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Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers – Reading and Q&A
December 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST
Looking for information on chest-feeding and lactation that isn’t gendered and geared exclusively towards cisgender women? Join us for a virtual reading and discussion with international board certified lactation consultant, doula, and educator, Jacob Engelsman, author of Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers.
Together over Zoom, we’ll share expert advice, answer questions you might have about chest-feeding, and more.
All are invited to attend this free event, although registration is required.
About Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers
Can I lactate if I’ve had top surgery? When can I restart taking testosterone? Where do I start with donor milk? Finally, a book about lactation not geared exclusively towards cisgender women! Lactation for the Rest of Us is an early addition to the literature for queer and trans people who have seen themselves left out of previous informative books on chestfeeding and lactation. Useful information is included for transmasculine parents, transfeminine parents, non-binary parents, queer parents, helpers, adoptive parents, and even cisgender male parents. Covering the induction of lactation, difficulties one may encounter with chestfeeding, expert advice, and first-person testimonials, this is the book the queer parenting community has been waiting for.
About the Author
Jacob Engelsman is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a birth and postpartum doula, and educator on inclusive healthcare. His recent book, Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers, is one of the first of its kind, providing comprehensive information on lactation issues for non-birthing parents and helpers.
A conference presenter, lecturer, and regular podcast guest, Jacob speaks on the topics of lactation and birth support for transgender and nonbinary families, non-monogamy and polyamory, and childbirth education for first-time fathers.
