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Pumping & Breastfeeding online store created by an IBCLC for Parents, Lactation Professionals, Hospitals, Clinics & Birth + Postpartum
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12/25/2025

Using breastfeeding as a social exit strategy since day 🥇 - quiet repost unite.

12/24/2025

🛑HOLIDAY HELP for Clogged Ducts & Mastitis

The holidays can be full of hustle, travel, and distractions which does not always make feeding and pumping easy. Be sure not to elongate feed windows due to long travel days or your baby being passed around like a sweet potato casserole.

12/22/2025

😎 Second Time Mom Be Like…

This is our FAVORITE way to nurse in a carrier. Everyone is comfy and supported it is GREAT!

And yes, you can enjoy an alcoholic beverage while breastfeeding!
Your body does an excellent job of metabolizing and filtering out alcohol, so only a tiny fraction ever reaches your milk. There’s no need to “pump and dump”, enjoy your beverage and continue nursing your baby on demand! Be sure to consume alcohol in moderation and responsibly!

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12/17/2025

Products I hope do NOT follow us into 2026 as an IBCLC 😅🫣

-Medela Max Flow- 8/10 people cannot remove milk with it
-SNOO- failure to thrive, delayed milestones, and perpetuating societies idea our babies are an inconvenience
-B**b shaped bottles- requires no explanation
-Silicone Milk Collectors- let’s not super sonic suck tissue into an opening 7 sizes too large
-Alcohol Strips for Breastmilk- just feed your baby, these are inaccurate

What items do you hope stay in 2025?

12/16/2025

Where do we draw the line between providers “supporting breastfeeding” and quite frankly, medical neglect?

12/11/2025

You sit down to pump and boom, no suction 🫠
you look down and your duckbills are NOT there!

Always keeping a spare set in my pumping bag saved me more times than I would like to admit!

Grab our Pull-Tab duckbills to decrease wear and tear on your pump parts when removing them!

Comment duckbill and we’ll send you the link!

12/10/2025

In just the past month, I’ve supported two families whose babies were getting more than enough formula on paper… yet their growth curves made no sense.

Case 1:
An older baby taking 30+ ounces a day but still dropping percentiles. Before sending them back for medical testing, we paused the formula dispenser for a week and switched to hand-mixing. The baby’s weight gain improved right away.

Case 2:
A 13-day-old newborn losing weight while taking 2 ounces every 2 hours. That should not happen with those volumes. Because of the earlier case, I asked if they were using a formula dispenser - and they were… They stopped it temporarily just to test, switched to hand-mixing… and the baby gained a full pound in six days.

After seeing this twice in such a short time, I’m now asking all families with unexplained slow weight gain how formula is being prepared. When growth and intake don’t line up, formula prep is one of the first places we need to look.

My heart breaks for how stressed these families were. If sharing this helps even one parent catch something early, it’s worth it. ❤️

12/09/2025

Did you know kissing your baby can literally change your breast milk?

This is for the exclusive pumpers too, consistently told/worrying their milk isn’t changing to their baby’s needs!

When you kiss your baby, you’re not just loving on them, you’re gathering information. Baby’s unique bacteria are transferred to you through those snuggly kisses. Your body then analyzes those pathogens, activates the lymphatic system, and begins producing targeted antibodies.

And the best part? Those antibodies get delivered right back to your baby through breastmilk.

Your milk is constantly adapting to your baby’s environment, even their germs. Biology is wild and incredible.

12/08/2025

If you only learn one new thing today let is be:

Triple feeding for longer than 5-7 days isn’t a solution.

Feeds routinely lasting 45 minutes or longer is a red flag for a deeper issue (not to be confused with the occasional longer feed session).

Pumping should take 25min TOPS if you are properly fitted and using a primary pump.

If you find your stuck in any of those patterns it’s time for some help!

12/06/2025

Medela operated by a foot pedal, what do you think better or worse than their newest pump in style max flow? 😂

12/03/2025

Your iron levels can play a BIG role in your milk supply! After birth, it’s expected for your hemoglobin to drop about 1–1.5 points, even with an uncomplicated delivery - more if you have experienced hemorrhage. But if your iron stores were already low - you can really feel the effects. Low milk supply, exhaustion, feeling out of breath, cold hands and feet, heart palpitations, dizziness - can all be signs of low iron!

You’re even more at risk if you had 2 babies close together - “close child spacing” would be less than 18 months from birth of one baby and conception of the next.

And what happens if your body is low on udon? It may slow down milk production (or not prioritize it) because it’s busy trying to make new red blood cells.

General wellness targets that help many breastfeeding parents feel better:

Hemoglobin: ideally above 13 g/dL

Ferritin: at least above 50ng/mL for iron stores for women postpartum

To naturally increase your iron levels, try to eat iron-rich foods: red meat, eggs, beans, lentils, leafy greens. Pair iron foods with vitamin C (citrus, strawberries, peppers) to help absorptio and avoid taking iron with coffee, tea, dairy as they block absorption

Many parents ask which iron is easiest on the stomach. Iron bisglycinate is gentle, easier to absorb, and much less likely to cause constipation, nausea, or stomach pain.

Ferrous sulfate works but often causes more tummy issues and isn’t absorbed as smoothly.

If milk supply feels low and you’re tired or recovering from blood loss, asking your provider to check your CBC, Iron, TIBC and ferritin - it can make a huge difference. And make sure to work with an LC who gets it!

Need help? Reach out and we’ll help connect you with an amazing LC that may be able to accept your insurance plan.

You deserve to feel good while feeding your baby. 💛

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