Posts Tagged ‘pumping’

Choosing Pumps for Breastfeeding

Posted on November 30th, 2008 by by carrie

There are a large number of breast pumps available to use while breastfeeding. Breastfeeding pumps range from manual to electric to hospital grade. Deciding which pump you need depends on your lifestyle and needs. -A manual pump may be enough if you plan to stay at home with your infant and only need to pump [...]

How Long is Breast Milk Good For

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by by carrie

If you work and pump, you are probably wondering, how long breast milk is good for.  Depending on your method of storage of the breast milk, it can last for different amounts of time. Freshly Expressed Milk If you keep your expressed breast milk in a cooler with icepacks, your milk will stay fresh for [...]

Breastfeeding Bottles

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by by carrie

When moms look for bottles for their breastfeeding babies, they’re often most concerned about finding a nipple that imitates what their baby felt when on the breast. This is important because you don’t want your baby to have nipple confusion and refuse the breast because he or she has developed a preference to the bottle [...]

Breastfeeding Rooms

Posted on November 22nd, 2008 by by carrie

More and more businesses and workplaces are offering special breastfeeding rooms for nursing moms and their babies. While some moms welcome this idea, others think it’s not a big deal to nurse in public and cordoning breastfeeding moms off from the general population is counter to the message we want to get across: that breastfeeding [...]