Lots of breastfeeding moms make lactation cookies to help boost their milk supply. These fudgy oatmeal lactation bars are delicious and easy to make – no rolling the dough into lots of little balls – and can help you make more breast milk. These fudgy oatmeal lactation bars use three galactagogues to help you increase your milk supply – oatmeal, brewer’s… View Post
When you’re exclusively pumping for your baby – or even if you’re both nursing and bottle feeding pumped milk – it can be hard to know exactly how much your baby should be eating. How much should your baby get per feeding? How much should he or she eat in a day? Many people feeding pumped breast milk (including me, when I was… View Post
Going back to work when you’re breastfeeding can be daunting. Luckily, if you’re exclusively pumping, you have a head start – you’re already a pro at pumping breast milk, and you know that your baby will take a bottle. Still, figuring out how to transport all of your gear and when to pump can be difficult. Here’s how to pack… View Post
If you’re experiencing burning nipple pain after pumping, nipple vasospasms may be the culprit. Here is everything you need to know about nipple vasospasms when exclusively pumping, including symptoms, how to treat them, and prevention. What are nipple vasospasms? Nipple vasospasms (which are also called mammary constriction syndrome) are a sudden narrowing of the blood vessels in the nipple. These… View Post
Exclusive pumping can have a big learning curve. There are a lot of dos and don’ts, hacks, and tricks to figure out when you first start pumping. Here are the top 10 mistakes that exclusive pumpers make, so that you can avoid them! 1. Using the wrong size flange Pumping with the correct size breast shield is essential for both… View Post
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