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…
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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.
Preventing Discomfort While Breast Pumping
The first time the breast pump felt like a kitten nipping you, it caught you by surprise. You didn’t expect it to pinch. You tried again, thinking you’d “toughen up”…only to find the same “ouchy” feeling. What happened?
4 Ingredients That Make Your Breast Milk a Superfood for Your Baby
Back in the 1960s, it was fairly common for doctors to tell moms to use baby formula instead of breast milk. Their thinking was that formula was scientifically designed for infants. It was proven to provide all the calories and nutrients a baby needed. Fast-forward to today. We know that most infant formulas do, in fact, meet babies’ nutritional needs and are safe to use. But we also know a lot more about breast milk than we used to.
Breast Pumping 101
Believe it or not, pumping breast milk is just like everything else: It takes practice. You might find yourself challenged or puzzled at first by this odd machine and how it operates. But you will catch on over time. The trick is to find techniques that work for you.
Why Do I Need a Breast Pump?
With the excitement of pregnancy, you’re probably thinking about baby clothes, a cute crib, a carseat – a whole world of new items for the baby. A breast pump might not come to the top of your mind. Why get one now? You’re wondering. I can breastfeed for the first month or so.
Can I get a Breast Pump Free with Insurance?
It’s a dilemma that many new moms run into. You’d like to get a breast pump. But you’re afraid it’s going to cost a fortune… even with health insurance.
Here’s the truth: If you have health insurance or Medicaid, you can probably get a breast pump for free or at a low cost. It just takes a phone call or two.
