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Coming to an end of pumping

The time has come to pack up the pump. Well, not right this second. 11 days, 8 hours, 31 minutes and 15 seconds, actually, but who’s counting. We’ve had a good run. I’m not sad about it. On the contrary. …

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Trying and Failing to Control Everything and How it Led to Happiness

When my son, Evan, was born, I decided to breastfeed exclusively. When I went back to work after 12 weeks of maternity leave, I controlled my anxiety over

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Interview with Nancy Holtzman from Isis Parenting {Part 2}

Last week I introduced you to Nancy Holtzman, co-founder of Isis Parenting. Hopefully you have had some time to check her out by now. I know she has

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Interview with Nancy Holtzman from Isis Parenting {Part 1}

Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series about Isis and the working mom. Stay tuned for next week when we tackle pumping at work specifically! Going

Formula: A Working Mom Reality Check

Formula: A Working Mom Reality Check

When I went back to work with Landon, we had nursing down pat. No more latch issues, a great 3 hour schedule and I was confident. I had

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A Letter to my CEO

Dear Dr. Goodnight, First off, thank you. Thank you for...well...everything. My job. My husband's job. My benefits. His benefits. Our flexible hours. All of it. I am very humbled by

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The Affordable Care Act & The Pumping Working Mom

When I was a pumping-working mama my first time around, the one thing that made it easy to keep going was a quality pump. I used that thing

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Working With Style {Nursing Mom Edition}

I'm excited to share my first Working with Style! My style at work is business casual. I go more on the casual side & try to accessorize to

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Pumping At Work {Part Two}

Last week I shared some of my pumping at work advice. Because it was becoming a novel with all the knowledge I've gleaned these past two months back

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Tips for Pumping At Work {part one}

Brandy & I are both in the throws of new mom-hood & one of the joys that comes with being a nursing working mother is having to pump

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Makings of a Stellar Nursing/Pumping Room

One of my favorite things about my new working mom situation is onsite daycare. While the cost and convenience is obviously spectacular, my favorite part is the ability to go

Smart Snacking for the Working Mom

Smart Snacking for the Working Mom

One thing I am finding being back at work is the need for snacking. With my nursing calorie count (I swear this is like the only bone we

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A Breastfeeding Working Mom Journey

When my son was born I had no idea what it meant to be a mom and unfortunately, he didn't come with an instruction manual.  I mostly turned

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Round Two At The Dairy {Pumping At Work}

  By Brandy Contributor Pumping. I am already hating it again and I am barely out of the first trimester. Don't get me wrong, I love breast feeding. I nursed

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Almost Armageddon.

By Jess Contributor When I went back to work, I wasn't sure how pumping was going to go.  I never pumped with Ava.  I never even fed Ava more

Pumping At Work 411

By Jess, Contributor I'm committed to breastfeeding. It's something I did with Ava till she was 1 (even though the last few months it was pretty much just morning

Lawdogs, Bewbs, & Bottles

By Jess, Contributor *This is not a pro-breastfeeding or anti-bottle feeding post. This is just my 2 cents and I'm not advocating one way or another. Just me, just

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