Exclusive pumping is a lot of work! Aside from the actual pumping itself, it involves preparing bottles, bottle-feeding your baby, washing bottles and pump parts, caring for your breasts/dealing with bouts of clogged ducts and mastitis, and managing your stash of expressed breast milk. Below are five things that you can do to make life as an exclusive pumper more… View Post
Looking for a gift for a breastfeeding mom? There are tons of great products out there that make pumping breast milk easier. Here are 18 awesome gifts for pumping moms! Lactalite Lactalites are a small light that attach to breast shields. They are fantastic for moms who pump in the middle of the night, because it makes it easy to… View Post
Who doesn’t like brownies – especially brownies that help you make more breast milk? These lactation brownies are made from a regular brownie mix (with the addition of a few milk-making ingredients), and are super easy to make. These brownies are my attempt to make delicious lactation brownies, but easier! The idea was to make brownies from a normal box mix,… View Post
Dealing with painful nipples while you’re exclusively pumping is really challenging, since you need to keep pumping on a schedule to keep your milk supply up – there’s no way to take a break. As a result, it’s important to get to the root cause of what’s causing your nipple pain. Below are some of the most common issues and how… View Post
Milk blisters (also called blebs or nipple blisters) are sort of like a blocked duct right on the tip of your nipple, and they can be very painful. How do you know if you have one, and how do you treat it? Here’s everything you need to know about identifying, treating, and preventing milk blisters when you’re exclusively pumping. What… View Post
When you go to pour breast milk out of a bottle that’s been refrigerated, it can be hard to get all of the fat off the sides. Here’s how to easily get all of the breast milk out of your bottles so you don’t waste any milk. My baby is 10 days old, and I am exclusively pumping. My question… View Post