What to Wear to Pump at Work

Before you became a nursing mom, I bet you never thought that one day you’d be sitting at work with your boobs hanging out. It’s not something one normally considers.

However, once you become a working/nursing mama, it quickly becomes your reality.

There are a few different ways to dress so pumping at work is as easy as possible. Here are 6 tips for how to dress when you return to the office.

1. Layer with tank tops

This is my go-to suggestion for all nursing mamas. Read More

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If you read my first two birth stories you know that I ended up with two emergency C-sections. They were unplanned and while I never felt like a failure or like my body had failed me, I still would have preferred not to have surgery.

Since having my C-sections, I’ve read many articles about how moms felt like they didn’t get to experience birth as it was meant to be. Read More

Baby #2’s Birth Story: Trying (and Failing) for a VBAC

When I became pregnant with my second baby (read about my first baby’s birth story here) my first order of business was talking about a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean).

“I want a VBAC,” I told my doctor at my twelve-week appointment. Surprisingly, she pulled out her phone. After a few taps into an app only OBGYNs know about, she told me I had a 54% chance at a vaginal delivery and anything over 50% she was happy to go for. Read More

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When I was pregnant with my first, I read every birth story I could get my hands on. I was fascinated to learn how women were able to get babies out of their bodies. It seemed impossible, even though I knew I had no choice but to do it. The one thing I knew for certain was that I was going to fight a C-section with all my might. Spoiler alert: I ended up having three C-sections. Read More