Breastfeeding in Real Life: Early Postpartum Struggles & Returning to Exercise — KELLY KENDALL, RN aka @thebalancedboob

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Kelly Kendall Kelly, a nurse and lactation consultant and founder of the Balanced Boob, which focuses on education and support for breastfeeding families.  She started The Balanced Boob so she could give moms what she desperately needed and couldn’t find: a balanced approach to breastfeeding that provides both education and on-going support. This is Kelly’s second time on the podcast, so make sure you go back and listen to her first episode, linked below!We talk about:-the evolution of breastfeeding support -letting go of control-common but not normal-having community around breastfeeding-breastfeeding and exercise-promoting self-compassionTime Stamps1:00 introduction3:02 the why behind The Balanced Boob6:15 lessons learned during first pregnancy8:44 questions moms ask12:55 real life breastfeeding18:19 hospital breastfeeding advice22:20 deciding not to breastfeed25:14 breastfeeding and exercise29:15 putting pressure on yourself35:23 relating to new moms 41:54 finding resourcesCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH KELLYIG: https://www.instagram.com/thebalancedboob/Website: https://www.thebalancedboob.com/First Episode: https://youtu.be/dIcbF8aUpZEThe Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)