While breastfeeding is something you'd think would come naturally to mammals, it is a learned skill for both parent and baby (or babies). To…
Tag: pumping
6 things to do if your pumping output drops
The love/hate relationship many have with their breast pumps tilts toward the "hate" side when pumping output drops. For better or worse, our bodies…
Hands-on pumping how-to
Hands-on pumping—massaging and squeezing your breasts as you pump—can help maximize your milk production by yielding more milk from a pumping session. Everyone puts…
Can’t pump enough milk? Maybe it’s the USDA’s fault.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)¹ reimburses certain care providers—such as licensed daycare providers—for meals given to…
The pressure to wean
The moment you begin on the journey that is breastfeeding, you know that you will sometime reach the destination called weaning. (Since I'm an…
The pitfalls of pumping we tend to ignore
I was going to start off this blog post with a statistic. You know, ___% of working mothers pump breastmilk, or something like that.…
Down with the freezer stash!
The "freezer stash" is that stockpile of milk a mom has amassed, usually before returning to work, that she can rely upon to feed…