Traveling and Breastfeeding with Kate Stevens!

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This summer, we decided to focus on how we can make breastfeeding/pumping easier while traveling since many families are jetting off to summer vacations! Each week in June, we featured a part of Momentum educator Kate's recent trip to Mexico where she shared her experience pumping and storing her milk while enjoying some fun in the sun!

3 Tips for Combating MOM GUILT with Stacy McCann, LCSW LBA

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Incase you missed our #MomLife Meetup last week, we wanted to share some FABULOUS tips from our friend Stacy McCann over at Present Moment Counseling Services for combating that familiar foe, MOM GUILT.

Here are 3 takeaways that you can start doing TODAY to help you spend less time fretting and more time enjoying your kiddos!

MOMENTUM MYTH-BUSTER: Freezer Stashes

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The notorious “Freezer Stash”…

New moms hear about this mythical horde of frozen breastmilk that they need to start stockpiling (for what? An apocalypse? Zombie invasion?) But what really is a reasonable amount of breastmilk to have on hand at home for times when latching moms need to be away from baby, when you want to let a partner handle a feeding, or for pumping moms who are collecting a baby's daily intake?

Planning to collect large quantities of frozen milk beyond what your baby needs metabolically is not ideal for the following reasons...