Breastfeeding is an important process, both for providing your baby with the nutrients they need and for bonding with them. While breastfeeding, you burn a lot of calories! Around 500 additional calories per day, so you may find that your hunger levels increase, causing you to need more snacks throughout the day. It’s easy to …
Breastfeeding Mom’s Guide to Postpartum Fitness
Looking to start working out again after having a baby? Wondering what you need to do differently now that you’re breastfeeding? Look no further! This guide to postpartum fitness for breastfeeding moms will help you get back into a fitness routine while keeping up your milk supply! Exercise is so important for everyone, but you …
My Second Breastfeeding Journey
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! This week, August 1-7, is a week to celebrate moms and their journeys with breastfeeding no matter how long or short. Every drop of breastmilk your baby gets is important and wonderful in every way, but not every mom can breastfeed. And that’s okay! I’m not here to jump on the …
Airport Travel Tips for Breastfeeding + Pumping Moms
Airport travel for breastfeeding or pumping moms can be a daunting task. So many questions run through your head. Where am I going to pump? How can I pump on a plane? What will they do when I try to take my milk through security? And many more. I’m here to help ease your fears …
Must Haves and Tips for Pumping + Traveling
It’s no secret that I love to travel. When approached with a travel opportunity, I almost always jump in for this adventure. Since Brody was born 10 months ago, I have been on 4 trips without him. The shortest was a 48 hour bachelorette party just a few hours from home, and the longest was …
2 Months Postpartum + Breastfeeding
Oh hey! It’s been a minute since I’ve blogged. (Remember you can keep up with us on Instagram or Facebook.) I did the same thing after having Chloe. I told myself that I’d have more time to blog, but let’s be honest, that’s not the case. Now I have two little crazies running around! And I wouldn’t have …
4 Week Unbumpdate
It’s time for another Unbumpdate! These are my postpartum diaries following along the lines of my pregnancy bumpdates. It’s a way for me to be real and honest about what’s happening during the 4th trimester or the first 3 months of Brody’s life. Over the last 4 weeks, I’ve been fortunate enough to have my …
World Breastfeeding Week 2018
World Breastfeeding Week is wrapping up tomorrow and I had to take a moment to reflect on the beauty that this week represents. While I’m not actively breastfeeding this particular week, it’s only a matter of days before I am in the throes of the early days of breastfeeding! Not only that, I spend most …
World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding Beyond 1 Year
It’s been a few years since I learned about World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) and it’s importance. My mom is a lactation consultant and NICU nurse, and she has put on a WBW community baby shower at her hospital for several years now. I began to learn and understand the true importance of it the year …
Must Have Breastfeeding Products for a Successful Journey
Happy World Breastfeeding Week! Earlier this week, I shared my own personal breastfeeding journey and some very special pictures that I’d love for you to see before we talk about my must have breastfeeding products. I started breastfeeding one year and one week ago today. It was something I knew I wanted to do, but …