Real stories about real women returning to work, pumping, and navigating work-life integration. The challenges, triumphs, and everything in between. Tips and tricks. Always real talk.

Five Essential Maternity Leave Practices for Less Stress,...
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Expectations, Empathy, and Support from Working Mom Frien...
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Ten Tips for Managing the Logistics of Returning to Work After Baby
May 27 2022
Many years ago, a dear friend used an analogy that has become a guiding principle of my parenting philosophy, and I suppose of life in general. And it’s about burritos.
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4 Game Changers I Learned in Postpartum Therapy
April 29 2022
Fourth trimester. Do those words make you think of baby snuggles and sweet moments, or do they tap into feelings of insecurity and anxiety? Maybe something in between? Those first few months are messy and complicated, and they can be a real mental health challenge for so many of us. My “fourth trimester” experiences with my two oldest kids were...
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Why Imagery is Important to Us – A Look Behind Our Recent Photo Shoot
April 14 2022
In the early days of thinking about Fulcrum, a friend from the fashion industry told me this: Great photography can sell bad products, and mediocre photography can sink great products
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A Modern Take on the Tradition of Postpartum Confinement
April 01 2022
This mom practiced a modern version of an ancient tradition that prioritizes a mom's rest and healing and emphasizes the importance of leaning on others for support from day one.
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Part II: How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
March 18 2022
Why does the feeding journey suck for so many new moms, and how can we change that? It feels a bit crude to say, but it’s the reality we see among our community of moms, and that’s the question we asked in our last article. So what about the moms who are often the people at the center of this emotional and...
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How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
March 11 2022
Most first-time moms, including me, expect breastfeeding will be natural and easy, yet so often it feels painful, unnatural, and completely overwhelming. Breastfeeding and pumping are hard, and almost every woman I’ve interviewed for The Pivot blog has struggled in some way along her feeding journey.
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6 Tips to Return to Work More Body Confident After Baby
January 17 2022
Postpartum body confidence sounds like an oxymoron. You just spent nine months with your body taken over by another human. You’ve been stretched out. Now you may be breastfeeding and/or pumping, so your body isn’t yet your own again. You likely still have increased hormones that are affecting your body physically and emotionally.
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Will Being an Engaged Mother Limit Your Career Trajectory?
November 01 2021
This mom shares her challenges prioritizing her time between work and family, and some sobering realizations about how being an engaged parent at home may limit the career trajectory for so many women.
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