Morgan Scarborough, IBCLC

09/03/2026

ONE YEAR OF ABEILLE AT THE FORT…AND I NEED YOUR HELP!

I’ve spent the last year building something we’re incredibly proud of.

A place for moms.
A place for babies.
A place for feeding support, education, connection, and community.

But here’s the thing about being a small business in a small community:

People can’t use a resource they don’t know exists.

As we celebrate our first year, we’re asking our Abeille community to help us get a little more “on the map.”

If you have:
🐝 Had a one-on-one appointment with us
🐝 Attended a feeding support group or Mom + Baby Social
🐝 Come to one of our free events
🐝 Taken one of our classes
🐝 Joined us for babywearing, Bellies & Babies, or World Breastfeeding Week Or simply experienced our space and what we’re trying to build…

Would you take 3 minutes to leave us a Google review?

Leave us a Google Review: https://g.page/r/CUxLUwpl6rDpEBI/review

And if you really want to help us grow:

Share my page.
Tag a pregnant mom.
Send a postpartum mom our way.
Tell your friends about us.

Every review, share, tag, and referral helps a small local business reach another family who may desperately need the support we provide.

We’ve fought hard to bring these resources to St. Robert + Fort Leonard Wood, and we’re not done yet.

Help us make sure the families who need us can find us.

Thank you for believing in Abeille, showing up for us, and helping us build the village this community deserves.

One year down. We’re just getting started

Post a review to our profile on Google

09/02/2026

ONE YEAR OF ABEILLE AT THE FORT!

One year ago, we officially opened the doors to Abeille at the Fort

And honestly… what a year it has been.

When we opened, we had a vision: to create a space where families in St. Robert, Fort Leonard Wood, and the surrounding communities could find support, connection, education, and resources without having to drive hours or feel like they were navigating parenthood alone.

One year later, I’m looking at these numbers and feeling incredibly proud:

🐝 347 appointments between Nicole and me
🐝 150 first-time visits, 150 families who trusted us to be part of their journey
🐝 39 FREE feeding support groups & Mom + Baby Socials
🐝 5 FREE or extremely low-cost educational classes
🐝 3 FREE babywearing events
🐝 3 Bellies & Babies events, including 2 featuring our amazing local pediatrician
🐝 Our FIRST annual World Breastfeeding Week event, with 37 incredible moms attending

But the numbers don't tell the whole story.

They don't show the babies who finally figured out how to eat comfortably.

They don't show the parents who walked through our doors overwhelmed and walked out feeling a little more confident.

They don't show the moms who came to a support group because they needed somewhere to go and found community instead.

They don't show the friendships that have started here.

They don't show the tears, the laughter, the late nights, the brainstorming, the advocating, the problem-solving, or the MANY times we have had to fight to make sure this community gets the resources it deserves.

And I am SO incredibly proud of this space.

Proud of what Nicole and I have built.

Proud that we refused to accept that being in a smaller, rural community meant families should have access to fewer resources.

Proud that we keep showing up.

Proud that we keep fighting.

And proud that Abeille at the Fort has become more than just a clinic.

It has become a place to connect. Learn. Ask questions. Find resources. Make friends. Feed babies. Hold space.

A little piece of the village that so many of us are missing.

So today, we celebrate ONE YEAR.

One year of Abeille at the Fort.

One year of babies.

One year of parents.

One year of community.

One year of proving that rural doesn't have to mean forgotten.

Here’s to everything we’ve accomplished—and to everything still to come.

Cheers to us.

And most importantly, thank YOU for trusting us, showing up, sharing our posts, attending our groups, sending your friends our way, collaborating with us, and believing in what we're building.

We couldn't have done this without our community.

Happy 1st Birthday, Abeille at the Fort.

09/01/2026

Military Families… Come and join me at the FLW USO Baby Shower!!

🍼💙 Calling all expecting military families! 💙🍼

The USO is excited to host our Ft. Leoanrd Wood Baby Shower! Join us for a fun day celebrating the newest little members of our military community. 👶✨

We can’t wait to celebrate with our soon-to-be parents, connect with other military families, and share some special surprises along the way!

Click here to register today: https://missouri.uso.org/events/6815

09/01/2026

Feeding Support Group UPDATE!!

There will be NO Feeding Support Group tomorrow, September 2nd and September 9th. I am out of town and unable to lead.

We’ll resume our regular group/meetup on September 16th!

Please share the update with all of our regulars!

08/31/2026

Needing help with breastfeeding is the norm—not the exception.

Some babies latch easily. Some don’t.
Some moms feel confident right away. Others need time, guidance, and reassurance.

And sometimes breastfeeding is going beautifully… until suddenly it isn’t.

Don’t be shy about reaching out.

There is no guilt. No shame. No failure in asking for support.

You don’t have to wait until you’re completely overwhelmed or ready to give up to ask for help. Sometimes one conversation, one adjustment, or simply knowing “I’m doing okay”can make all the difference.

Your feeding journey doesn’t have to be perfect.

You just don’t have to navigate it alone.

08/28/2026

Babywearing Meetup is TOMORROW!

Join us Saturday from 10–11 AM at Abeille – The Fort!

