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…
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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…
The Perfect Way to Send Love to Sick and Premature Babies
Donating your breast milk to hospitals that are treating sick and premature infants is one of the kindest things you can do. Human milk has been shown to have positive health effects for babies. And neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the country are using donated breast milk more and more often.
Breast Pumping During the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and also the busiest. Between family get-togethers, entertaining, shopping and travel, it can be challenging to keep up a regular breast pumping schedule during the holidays.
The Cool Chemistry of Breast Milk
Breast milk is not a “one-size-fits-all” product. From the time your baby is newborn till the moment he or she enters the toddler years and beyond, your breast milk will evolve. It even can change day by day, or feeding by feeding.
