Tired Moms Club with bemybreastfriend

This entire episode is dedicated to a specific product; the Ceres Chiller. I walk you through how to use this product and help calm some nerves if you have any hesitations toward using it. By the end of this episode you will have a better idea of how you should be using your Ceres Chiller, and how you shouldn’t. There are two types of Ceres Chillers. Today I will go through the main differences be...

Welcome back, my friends! It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve recorded and today I give you a little recap on what I’ve been up to lately. I give you a run down of how the very first Breast Day Meetup went. It took place at the beginning of September in the Chicago area. If you missed out on this in-person event, don’t worry - we’ve got more things planned. Tune in to this episode to hear  details...

Today is the last day of Black Breastfeeding Week and we are talking with Sierra Woods from @lovemelamama about the importance of this week. Sierra is an RN, IBCLC, and a postpartum doula. She owns her own practice in the Indianapolis area where she provides lactation and postpartum support to new parents. Sierra explains why breastfeeding is so important to her and what inspired her to become an...

Did you ever watch Sister, Sister growing up? If so, then you’ll get the reference we use in this episode. Tamari Jacobs, from @onewiththepump, is back with us today and we are talking about how to politely ask someone to go home when you are recovering from the birth of your baby. We both share our experiences with this difficult situation and how it can vary from person to person and from birth...

Today’s topic is one of my passion projects; flange fitting. I found out the hard way, five years ago, that I wasn’t using the correct flange size. Over time, it became more and more obvious to me how little we know about this topic. In this episode I share why it is so important to have the correct flange size. A couple of touch points I hit on today are when you should measure your nipples, how...

This week we are bringing Melissa from @pharmomacist back on the show. If you haven’t already, be sure to go back and listen to episode 7 where her and I talk about medications for mom. Today we are talking about thrush. We cover everything from the risk factors, to treatment options, to how it affects pumping moms. Thrush can oftentimes be misdiagnosed and mistreated. Melissa shares what signs an...

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! Today we are talking all about what World Breastfeeding Week is and why I feel a lot of pressure around this week. Did you know that every year there is a different theme for World Breastfeeding Week? I share what this year’s theme is and why it is so important. I answer questions on what your rights are as an employee if you are breastfeeding. We cover tips on what...

Today we have a very special guest, Jacquie from @pumpedupmama. She is a registered nurse who worked in oncology for seven years. After giving birth to her son, and struggling with her own breastfeeding journey, she became super passionate about helping other moms with their breastfeeding journeys and became a certified lactation consultant. Jacquie and I both have a history of exclusive pumping a...

I’m a little nervous about this episode. I feel like I always burst a few balloons when I talk about this topic but today we are talking about lactation massagers and why they do NOT drive your milk supply. However, I do like lactation massagers and I explain what I DO think they are useful for. I share my story of how I got started using massagers and how long I used them with each child(ren). In...

Lies, lies, and more lies! Today is part two of our milk regulation chat and we’re discussing what your ideal source of primary removal should look like. I might be bursting your bubble with today’s episode but I share why mobile cups should not be your primary source of removal. I explain what using mobile cups as your primary source of removal can lead to and I share what I do recommend using th...

The hilarious and wonderful Tamari Jacob is back on the show today! She was a part of the original launch of this podcast, episode two , and we’re so excited to have her back. If you are not familiar with Tamari, she is the face behind @onewiththepump on Instagram. Today we are talking all about flanges. Tamari shares how when she first started pumping she didn’t even know that there were differen...

We’ve got Becky Bernstein of @the_bernstein_brood on with us today. Becky is a pediatric nurse practitioner, a CLC, and an IBCLC. She has four kids ranging in age from eight to three and a half year old twins. We are talking about traveling with your breast milk. We cover everything from fresh milk to frozen milk, to traveling by car or plane, and even dry ice. You name it, we’ve got you covered!...

We have Courtney Olson from @lactationchat back on the show today. Last time we had Courtney on the show she spoke all about how to get your supply back after illness. Today we’re taking it a whole different direction and talking more about her other specialty as a SLP and helping you navigate the world of bottles. Courtney helps us figure out how to choose the best bottle to help benefit your bab...

Today we have Allegra Gast back on the show. If you haven’t listened to episode 5 yet, be sure to go back and listen. Allegra was our guest on that episode where we talked about the hair tissue mineral test I had done about a month ago. We briefly touched my results but today we break it down a little further and get into more insight on what this test concluded for me. For those of you who aren’t...

It’s just me, Kristen, coming at you this week and we are laying down the fundamentals of lactation. Now I know this topic might seem boring but in this episode I explain why it is so important to have an understanding, a good baseline, and a nice foundation on what goes into lactation. We get into what drives your supply, what regulates it, and what is going to keep us where we want to be with ou...

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...

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 hap...

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...

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...

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 li...

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...

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...

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 favo...