Have a carrier you just can’t seem to get right?Bring it!
Thinking about buying one? Come try one first
Carrier, wrap, or sling…we’ve got you covered.

Between Rebecca, Paige, and Me, we’ll help you get comfortable, confident, and into a good space with your little one.

Come learn, practice, ask questions, and connect with other parents!

FREE • Saturday • 10–11 AM

08/28/2026

You matter, Mama.

Maternal mental health has always been important to me, partly because I’ve lived the version of motherhood that looks “fine” from the outside…but isn’t.

After my second was born, we moved just 6 weeks later, and it wrecked me. I cried every day. I felt overwhelmed, lonely, and like I could never keep up. When people asked how I was?

“I’m fine.”

But I wasn’t.

That experience is one of the reasons I’m so proud of the third space I’ve created, especially here at at Abeille. A place in St. Robert where moms can come, connect, make friends, and simply be.

This fall, I’m taking a Maternal Mental Health Certification course so I can better support the moms who walk through our doors, recognize when someone may need additional support, and help connect them with the right resources.

Because sometimes “I’m fine” doesn’t mean fine.

You matter. Your mental health matters. And you deserve support, too.

I’m also honored to have a featured article in MO PSI: https://mailchi.mp/24cb48278f98/check-out-the-latest-news-from-psi-missouri

If you’ve been to group, tell me below: What is one thing you love about our space, or how does it make you feel?

08/27/2026

If you’ve followed me over the past year as I’ve worked to become in-network with TRICARE, you know this has not been easy.

There have been endless roadblocks, pushback, unanswered emails, phone calls that went nowhere, and very little assistance from base and hospital support.

There was the incredible joy of finally receiving my in-network contract in May…
Only to be met with another obstacle: we still couldn’t actually file claims.

And through all of it, I’ve had moms call asking, “Are you taking TRICARE yet?”

And I’ve had to tell them that, for now, they would need to pay out of pocket.

I’ve heard the disappointment in their voices when they realized that,even though they desperately needed support, it simply wasn’t financially feasible.

That part has been heartbreaking.

So I want those moms to know something:

I have been fighting for you.
I have emailed and called base leadership.
I have contacted mayors.
I have reached out to senators and state representatives.
I have advocated, followed up, pushed back, and kept asking questions.

And I did all of that without getting paid to do it.

Because I am not just a lactation consultant trying to get another insurance contract.

I am also a TRICARE beneficiary.

I know what it means to navigate this system. I know what it means when a resource exists but you can't actually access it.

And here’s the part people may not realize:

Becoming in-network with TRICARE doesn't exactly create a huge financial benefit for a small lactation business. Lactation reimbursement is minimal.

But I didn’t pursue this because it was going to make my business more profitable.

I pursued it because access matters.

Because a military mom shouldn't have to choose between feeding support and paying her bills.

Because families shouldn't have to drive hours to find specialized care.

Because having TRICARE should actually mean being able to access the care you need.

Because St. Robert, Fort Leonard Wood, and the surrounding military community deserve access to lactation support.

And honestly?

I am exhausted.

This process has taken a lot out of me.

But today, I am incredibly proud to say:

Soon, I will be able to take TRICARE.

We aren’t quite at the finish line yet, but we are close.

To every mom who called.
Every mom who waited.
Every mom who couldn't afford to come.
Every person who shared a post, made a call, sent an email, or encouraged me to keep going…

This is for you.

I will keep fighting for access to care…not because it’s easy, and certainly not because it’s financially lucrative, but because you deserve better.

And soon, when you ask me:

“Do you take TRICARE?”

I’ll finally be able to say,

“Yes.”

🥹

08/27/2026

There are days when I finish group, sit back, and think…

This is it. This is the dream I’ve created…The third place.

The place where mommas come and make friends. Where connection happens naturally. Where you can walk through the door not knowing anyone and somehow leave with someone you can text at 2 AM.

Where motherhood feels a little less lonely.

And my heart is so incredibly full when I watch it happen.

But then comes the other side of military life…PCS season.

We’ve started the process of watching friends leave. I’ve watched the friendships that were formed in this space begin to stretch across states and time zones. And I watch the sadness
and sometimes the fear in the momma who is leaving.

Leaving her friends.
Leaving her support system.
Leaving the place where she finally felt like she belonged.

And honestly?

It makes my heart hurt.

Because I know that feeling.

I was the mom who left her tribe eight weeks after having my baby. I know what it feels like to pack up your life while you’re still trying to figure out motherhood. To leave the people who know your baby. The people who have seen you on your hardest days. The people who made a new place feel like home.

I know the fear of starting over somewhere new.

So to the mommas who are leaving… or who have already left:

You always have a place here.
Your chair is still here.
Your babies are still remembered.
Your stories are still part of this space.
I’ll have coffee brewing and snacks for you.

And if you ever find yourself back in Missouri, you are always welcome home.

And even when home is hundreds or thousands of miles away, I’m still a call away.

That’s the beautiful and heartbreaking thing about building a tribe in military life.

Sometimes we get to hold each other for a season.

And sometimes, if we’re really lucky, those friendships become the kind that can survive every PCS.

You may move away, but you don’t have to leave your tribe behind.

Once a support group momma, always a support group momma.