Advanced Lactation

Agree! My take on wearables is what makes people feel they need one? I absolutely believe wearables can be a convenient tool when needed, but generally give yourself a true pumping break. Sit down, focus on pumping milk for your baby, relax.

Having a baby 👶🏼 is hard. Sometimes harder than we ever thought possible. I remember having a thought in my early postpartum days with my first born and thinking, "is this some kind of a test?! This is literally the hardest thing I have experienced in my life". At the time I was in my mid-30's and felt like, for the most part, my life was put together. Never in a million years did I think having a baby was going to be THIS hard.

It seems that asking for help is sometimes perceived as a sign of weakness 👎🏼. That we as parents are supposed to be able to do it all *and* look perfect 💃🏻💅🏽 doing it.

I want to normalize asking for help. Yes, you can ask someone to grab you a coffee ☕️ on their way over because you literally can't imagine getting dressed and leaving your house with a newborn first thing in the morning ☀️.

Ask for help with the housework because you are so enamored by and entrenched in learning and communicating with a new little human that you haven't had time to sweep 🧹 , wipe counters or empty the diaper pail.

You can ask someone to bring you a meal 🥘 because the thought of having to not only plan a meal, but also shop 🛒for ingredients, and then prepare ⏲️ said meal feels overwhelming. And that's ok.

Inherently, I believe people truly want to help 💕when they can. We as a society so often feel accepting help is a sign of weakness. I say asking for help is a sign of STRENGTH 👊🏼!

When you know you need support or a helping hand, you are not only prioritizing yourself and your baby, but you are communicating your needs and acknowledging your limits. This is a sign of strength. ❤️

Truly thankful for the privilege and honor to support the Olympia community over the last several years! ❤️