Why workplace lactation support matters now more than ever

workplace, workingAmy VanHarenAugust 11, 2021workplace support, breastfeeding-support, funding, working

How to Make Returning to Work Easy for Working Parents

workingAmy VanHarenJune 15, 2021working, employers

From Basic to Best-In-Class: How to create workplace lactation facilities

workingAmy VanHarenMay 26, 2021working

mama story: what I learned from nursing four babies in eight years

I had our first child, Lila, when I was 21 years young.

Nothing prepared me for the first weeks, the swelling, the pain, the cracked nipples and leaking boobs.

seasoned, working, first timeAmy VanHarenJuly 19, 2018mama story, seasoned, working mom, working, first time

Tammy Duckworth: giving birth shouldn’t force me to give up my Senate vote on key bills

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) learned before she welcomed her daughter that the Senate wasn’t built for new mothers — or, for that matter, anyone else who can’t appear in the Senate chamber.

So she wants to change the rules.

mama story: 5 tips for the mom who travels and is still nursing

How was I going to have enough milk saved while keeping to my pump schedule? How do I pump and navigate all the different airports? Was it possible? Would I have to end my breastfeeding journey earlier than I wanted?