Morgan Scarborough, IBCLC

01/01/2026

My New Year’s Resolutions for You, as your Lactation Consultant

As the new year begins, I want to offer a gentle reminder to all of my families:

Your resolution doesn’t have to be “do more.”
It can be be kinder to yourself.

Whether your goals include breastfeeding, pumping, combo feeding, weaning, or simply getting through the day — your worth is not measured in ounces, schedules, or milestones.

✨ Trust your instincts
✨ Ask for help sooner
✨ Release guilt around “shoulds”
✨ Celebrate progress — even the quiet wins
✨ Remember that feeding success looks different for every family

And one loving nudge for those who are pregnant:
Consider investing in lactation support before baby arrives.
A little preparation can make a big difference — and many families tell me afterward, “I wish I’d done this sooner.”

There’s no need to start this year perfectly.
Start it supported.

I’m honored to walk alongside you — whatever your goals look like in 2026. 💛

31/12/2025

New Year’s Resolution (from your lactation consultant 🤍)

This year, my resolution is a simple one:
to care for myself the way I encourage you to care for yourselves.

I spend my days pouring into families — holding space, answering questions, problem-solving, reassuring, educating, and supporting during some of the most tender seasons of life.

But this year, I’m committing to filling my own cup, too.

Because showing up well for you means:
✨ Resting when I can
✨ Setting healthy boundaries
✨ Making room for joy outside of work
✨ Remembering that I don’t have to be everything for everyone
✨ Remembering that work is not my self care
✨ Remembering that I am worthy to treat myself

Caring deeply is a gift — but sustainability matters.
A supported provider can offer better support.

Thank you for trusting me with your stories, your worries, and your goals.
Here’s to a year of balance, compassion, and care — for all of us.

💛Morgan

Ps… today I started by getting the first hair cut I’ve had in two years.

31/12/2025

Calling all pregnant & postpartum mamas!

Please join us for a complimentary morning of connection and community as we kick off the new year together 🤍

-Enjoy fresh bagels and drinks
-Meet local experts who support moms & babies
-Explore the Abeille Feeding Clinic and learn about available resources

Whether you’re expecting, newly postpartum, or somewhere in between, this space is for you—to connect, ask questions, and feel supported.

Sunday, January 4th, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
595 VFW Memorial Drive, St Robert

29/12/2025

As this year comes to a close, I want you to pause for a moment. 🤍

Tell me one thing you’re proud of yourself for this year.
It can be something small.
It can be something big.
It can be something no one else even noticed.

No matter what you choose — I’m proud of you. 💛

-Morgan

28/12/2025

For my pregnant and postpartum families in the FLW area, this a a great community!

This Week at SLAM! 💥

We’ve got a fun, flexible schedule to wrap up the year and kick off what’s next here’s some special stuff we have this week:

Wednesday:
• Special class
• Fun stuff planned for the kids for New Year’s 🎉

Thursday (New Year’s Day):
• SLAM is closed
• Don’t forget check the members only page for at-home workout options so you don’t miss a beat 💪

Friday:
• Class as usual
• Nerf playgroup after class; the kids are going to LOVE this!

👀 Coming Soon OPEN HOUSE!
January 5–10
• Try SLAM with a FREE trial class
• Perfect time to come see what SLAM is all about

👉 Sign up for the free trial and I’ll text you all the details!

Bring a friend, bring the kids, and come feel the SLAM vibe 💙
We can’t wait to see you!

https://www.sweatlikeamother.com/flw/

26/12/2025

💛 A Transparent Conversation About Tricare & Lactation Care💛

I know many families are waiting — waiting for in-network approval, waiting for out-of-network approval, waiting for access to care. And that waiting is heavy.

I also want to gently explain why many lactation providers are not in-network with Tricare— not because they don’t care, but because the system makes it incredibly hard to sustain care.

Here’s the reality:
• One-hour lactation visits are typically reimbursed around $68
• Payment is often delayed 3–6 months after the visit
• Providers still carry the full cost of running a business:
– Liability insurance
– Credentialing fees
– Continuing education
– Website & scheduling platforms
– Supplies & overhead

Sometimes, when the math is done… it simply doesn’t add up.

And yet — many of us still accept Tricare or fight to become credentialed because we understand the need. We know military families deserve access to feeding support. We see the gaps. We feel the urgency.

📊 Statistically, Medicaid often reimburses more for lactation services than Tricare does.

This isn’t about lack of willingness — it’s about sustainability.
And until systems change, providers and families are both left waiting.

If you’re navigating this process, know that your frustration is valid — and that many providers are advocating right alongside you, me especially!

