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Pumping at Work for Teachers: A Guide for State and School District Policies

• Download the full 40 page report• Download the 2-page recommendations• Watch this live presentation with NJEA In 2018 my son's Maplewood, NJ, elementary school principal was suspended for allegedly not allowing a lactating teacher time to pump, resulting in mastitis. I remember saying to myself, "Seriously!? At MY school?!" As an IBCLC (international board… Continue reading Pumping at Work for Teachers: A Guide for State and School District Policies

This is not normal: Postpartum in the time of COVID

“This is not normal. This is not how it's supposed to be. No one's experience has ever looked like yours." I'm finding myself saying this over and over again lately. In my virtual video consults. In my weekly Zoom support group. While messaging back and forth with clients. “Your maternity leave wasn’t supposed to be… Continue reading This is not normal: Postpartum in the time of COVID