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When to Stop Pumping?

My son was born on July 3rd at 24 weeks.  The entire time he was in the hospital, I pumped every 3-5 hours.  Every day.  It was very meaningful to me because I knew how good my milk was for him, and it was something that no one else could do – only I could. [...]

A Day in the Life

What is a typical day like in the life of a preemie mom? I was just thinking that it would be interesting to share our different experiences. Let’s start with a day during our preemie’s NICU stay. I’ll take a day out of my own experience, about 2 months into my daughter’s NICU stay, during [...]

Pumping: Low Milk Supply

In February, Afton wrote a terrific post about her pumping experience called “Nessie the Milk Cow.”  Here’s an excerpt: One day I left the parent’s lounge balancing milk bottles carefully on my way to the freezer when I saw another mother leaving a pumping area with only one little bottle in her hand – and [...]

Nessie the Milk Cow

So I was just musing for a minute today about pumping breast milk while in the NICU.  The NICU provides a number of freezers throughout the unit where mothers can store their pumped milk.  When I first arrived at the NICU I was introduced to the freezers and noticed that some shelves were packed full [...]

Pumping: Your Greatest Commitment

Pumping, pumping, pumping.  As soon as you have your preemie baby, if you are planning to feed your baby breastmilk, you will begin pumping.  It will feel like that’s all you do is pump.  Pump, pump, pump.  The nurses and OTs will tell you that you should pump for 10-15 minutes every 3 hours, and [...]