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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 it [...]

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 [...]