Many breastfeeding women find that oatmeal helps increase their milk supply, and one great (and delicious!) way to eat oatmeal is overnight oats. These lactation overnight oats with peanut butter and chocolate chips have brewer’s yeast and flax seed in addition to oatmeal to turbo charge their milk making power. When I was exclusively pumping, I did an experiment to… View Post
One of the biggest problems that I had with middle of the night pumping sessions was getting back to sleep afterwards. I’d feed the baby, pump, clean everything up, and go back to bed – and lie awake, thinking about how I only had two hours to sleep before getting up to do it all again. If you’re in the… View Post
One of the most common problems that pumping moms have is excess lipase, which can make their breast milk taste sour or soapy after being stored for a certain period of time. If you are exclusively pumping with excess lipase, here’s what you need to know to manage your breast milk so that you can store your milk in the… View Post
Two drinks that many breastfeeding moms use to help increase their milk supply are nursing teas and Gatorade. What do you get when you combine them? “Lactorade”! Here’s how to make lactation lemonade and boost your milk supply! This drink was inspired by The Leaky Boob’s Lactation Lemonade, which combines Mother’s Milk Tea with lemonade. I am not a fan… View Post
You may have heard about establishing supply when breastfeeding. What does this mean, and when is milk supply established? Here’s what to look for. What is supply regulation? To understand supply regulation, it’s helpful to know how milk production works. At a high level, there are three different stages of milk production: During the late stages of pregnancy and in… View Post
Are you struggling with nursing and thinking about switching to just pumping? Not sure how to start exclusively pumping breast milk? Here is everything you need to know. What you need to start exclusively pumping To start exclusively pumping, it’s a good idea to have the following things at a minimum: A double electric breast pump. If you’re nursing, a single or… View Post