through her milk and trigger a reaction. Instead of stopping breastfeeding, the focus should be on healing the gut, reducing inflammation, and strengthening the microbiome for both mama and baby.

I get asked this question hundreds of times every week: is rebalancing safe while breastfeeding?
The answer is not just yes. Rebalancing is one of the most powerful things you can do while breastfeeding.

The Women’s Gut Rebalance Kit was specifically designed with breastfeeding mamas in mind. The supplements work synergistically to clear harmful bacteria and yeast while replenishing and balancing the gut microbiome. Rather than stopping breastfeeding, rebalancing supports both mama and baby by addressing the root cause of symptoms so you can heal together. The real question we should be asking is how unsafe is it to let these imbalances continue to grow and worsen? An imbalanced gut is not just uncomfortable. It can lead to chronic inflammation, poor nutrient absorption, and weakened immune function for both mama and baby.

When you are rebalancing and your body works to eliminate harmful bacteria and yeast, the overgrowths die off and exit through stool and urine. Unlike many detoxes and cleanses that can be harsh and unsafe while breastfeeding, rebalancing is uniquely selective. It targets only harmful overgrowths while preserving the beneficial bacteria that are essential for both you and your baby’s health. Your body also has a strong natural barrier that prevents toxins from passing through your milk, so your baby is not exposed to the waste your body is eliminating. Instead, only the beneficial components of the supplements pass through, actively supporting your baby’s gut health and helping them heal alongside you. This means rebalancing is not only safe while breastfeeding. It is a powerful and necessary way to help your baby restore balance and build a resilient microbiome.

If you’ve been told to stop breastfeeding because of low supply or because your baby has eczema, digestive issues, colic, or reflux, I see you. I know the frustration, the self-doubt, and the feeling of failure that creeps in. But I need you to hear this: your body is not broken. Your milk is not harming your child. When these challenges arise, they are your body and your baby's body asking you for help.

Low milk supply is often tied to gut health, stress, and nutrient absorption. To best understand this, we have to journey back to preconception and pregnancy. Our modern world exposes us to so many factors that challenge our microbiome. From antibiotics, hormonal birth control, processed foods, environmental toxins, and stress. Then, pregnancy itself is a massive physical and emotional demand on the body. Birth, whether vaginal or C-section, is another significant event that impacts the microbiome. And unless a mother is intentionally focusing on restoring balance, she most likely has an imbalance. This means that by the time she begins breastfeeding, her body is already struggling with inflammation, nutrient absorption issues, and microbial imbalances that can affect milk production.

When your gut is imbalanced, you are unable to absorb nutrients optimally and it can make it very hard for your body to sustain milk production. If inflammation is high, your body may prioritize survival over milk supply. If you experience recurring mastitis, it’s a sign of bacterial imbalance in the gut and lymphatic system. If your baby struggles with eczema, colic, reflux, or rashes, it points to an overgrowth of harmful bacteria or yeast that you unknowingly had and passed onto them in utero and during birth. All of which can be healed by addressing the root cause, not by stopping breastfeeding.

Your body is wise. It is constantly working to support you and your baby. When challenges arise, the answer is not to give up but to ask: why is this happening? What is my body trying to tell me? Instead of seeing symptoms as failures, let’s shift our perspective to recognize them as invitations. An invitation to restore balance. To nourish deeply. To support your body in doing what it was made to do.

If you’ve already stopped breastfeeding because you were told your milk was the problem or your body wasn’t producing enough, I want you to hear this: you haven’t done anything wrong. You made the best decision you could with the information you had. There is no guilt. Only trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be and you are finding a new path forward.

But if you are still breastfeeding and facing challenges, I want to encourage you to look deeper. To support your body, not abandon it. Your milk was designed for your baby, and your baby for your milk. When imbalances arise, the path forward is healing, not stopping.

You are not fragile. You are not broken. You are being called into deeper healing. When you support your gut, you support your hormones, your milk, your energy, and your baby.

That’s what the Women’s and Children’s Gut Rebalance Kits were built for. Not just symptom relief, but real, foundational healing. They work to clear harmful bacteria, yeast, and inflammation while restoring balance so that both you and your baby can truly heal. You don’t have to navigate this alone. These kits and the accompanying course will guide you every step of the way.