Simple Breastfeeding Tips for a Busy Mom

4 Simple breastfeeding tips to help simplify the process: As we all know, sometimes the day-to-day tasks of life can get overwhelming, and the thought of having to breastfeed adds an extra step to your otherwise busy day. These breastfeeding tips will help simplify...

Been There, Pumped There. Pumping moms’ tips on returning to work

Get answers for pumping moms at work! We asked moms on our Hygeia Baby Facebook page for some tips on pumping at work and here’s what they had to say: -At first I felt bad about taking breaks to pump, then I thought if I were with my baby and she were hungry, would I...

My Breast Milk Supply is Great but I Just CAN’T PUMP!

I was her…that mom that had to pump for days just to have enough breast milk supply to go out with my husband to a movie. The one who could sit for 45 minutes and get just barely enough to cover the bottom of the container attached to my pump. If I was working, I just...

Breast Milk 101: A Crash Course for Caregivers

While many of us, as parents, would like to spend every waking moment with our little ones, it is necessary for most of us to leave our babies in the care of someone else for a period of time. It might be because we need to return to work and it might be because we...

Preparing for Pumping at Work

Who knew? A few years ago we could only dream of a federal law that would provide break time for breastfeeding or breast milk feeding mothers to pump or express at work. And then to have that followed by an IRS reversal to allow use of health savings account plans or...