My friend Nico, who was immeasurably helpful to me when I was trying to get and stay pregnant with my babies, exclusively pumped for her third son. She kept track of all of her output in an app, and was awesome enough to download the data so that I could play with it. I thought that I’d present the results… View Post
After being tied to your breast pump for weeks or months, it can be hard to know what to do when you’re ready to wean. I’ve written a step by step process for stopping pumping, but sometimes it’s good to see how it can work in practice. Here’s my personal experience weaning from the pump. This post may contain affiliate… View Post
Last week, I read about the case of Stephanie Greene, a South Carolina woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly killing her six-week-old daughter through morphine that was passed to her daughter through her breast milk. From a report on the case: Alexis was born healthy, and her mother chose to breast feed. Forty-six days later,… View Post
Last night, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and saw a Slate article about a new study on the benefits of breastfeeding. Essentially, the study says that there is no long-term statistically significant difference between children who were breastfed and those that were formula fed, when external factors are controlled for. This study was different from most research done on breastfeeding,… View Post
When my baby turned 13 months old, I realized that I really don’t need my freezer stash any longer. I decided that I wanted to give it to another mom that needed it; here is my experience donating breast milk informally. This post may contain affiliate links, which means that if you click through and make a purchase, I’ll be compensated… View Post
Here’s my story of why and how I ended up exclusively pumping for my first child. This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click a link and purchase something, I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I love! More information here. In the hospital Right after my son… View Post