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How do I know I'm in labor?

With my first pregnancy I remember sitting on the exam table when the nurse practitioner I was seeing asked me, "do you have any...

Best Breakfast Burrito Recipe

Can I tell you a secret? Over the last few weeks, I have not been taking care of myself how I should. What do I mean by that? Well, I...

5 Winter Postpartum Wardrobe Essentials

In Minnesota, on the first day of November it was 70 degrees so imagining the polar vortex that is hiding in the breeze is unfathomable...

12 Hospital Bag Essentials

As birth workers, we see a lot of hospital bags and a lot of birth situations. Some things we see over and over again so we start to...

How to pick the best infant bottle

Maybe you are creating your registry or maybe your baby has arrived and you don't have any bottles on hand so you are searching the ends...

How to use a Spectra Pump

Learn how to use your spectra pump plus other helpful pumping tips that they forgot to tell you in the user manual!

The best lactation cookie recipe

Fall in my house means it's time to fire up my KitchenAid mixer and turn on the oven! While I love a perfectly baked pumpkin bar topped...

How To Talk To Your Partner About Home Birth (plus: safety info!)

"I really want to have a home birth, but my partner isn't comfortable with it so we're planning a hospital birth instead" ← We hear this...

9 Things You Will Learn in a Lactation Class

We often just see someone's breastfeeding highlight reel on the gram, but the path to confidently feeding your baby can be filled with...