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

4 Game Changers I Learned in Postpartum Therapy
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Why Imagery is Important to Us – A Look Behind Our Recent...
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April 01 2022 – Kathryn Wepfer
A Modern Take on the Tradition of Postpartum Confinement
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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March 18 2022 – Kathryn Wepfer
Part II: How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
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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March 11 2022 – Kathryn Wepfer
How to Make the Feeding Journey Less Traumatic for New Moms
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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January 17 2022 – Kathryn Wepfer
6 Tips to Return to Work More Body Confident After Baby
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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