Strong as a Mother

09/25/2025

Please sign and share!

Dear CT Friends,

I have put together this petition to help ensure equitable access to skilled lactation care in our state.

📣 Please read and consider signing.
📣📣 Then send it to your friends and ask them to consider signing.
📣📣📣Then have them send it to their friends for signing... you see what I mean!

We can make change.

Everyone deserves access to care.

https://form.jotform.com/252674030495155

09/20/2025

BCBS has made it absolutely impossible to get in network as an IBCLC in CT without an advanced practice degree. It's deplorable. Up until 7/14/25 I was able to use a third party biller to work with BCBS, but now I can only take self pay clients and offer a superbill, for POSSIBLE reimbursement. This is disgusting lactation care for a major insurer to offer to many the many employees they cover in our state. We need to mobilize. This is unfair to new breastfeeding parents and their infants. This is limiting access to care as it places a huge financial burden on families for what is a preventative care service. Disgusting. We must mobilize like Virginia did to advocate for access to lactation care!

Richmond lactation consultant successfully advocates for Anthem insurance coverage changes, helping mothers like Rebecca Saur access critical breastfeeding support services.

07/21/2025

Wrapping up some existing scheduled appointments this week, but otherwise taking some much needed r&r time to decompress and enjoy time with my family and friends this summer. is excited to be back in action on 8/5! 😎😎😎 See you soon!

07/05/2025

I'm really disheartened to announce this, but effective 7/14/25, will no longer be able to work with any Anthem BCBS plans through The Lactation Network. Currently pre-approved clients (with 3-6 visits covered, check your TLN portal), should not be affected. This is out of my control. BCBS and TLN are now out of partnership. Unfortunately, as an RN, IBCLC without an advanced practice degree, I am unable to directly get in network with BCBS. The Lactation Network was my work around. Can't get credentialed directly with them? Isn't that just charming? At this point I have no other option as a small business owner but to bill clients out of pocket, where they can submit to BCBS for possible reimbursement. Shout to the rooftops to your insurance provider. This is completely and utterly unacceptable in our day and age. How do we, as a country, continue tolerate sky rocketing obesity, diabetes, cancer rates and not protect our breastfeeding mothers and infants the right to accessible and covered lactation care, a measurable tool to help prevent these health conditions? It's disgusting. We must stand up and fight back or this will never stop.

I'm sorry. I wish I didn't have to relay this message.

05/22/2025

Soulshine Arts Newtown & Woodbury is putting on this great 3 week series! They have two parents/infants signed up, but need two more to run the program!

Let's make this happen! Having worked with Leslie Greenfield Pratt with my own kids, I know firsthand what an incredibly engaging and fun class she holds for infants and kids of all ages! Join in! I'll be there on 6/5 for a short meet and greet at the end of the class with the opportunity to ask any burning breastfeeding/pumping questions! 💕🎶🪕🥁

05/12/2025

Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there. Though my "babies" are now 4,6 and 8 years old, I see you. I've been there in the throws of early new motherhood, and I know how hard you're fighting to keep it all together...through blood soaked pads, breastmilk or formula stained clothes, and makeup-less, tired eyes, often with a forced smile to the words of those whispering the tune of "this too, shall pass."

Well pass it will, and new ages and stages of motherhood will come calling in what does truly feel like a blink of an eye or a turn of a page. But I will never forget the scars and stripes earned during the days in the thick of it.

05/03/2025

So excited to be a part of Lullabies and Support! A great offering by Soulshine Arts Newtown & Woodbury! See post below!

Join us for a special mini session! Enjoy 30 mins of musical bonding experience with your little followed by a 30 minute Q&A time with the consultant of the day! We are so excited to be teaming up with some great local support consultants!
Registration required: https://www.soulshineartsct.com/music-together-babies.html

04/25/2025

I'm really excited to be one of the vendors sharing their service offerings tomorrow at Griffin Childbirth Center's Baby Fair! Saturday, 4/26 from 11-2! Don't miss out. Admission is FREE!

There are raffles, discounts, door prizes and giveaways! Don't miss out!

04/22/2025

New in office item for quick sterilization purposes! Excited to try them. Anyone used them before?

03/28/2025

I make sure that all my clients know that bottle/ni**le/flow rate marketing the U.S. is completely unregulated.

"Slow-flow," ,"anti-colic," "more like breast," etc. NONE of these terms are regulated folks. It's all marketing. Work with your infant feeding specialist to find the right bottle and ni**le shape for YOUR individual baby. It's not a one size fits all approach.

https://www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/baby-bottles/how-to-find-the-right-baby-bottle-ni**le-flow-a1201013149/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJTaHxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdpaf8eJ_AkXH_F0M101gg0iqeHBqDoQMqI_BecdgGaCGiJyAmo9Rawkjg_aem_HUzwt0YHiLvdegP-LTRZcA

Feeding issues? It might not be the baby, but the bottle. Parents and experts report wide variations in flow rates for some baby bottles.

03/22/2025

🤱 Are you ready to embark on your breastfeeding journey? 🌿 Join our Live, Virtual Breastfeeding Basics Class on 4/29/25 from 6-8 pm. 🌟 Only $50 per expecting parent. Register now on the book class/consult page of our site www.strongasamother.net. Link to site in page bio!

💬 Tag a friend you'd like to bring along!

03/16/2025

Pumping Made Simple: Tips for Success! 🍼✨

Breastfeeding is a journey, and for many moms, pumping is an essential part of the process. Whether you're heading back to work or just want to build a stash, having the right approach can make all the difference.

In the final post of the Breastfeeding Success series, Strong as a Mother breaks down practical, stress-free pumping strategies to help you stay on track. From choosing the right pump to maximizing output, this guide has you covered!

💡 Learn how to:
✅ Set up a pumping routine that works for you
✅ Maintain supply and avoid common pitfalls
✅ Store milk safely and efficiently

👉 Read the full post here, or see the linktree in our Instagram page bio! https://www.strongasamother.net/post/breastfeeding-success-post-4-of-4-pumping-made-simple-tips-for-sucess-after-breastfeeding-is-estab

Tag a mama who needs this! 💕