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Today we're talking about something that many working parents don't think about until they actually have to do it: traveling with breast milk! Whether it's a business trip, a conference, or just a weekend away, navigating airports, TSA, breast pumps, coolers, and breast milk can be a logistical nightmare. Our guest today, Emily Davis, experienced these challenges firsthand as a working mom traveling for a career in sales. Rather than just accepting the frustration, she decided to do something about it. She's the founder of Pump to Plane, a brand designed to make traveling with breast milk a little easier for moms on the move.https://pumptoplane.com/

Parents often say, "Why is breastfeeding so hard? It's supposed to be natural!" Join us as we discuss this very topic with Emily Little, PhD, a researcher. If humans evolved to breastfeed, did we also evolve to need other humans in order to learn how to breastfeed?

Colette and Louisa talk to Chelsea Barbine, owner of Postpartum Better. We spend months preparing for a baby, but many parents are caught off guard by the physical, emotional, and mental demands of postpartum life. Chelsea's course and coaching can truly prepare parents for the reality of the postpartum period and how important it is to focus on the mother!Find out more on Chelsea's website.

Today, Colette and Louisa talk to Ray Rachlin from Refuge Midwifery. This gave us an opportunity to explore LGBTQ+ family building, inclusive maternity care, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support through a really meaningful conversation.Refuge is a Philadelphia-based practice that centers queer and trans people and offers prenatal care, home birth, postpartum care, fertility services, and education for healthcare providers. Ray also co-authored Baby Making for Everybody, a guide to fertility and family building for LGBTQ+ and solo parents.

Colette Acker, IBCLC, Jennifer Schieve, IBCLC, and Louisa Brandenburger, IBCLC share their knowledge of products families are encouraged to purchase!

Going back to work and maintaining your breastfeeding relationship is no easy task! Colette, Louisa, and Jen talk about obstacles their clients have encountered and how you can avoid them!

Colette, Louisa, and Jen are back discussing typical breastfeeding concerns that keep families googling!

Colette Acker, IBCLC is joined by Louisa Brandenburger, IBCLC and Jennifer Schieve, IBCLC to discuss nursing during a hot summer, traveling, and letting go of routine. As summer approaches, you'll want to hear this!

Join Colette and Louisa while they talk to Tiffany Synnestvedt. Tiffany is a mother of 8, yoga instructor, yoga studio owner, Master Reiki instructor, and so much more. She takes us on a journey of infertility, birth, breastfeeding, adoption, induced lactation, and life with 8 children. Join us for this fun ride!

Colette speaks with Stephanie, a BRC client who was working remotely under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Her workplace is requiring her to return to the office. Are they following the law? Listen in. What do you think?Read the law: https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/pregnant-workers-fairness-actThe BRC is a nonprofit organization.