Breast pumps might seem fairly straightforward. You find the one you want, you pump, you feed the baby. Right? Not so fast. I’ve explained before…
Eventually, every mom who is pumping her milk wants to wean from the pump. It’s not rocket science, but it does require a little pondering…
Recently, while being either a paid editor or a casual reader, I’ve bumped into more than one source where authors have used the terms cleaning…
For decades, parents and professionals have told me what they’ve heard or advised about keeping your pump clean. I get a little nutty, because much…
Both parents and professionals seem to get confused about single-user breast pumps versus multi-user pumps. Here, I’ll try to differentiate them in terms of what…
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…
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…