Some people think that it doesn’t matter if a breast pump system is open or closed. I disagree. I once saw a demonstration where the…
As the holidays approach, you might be looking forward to getting family photos or dressing up for holiday parties and family gatherings. But before you…
You’re pumping your milk and you can see exactly how many ounces you’ve expressed. You’re good. Later, you start to fret: “Is this enough? Maybe…
“I’m pumping. How will I know how much milk my baby needs?” Lactating mothers raise many “enough” questions. It’s easy to assume that the “enough”…
Many women think they have sore nipples due to pumping. That’s possible, and usually manageable. Let’s look at some reasons why it might happen, and…
Regardless of why you choose to pump, at one time or another, you’re likely to say that pumping is too time consuming. Here are 8…
Freezing and reheating milk should be a no-brainer, right? Well, no, it’s a little more complicated. There are many questions and myths floating around about…
It seems simple. You can thaw your milk just like you’d thaw ground beef or a chunk of chocolate cake, right? Not so fast there.…
I recently talked about the common questions I hear about the safety of freezing milk for newborns and infants. Today, I’ll address some questions I…
For years, I’ve fielded tons of questions about freezing milk for newborns or older infants. In the last decade or so, the number of questions…