Are you about to go back to work and starting to wonder how you’ll provide enough breast milk to feed your baby while you’re away during the day? If so, you may want to start thinking about how to freeze breast milk. How Much Breast Milk Do I Need to Freeze? First of all, despite…
Returning to Work? Creating a Breast Pumping Schedule
So you’ve been breastfeeding your new baby for a few weeks now, and you’ve finally gotten your groove on. But as the date of your maternity leave comes to an end, many new moms start stressing out about how exactly they’re going to get the hang of breast pumping at work. Don’t worry! With a…
4 Essential Breast Pumping Accessories
Planning to start pumping when you head back to work or school? Breast pumping can be a bit of a challenge, but with the right accessories, you can make it work! Here are four breast pumping accessories we think are essential for every pumping mom. (click on the infographic below to see it in a…
Breastfeeding Twins? 6 Tips for Making It Easier
If you’re pregnant with twins, congratulations! You’re about to embark on a wonderful adventure that’s full of double the snuggles and double the love. If you’re a little worried about how you’re going to breastfeed not one but two babies, don’t worry! While it may be a little more logistically complicated than breastfeeding just one…
How to Get the Right Breast Shield/Flange Size For You
Do your breasts hurt while you are pumping? Are you not getting as much milk as you think you should? The problem may not be with your pump or your milk supply – it could simply be that you don’t have the right breast shield size for your breasts. Flanges, also known as breast shields,…
Do I Need Two Breast Pumps?
Are you a new mom who is planning to go back to work or school when your maternity leave is over? If so, we have to warn you: Getting everything you need to just leave your house in the morning is the equivalent of packing for a month-long trip. It’s such an ordeal you’ll probably…
When to Replace Your Breast Pump Parts
So, you’ve FINALLY hit your stride with breast pumping. You have the schedule just right, and you’ve selected the ideal breast shield and power setting for your needs. But out of the blue, you start losing suction when it matters most. So, what’s the problem? Well, it turns out that the various components of your…
Do’s and Don’ts for Cleaning Breast Pump Parts
Often the biggest headache for moms who are breast pumping, isn’t the pumping itself – it’s the hassle of having to clean all of the breast pump parts and accessories. All. The. Time. And, unfortunately, even though it may seem like a pain to clean all of those parts after each session, it’s important to…
11 Tips for Breast Pumping in the Car
Do you drive a lot for work? Are you often stuck running errands during the day and don’t have time to get back home to pump? Is your car the only private place available to pump at work? If so, you might want to consider breast pumping in the car. If you’ve never tried pumping…
All About Power Pumping
Looking for a way to increase your milk supply? With Power Pumping, you can replace one of your regular pumping sessions with a 60-minute marathon session, similar to when your baby is cluster feeding. Check out our infographic below to get more information on what Power Pumping is, how to do it effectively, and some…
Why Pregnant Moms Should Open Flexible Spending Accounts
New moms know that having a baby can be very expensive. Not only do you have to buy a new crib, car seat, clothes and much more, but there are all of the additional expenses of paying for childcare, additional doctors visits and more that quickly add up. That’s why, if you are good at…
7 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Breast Pump
When it comes to choosing a breast pump, we know there are lots of different pumps to pick from. And having so many good options to choose from can be very overwhelming and hard to know what pump would be best for you. And unfortunately, you may not know what breast pump will be best…
5 TSA Tips for Breast Pumping Moms
Making your way through airport security is never fun, but if you’re a breastfeeding mom, navigating how to bring your breast pump, breast milk and other accessories through the airport is even more of a challenge. Luckily, in 2016, President Obama signed the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (known as BABES), which explicitly allows…
9 Tips for Pumping at Work
First, the good news. If you’re a new mom who wants to continue to breastfeed after you go back to work, the Affordable Care Act requires employers to offer you a private space for pumping at work, as well as “reasonable break time” to pump every day. Now for the bad news. Just because you…
Rules for Storing Breast Milk
Breastfeeding can be challenging. Not only is it time consuming just to feed your baby multiple times a day, but then there are so many rules for storing breast milk to remember – like how long bottles of breast milk can be out of fridge, how long you can use thawed milk and more. And…
5 Steps for Getting a Breast Pump Through Insurance
For years, an electric breast pump was one of the most wished-for items on every new mom’s baby registry. It was an item that was essential for every mom to have, but with a price tag of more than $300, it was often something moms couldn’t afford on their own, unless their friends pitched in…
Post-Partum Checklist: 9 Must-Have Items
When you’re pregnant, you get lots of information about what labor will be like, but often no one talks about the unpleasant post-partum realities of what your body will feel like after labor. To sum it up, it’s not fun. In the first few days and weeks after birth, you may experience heavy bleeding, vaginal…
