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🥜 Pantry Staples That Shine: 3 WIC-Friendly Peanut Butter Recipes
Discover pantry-friendly ideas with the WIC Staple Spotlight on Peanut Butter, perfect for stretching your kitchen resources with smart,...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 213 min read
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Why Are So Few TennCare Moms Getting Lactation Help?
We finally made progress in 2023 when TennCare updated its policy to include lactation services for members. That sounds like a win—but...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 32 min read
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The Art of Starting Small: How a Chattanooga Lactation Consultant helps parents bloom
Why is it that we (moms)Â always think that we have to do it all, do it big, do it well from the very beginning? We expect perfect...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Apr 175 min read
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The Path of Least Resistance
What a year 2024 was for me! I moved to Chattanooga to be closer to my daughter and her growing family (aka grandkids!) What I didn't...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jan 37 min read
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Rebooting the Milk Depot
On Tuesday February 20, 2024 the Milk Depot at Knoxville Lactation Clinic is coming back! We will be hosting a Drop Off Day for approved...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Tenncare missing non-RN IBCLCs in implementation
For those of you who may not know, Tenncare has recently announced that they are now allowing IBCLCs to join them. While this may seem...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 12, 20234 min read
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50th birthday reflections & prayer
May I celebrate my 50th birthday in a spiritually enriching way. I set this as my intention in January of this year and spent time and...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Connect & Be Visible - Full Moon Reflections
What does it mean for you to connect and be visible?

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Oct 2, 20203 min read
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Almost doesn't count
Have you ever wondered what your grandkids are going to remember about you? Tomorrow I am heading up to Michigan to say goodbye to my 95...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Aug 5, 20202 min read
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Book Review: The Murmur of Bees
One of my favorite pastimes is reading books and am part of a book club called the Armchair Travelers. We read historical fiction books...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 25, 20203 min read
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Relaxation and the let-down response
During breastfeeding, a mom makes two hormones, prolactin and oxytocin. Prolactin makes the milk, and oxytocin gets the milk out. It is...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 19, 20203 min read
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To pee or not to pee - sometimes the choice isn't an option
I recently had an experience that brought back memories of a postpartum pelvic floor (aka kegel muscle). During a long bike ride, I...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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Sleeping is my Superpower
In my family, we joke that my superpower is sleep. I am one of those people who lay my head on the pillow and if a minute has passed, I...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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Taking a break from shopping and un-stocking
In years past, I have used Lent as an excuse to take a break from shopping. Specifically food shopping. The kids knew that come late...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Mar 25, 20202 min read
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Finding the flow for my fellow birth workers
In today's rocky environment, what questions do birth & breastfeeding support people need to ask themselves before interacting with clients?

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Mar 21, 20203 min read
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Implementing telehealth in my practice
In light of the "safer at home" policy, we have decided to embrace telehealth as a best practices for our Knoxville, TN lactation practice.

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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Meditation for self-care
Incorporating meditation into my daily practice helps me to manage stress and keep myself healthy as a lactation consultant.

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Mar 18, 20204 min read
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Missed my flight...on purpose
This week I had a big lesson on learning what I want. It was a relatively expensive one, because I had already purchased a flight. I...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Oct 11, 20193 min read
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Depleted...Exhausted...Drained
Those three words came out of my mouth multiple times on Monday. I woke up from a night of bad sleep which was punctuated by being cold...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Apr 3, 20193 min read
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Postpartum mood screenings
As a lactation consultant, I am often one of the only health professionals seeing a mom on a regular basis. I develop a rapport with...

Lisa Bloom IBCLC
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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