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Here's a complete guide to pumping breast milk for your baby (or babies!), including when to start, how to pump, and how to get the most milk possible during each pumping session.
Everything you need to know to start your pumping journey, from how to get a breast pump through health insurance to choosing the right size flange for your nipples.
If you're breastfeeding, pumping breast milk is often a necessity. Pumping can help you increase your milk supply and avoid breastfeeding problems, and it makes it possible to continue giving your baby your breast milk even when you're apart.
How much milk you should pump depends on your baby's age and specific nutritional needs, in addition to pumping frequency.
It may be possible to increase breast milk supply when pumping. Here are 10 things you can try, plus tips for determining how much milk you need to… READ MORE
Learn about pumping or hand expressing milk so that your baby can drink breast milk from a bottle.
Whether you're going back to work, want to have your partner help with feedings, or want to make sure you have breastmilk for your baby if you are away for a few hours, you will need to pump and store your breastmilk. Get tips on pumping your milk and storing it safely.
Your main goal for creating a schedule is to pump the milk that your baby needs in a 24-hour period — and to meet your own pumping goals. Some breastfeeding parents don’t expect to provide...
Using a pump that can express milk from both breasts at the same time will save the most time. It may take about 15 minutes to pump both breasts instead of 30 minutes or more to pump each breast separately. Double pumping also provides very strong stimulation to keep a good milk supply.
Power pumping is a method of pumping that mimics cluster feeding, when a baby nurses in shorter, more frequent spurts to tell her mother’s body to produce more milk. Similar to those rapid-fire feeds, power pumping involves expressing breast milk in several short, almost back-to-back sessions.