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Breastfeeding After a Breast Reduction: What Every Mom Should Know

Breastfeeding After a Breast Reduction: What Every Mom Should Know

If you've had breast reduction surgery and plan to breastfeed, it’s helpful to know how the procedure might affect your experience. Many women who’ve had breast reductions successfully breastfeed, but...

Breastfeeding After a Breast Reduction: What Every Mom Should Know

If you've had breast reduction surgery and plan to breastfeed, it’s helpful to know how the procedure might affect your experience. Many women who’ve had breast reductions successfully breastfeed, but your journey will depend on factors like surgical technique and...

33 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know | Kindred Bravely

33 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know

At 33 weeks pregnant, you’re in the middle of your third trimester and in your eighth month of pregnancy. As your due date approaches, you may become more familiar with...

33 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know

At 33 weeks pregnant, you’re in the middle of your third trimester and in your eighth month of pregnancy. As your due date approaches, you may become more familiar with pregnancy symptoms like leg cramps, shortness of breath, and Braxton...

29 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know | Kindred Bravely

29 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know

Welcome to week 29 of pregnancy! Only about two months left to go until you meet your baby. Your growing uterus is putting pressure on some important organs, so you...

29 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms & What to Know

Welcome to week 29 of pregnancy! Only about two months left to go until you meet your baby. Your growing uterus is putting pressure on some important organs, so you might be feeling a lot of late-pregnancy symptoms like leg...

Breastfeeding with Implants: What Every Mom Should Know

Breastfeeding with Implants: What Every Mom Should Know

Breastfeeding is a beautiful journey, but it can also come with many questions—especially if you’ve had breast augmentation. If you're a mom who has implants—whether they're saline implants or silicone...

Breastfeeding with Implants: What Every Mom Should Know

Breastfeeding is a beautiful journey, but it can also come with many questions—especially if you’ve had breast augmentation. If you're a mom who has implants—whether they're saline implants or silicone implants—and are wondering if it will affect your ability to...

5 Tips for Treating Mastitis and Clogged Ducts | Kindred Bravely

5 Tips for Treating Mastitis and Clogged Ducts

Symptoms of blocked milk ducts can include breast tenderness, breast pain, nipple pain, redness, heat, decreased milk supply, tender lumps, and palpable lumps. Occasionally, babies will be fussy at the...

5 Tips for Treating Mastitis and Clogged Ducts

Symptoms of blocked milk ducts can include breast tenderness, breast pain, nipple pain, redness, heat, decreased milk supply, tender lumps, and palpable lumps. Occasionally, babies will be fussy at the breast due to the decreased flow of milk caused by...

How to Prevent and Treat Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis | Kindred Bravely

How to Prevent and Treat Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis

Guest post by Shantel Harlin, BSN, RN, IBCLC

Many women experience clogged milk ducts at some point in their breastfeeding journey. If addressed quickly, a clogged duct can be resolved relatively easily without medical intervention. However, some clogged...

How to Prevent and Treat Clogged Milk Ducts and Mastitis

Guest post by Shantel Harlin, BSN, RN, IBCLC

Many women experience clogged milk ducts at some point in their breastfeeding journey. If addressed quickly, a clogged duct can be resolved relatively easily without medical intervention. However, some clogged ducts can turn into mastitis. In this piece, I’ll explain...

Empowering Breastfeeding Families: Our Partnership with The Lactation Network | Kindred Bravely

Empowering Breastfeeding Families: Our Partnership with The Lactation Network

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with The Lactation Network (TLN), the nation's largest provider of insurance-covered lactation care. This exciting collaboration combines our award-winning nursing and pumping bras with TLN’s unparalleled lactation expertise...

Empowering Breastfeeding Families: Our Partnership with The Lactation Network

We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with The Lactation Network (TLN), the nation's largest provider of insurance-covered lactation care. This exciting collaboration combines our award-winning nursing and pumping bras with TLN’s unparalleled lactation expertise - providing even more support and empowerment to moms on...

What to Know About Breastfeeding in Public | Kindred Bravely

What to Know About Breastfeeding in Public

Breastfeeding is an incredible way to nourish your baby, but the idea of pumping at work or nursing in public can be intimidating for some new moms. Knowing your rights can help...

What to Know About Breastfeeding in Public

Breastfeeding is an incredible way to nourish your baby, but the idea of pumping at work or nursing in public can be intimidating for some new moms. Knowing your rights can help you feel confident and comfortable nursing your baby or pumping...

How to Prepare for Your First Week of Breastfeeding | Kindred Bravely

How to Prepare for Your First Week of Breastfeeding

One of World Breastfeeding Week's 2024 topics concerns how a lack of breastfeeding support during the first week can negatively affect overall breastfeeding intentions and prevalence. This pivotal first week...

How to Prepare for Your First Week of Breastfeeding

One of World Breastfeeding Week's 2024 topics concerns how a lack of breastfeeding support during the first week can negatively affect overall breastfeeding intentions and prevalence. This pivotal first week sets the foundation for the breastfeeding journey, and understanding how...

What You Need to Know About Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Breast Cancer | Kindred Bravely

What You Need to Know About Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Breast Cancer

Guest post by Shantel Harlin

Pregnancy and lactation may reduce your breast cancer risk, but it’s important to know that it’s still possible to develop breast cancer when pregnant or breastfeeding. In fact, one in 3,000...

What You Need to Know About Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and Breast Cancer

Guest post by Shantel Harlin

Pregnancy and lactation may reduce your breast cancer risk, but it’s important to know that it’s still possible to develop breast cancer when pregnant or breastfeeding. In fact, one in 3,000 pregnant women in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer....

Fighting Breast Cancer as a New Mom: Two Inspiring Stories | Kindred Bravely

Fighting Breast Cancer as a New Mom: Two Inspiring Stories

Guest post by Lindsay Block, Jessica Hammer

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to share two stories from women who were diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after giving birth. Each woman discovered what she...

Fighting Breast Cancer as a New Mom: Two Inspiring Stories

Guest post by Lindsay Block, Jessica Hammer

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to share two stories from women who were diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after giving birth. Each woman discovered what she thought was a clogged milk duct, and after bringing it up...

Everything You Need to Know about Maternity Leave | Kindred Bravely

Everything You Need to Know about Maternity Leave

Having a baby comes with a lot of big decisions that will impact many areas of your life, including your job. Studies show that maternity leave can greatly benefit mom, baby, and...

Everything You Need to Know about Maternity Leave

Having a baby comes with a lot of big decisions that will impact many areas of your life, including your job. Studies show that maternity leave can greatly benefit mom, baby, and the entire family. Having time to bond with your baby...