Recently I discovered and fell in love with the Instagram account @pharmomacist. Today we chat with Melissa who is the face behind this account. She is a clinical pharmacist and a mom of two little girls. She has a passion for all things medication and what is safe for mom and baby. 

Today we cover what is safe to take while pumping and/or breastfeeding if you have seasonal allergies or a cold. We also discuss the difference between a bleb, a clogged duct, engorgement, or mastitis.

We all know that postpartum mental health is of the utmost importance. Melissa helps us understand if/what medications are safe if we feel we might be experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety. This episode takes an unexpected turn at the end and I share some things that I’ve never even shared on Instagram. You’re not going to want to miss it!

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It’s Kristen here this week. Today’s episode is going to be a little different. As someone who is known for exclusively pumping, I share how I actually got my second pregnancy, singleton number one, back to breast after starting out on an exclusively pumping journey. 

I share details around when I hit my breaking point and knew I could no longer exclusively pump. I answer questions around what happened to my pumping once I did get baby back to boob. I explain what parallel pumping is and when it can be used. And I even talk about when is the best time to try to get baby to latch, and when it’s not.

Just know that it is possible to get baby back to breast but if you are struggling with this, I encourage you to seek out additional lactation help.

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Contrary to the title of this show, today we are going to talk about how to get you out of your tired mom state. We sit down with my friend, Allegra Gast, from Aloha Nutrition. She is a registered dietitian and an IBCLC. She focuses on helping postpartum moms feel better. Allegra is a huge believer in the root cause approach and is always digging deeper into the why.

Did you know that minerals are your body’s spark plugs? Allegra explains to us what the definition of a mineral drink versus an adrenal cocktail is and how those can help us get out of our tiredness slump. She also helps us understand which minerals our body might be depleted in.

Have you ever wondered if collagen is safe to add into your diet if you're nursing? We cover this topic as well as many other nutrition related questions. Allegra even shares a really easy nutrition hack that she encourages all of us moms to implement immediately!

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Today we have a very special guest, someone I’m sure you would recognize from the @pumpables Instagram page - Courtney Olsen. She is a speech-language pathologist and the sole IBCLC behind @lactationchat. She chats with us about illness and getting your milk supply back.

Courtney answers common questions we all have like is it okay to continue to breastfeed if we are sick and what medications are safe to take while breastfeeding? She also shares some really great resources you can check out if you do have questions on the safety of certain medications.

If you do experience a dip in your supply during an illness Courtney educates us on what this is usually a result from and steps you can take to get your supply back. This is an episode that you’ll be able to go back to again and again if you ever get sick while breastfeeding or pumping!

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Today we are talking with Kelly Kendall. You probably know her from @thebalancedboob on Instagram. She is an RN and an IBCLC who helps support breastfeeding families from learning about breastfeeding during pregnancy all the way through their whole breastfeeding journey.

Kelly is one of my best gal pals and we’ve decided to do a little subseries with this podcast that we are going to call ‘Kristen & Kelly Call B.S.’ In this episode we bust some myths around hand expression. Kelly explains to us what hand expression and colostrum harvesting are. We discuss whether or not hand expressing is safe and a few other common misconceptions around this topic.

If you found this episode helpful, or know another mama who could benefit from it, we would love it if you would share it to your Instagram stories tagging both @bemybreastfriend and @thebalancedboob.

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I couldn’t think of a better way to kick things off here at the Tired Moms Club podcast than with my breastie, Tamari Jacob. She is the face behind @onewiththepump on Instagram. 

Tamari and I are both exclusive pumpers who have a pivot in our stories. Today we discuss why you would exclusively pump and share both of our journeys that lead us to doing just that. We chat about how even though we are in the same line of work, we look at each other as supporters of the same community rather than competition. We also demystify some common misconceptions about exclusively pumping.

Sit back, relax, have a let down, and enjoy my interview with Tamari!

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Hello and welcome to Tired Moms Club with Be My Breast Friend. My name is Kristen and I am the face behind this podcast. I am a CLC, mama to four, and a former pipefitter.

In today’s episode I talk about who I am, my past experiences, and how this podcast came to be. I dive into details on my own breastfeeding journey and how I wish I would’ve known then what I know now. I hope that you, as the listener, are able to learn a thing or two that will help you along your breastfeeding journey. I share a funny story about how I didn’t even like Instagram in the beginning and how what started as a little passion project of mine has turned into a thriving business.

My goal with this podcast is to help you fill a void while you are breastfeeding. It is meant to be fun, lighthearted, and hopefully relatable. So sit back, relax, trigger a let down, and lets get started!

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Hello and welcome to Tired Moms Club with Be My Breast Friend. 

My name is Kristen and I am your host aka CLC(Certified Lactation Counselor), aka mama to four, aka that dancing boob you can find over on Instagram. 

Allow me to hang out with you for the duration of your pump sessions. We're going to talk about everything from pump reviews to product reviews. We’ll bring on some of my most favorite IBCLCs, to mom entrepreneurs and everyone in between. 

I'm gonna fill that void. I'm going to keep you entertained and we are going to get down to what is the most exciting product out there right now. We’ll cover what's going on out there in lactation space and beyond. 

So hang out with me. Enjoy your time, sit back, relax, have a let down and allow me to fill this pump session with entertainment, laughs and some of the coolest people I know!

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