-Morgan

24/12/2025

🎄 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Postpartum Edition)🎄

’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house,
A mama was rocking her tiny little spouse.
The stockings were hung, though she barely could see,
Through tired, aching eyes and cold coffee.

The baby was feeding — again, just once more,
While mama wondered what normal was for.
Her body still healing, her heart stretched so wide,
Holding love, worry, and tears side by side.

If this is you tonight, know this is true:
You’re not behind. You’re not doing it wrong. You’re enough — just as you are.

This season doesn’t have to look perfect.
The magic is already here — in the quiet moments, the midnight feeds, the soft breaths against your chest.

From one tired, loving heart to another:
You are seen. You are doing sacred work. And you are not alone. 🤍

24/12/2025

✨ Calling all pregnant & postpartum mamas!✨

Please join us for a complimentary morning of connection and community as we kick off the new year together 🤍

🫶 Enjoy fresh bagels and drinks
🫶 Meet local experts who support moms & babies
🫶 Explore the Abeille Feeding Clinic and learn about available resources

Whether you’re expecting, newly postpartum, or somewhere in between, this space is for you- to connect, ask questions, and feel supported.

📅 January 4th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Come as you are. Bring a friend. Babies welcome.
We can’t wait to see you! ✨

22/12/2025

🎄 Navigating the Week Before Christmas🎄

The week before Christmas can feel full— full calendars, full to-do lists, and full emotions. Whether you’re counting down to a long-awaited reunion, navigating separation, or juggling the everyday demands of Army life, you are not alone.

As you move through this final stretch, here are a few gentle reminders:

🤍 Take care of the basics
• Build in small moments to pause and reset — even 5 minutes matters
• Let good enough be enough this week
• Ask for help when you need it (and accept it when it’s offered)

🤍 Stay connected
• Use virtual tools to connect when loved ones are far away
• Check in on someone who may be spending the holidays solo or postpartum

🤍 Use available support
• Lean on community, resources, and safe spaces
• Give yourself grace — emotions can coexist: joy, stress, gratitude, longing

There is no “right” way to do the holidays — especially in life.

Wherever this week finds you — at home, traveling, or waiting for the next chapter — I’m here for you.💛

21/12/2025

✨ A gentle reminder: you are enough. ✨

You woke up this morning feeling like you didn’t get enough sleep — but you got up.
You worried about whether you’re doing enough for the holidays… the matching pajamas, the traditions, all the things — but you were present.

You moved through the day feeling like you didn’t have enough energy — yet you gave every ounce you had to give.
That is enough.

And tonight, when you lay down replaying all the things you think you didn’t do well or didn’t do enough of — that is enough too.

You will never do it all.
You will never get it all right.
But you showed up.

And showing up is enough. 🤍

19/12/2025

🎄💛 If You’re Not Going Home for the Holidays This Year… 💛🎄

This is for you — the parents spending the holidays away from “home,” away from familiar traditions, or away from the people who usually make this season feel warm.

⭐️ Maybe it’s because you have a newborn.
⭐️ Maybe travel feels overwhelming.
⭐️ Maybe you're military and far from family.
⭐️ Maybe circumstances changed in ways you didn’t expect.

Whatever the reason… you’re not alone.

The holidays can feel tender, heavy, or bittersweet when you’re building memories in a place that doesn’t quite feel like home yet. It’s okay to feel all of that. It’s okay to miss your people. It’s okay to keep things simple, small, or quiet this year.

But here’s the part we often forget:
✨ Home is something we also create.
✨ Home can be found in tiny moments with the people we love right in front of us.
✨ Home grows as our families grow.

If this holiday looks different for you — gentler, slower, quieter — it’s still valid, meaningful, and enough.

Sending extra love to every family navigating distance, change, or new beginnings this season. 💛

You’re doing the best you can. And that’s everything.

18/12/2025

✨ Happy Birthday to the human who made me a mom. ✨

You were the beginning of everything for me — not just motherhood, but the path that eventually led me to becoming an IBCLC.

I had you overseas, far from family, the first in my friend group to have a baby, and honestly… I had no idea what I was doing. But I did know one thing: I wanted to breastfeed.

In those early days, my lactation consultant became my anchor.
She answered every question, validated every fear, and helped me feel sane when everything felt so new and overwhelming. She’s also the one who gently planted the seed that I should become a lactation counselor — because, in her words, “you’d be great at this.”

I hope I’ve honored that.
And I hope I’ve honored you, the tiny human who started it all.

Happy Birthday, my love. 💛🐝
You changed my life in more ways than you’ll ever know.

— Morgan, IBCLC