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Maria Batlle, CLEC, CPPD
- Sep 25, 2018
- 7 min
Maria's Story
Ohhhh love. It can lead you to some unimaginable life choices you never saw coming. Here is my story. The year is 2005, I met my soon-to-...
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Rachel Livingstone, CLC
- Sep 13, 2018
- 5 min
It's Okay To Ask For Help!
Even experienced breastfeeders and lactation professionals still need help!
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Jun 18, 2018
- 6 min
Military Parental Leave Program--Not exactly as promised
UPDATE: The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Paid Leave Constellation has crafted a sign-on letter requesting that legislators fix the gaps ...
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Rachel Livingstone, CLC
- Jun 5, 2018
- 4 min
Mom2Mom: Finding My Village
We are so pleased to launch our new series of blog posts by Rachel Livingstone, chronicling what real life looks like for a breastfeeding...
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Ashley Baker, RN, BSN
- Apr 3, 2018
- 8 min
Mama Bear: Ashley's Story
Note: Military Child Development Centers (CDCs) are a big part of life for many military families. Many CDCs are extremely supportive of...
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
Lactation Licensure: Unintended Consequences
Editor's Note: Representative Cooper's office has not responded to the first letter to address concerns for military families. A staffer...
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Jennifer Pitkin, IBCLC
- Feb 1, 2018
- 3 min
June Sponsor: Ardo Breastpumps
Mom2Mom Global and Breastfeeding in Combat Boots are pleased to share this Guest Post from our sponsor of the month, Ardo USA. Guest blo...
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Jan 8, 2018
- 4 min
Why We Do What We Do
Mom2Mom Global started very humbly in 1999, when four people at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center--a neonatologist, a breastfeeding mothe...
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min
2017 Wrap-Up
It's the end of the year, and we at Mom2Mom Global want to take the opportunity to look back and ahead at how we're growing to meet the n...
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Sep 1, 2017
- 5 min
Accountability Report: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Hello, everyone! We, the M2MG Board, want to share with you a bit about what we’ve been working on behind the scenes, and to reflect on ...
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Robyn Roche-Paull, RN, BSN, IBCLC
- Aug 31, 2017
- 4 min
Celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week in the Military
Note: As Black Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, we honor Black military breastfeeding families, and we thank Robyn from Breastfeeding ...
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Jenna Barton
- Aug 16, 2017
- 7 min
Postpartum Depression: Putting the Pieces Back Together
A military spouse's story of overcoming Postpartum Depression.
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Robyn Roche-Paull, RN, BSN, IBCLC
- Jul 25, 2017
- 7 min
New Breast Pump Cleaning Guidelines – What AD Moms Need to Know
This post was originally published on our sister organization Breastfeeding in Combat Boots and appears here with permission. Mom2Mom Gl...
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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC
- Jun 15, 2017
- 6 min
Amy's Story
Tandem-nursing my youngest two sons, 2013. Photo courtesy of Gerelynn Trisl Photography I breastfed my twins for 19 months, until they s...
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