In the United States, about two-thirds of mothers who have children under three years old are in the workforce. While infants make up a portion…
Tag: pumping
Three rules to guide you if breastfeeding gets tough
Three rules to help when breastfeeding gets tough (with thanks to Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover for the inspiration). While breastfeeding is something you’d…
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
Image credit: Rachael Towne via Flickr Creative Commons The moment you begin on the journey that is breastfeeding, you know that you will sometime…
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!
A freezer stash. (Photo by Daniel Lobo via Flickr Creative Commons) The “freezer stash” is that stockpile of milk a mom has amassed, usually…
Guest post: JJ’s boring tale of pumping and geeky Excel use
JJ and her son breastfeeding on the beach. Today’s guest post comes from a friend of mine who is much, much more anal than…
My self as research subject: Observations on increasing pumping output
Pumping and I have never really been great friends. I’ve always wanted to produce enough milk to donate, whether to a milk bank or…