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When You Have to Pump

There are lots of reasons mothers decide to pump milk. Sometimes nursing is not going well, and so a mother decides to pump milk and then give it through a bottle. Other times women need or want to go back to work. For some women, pumping becomes necessary when their baby is in the NICU. Still others, cannot breastfeed due to medications they may be taking. They “pump and dump” to maintain their supply so they can breastfeed after they are finished with their medications. This is an article for women who have to (or choose to) pump for the … Continue reading →

Help! I Don’t Have Enough Milk!

The actual number of women who medically cannot produce enough milk for their babies is very, very rare. Why then does it seem that we all know at least a few women who for one reason or another had trouble producing enough milk to feed their children? Frequently what happens is that a mother has trouble and is never really given the necessary support to continue producing milk effectively. The bottom line is that the less your baby nurses, the less milk you will produce. Supply and Demand Breastfeeding is a supply and demand relationship. Your body produces the amount … Continue reading →