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Ask a Baby Blogger: You Said Not to Pump. . .But They Said to Pump

Question: Hi. I’ve read most of your blogs on breastfeeding and first, thank you so much. We’ve had a rough start and my baby was in the NICU for a few weeks so I had to pump. But when she came home, I stopped pumping because I had read somewhere that you said pumping does not increase your supply. However, the nurses in the hospital said I need to keep pumping to keep up my supply because the baby won’t suck effectively. What’s your advice? First of all, you’re welcome and I’m glad you’re breastfeeding your baby. You’re right. I … Continue reading →

Breastfeeding Times 2

Breastfeeding, as we have discussed here previously, can be difficult enough. When you are trying to nurse multiples; you have a whole new set of challenges to deal with. Premature babies may have a difficult time nursing because their sucking reflex is weak. While your breast milk is very well designed to provide multiples and premature babies with nutrients and antibodies, premature multiples can tire so easily that completing a feeding can be hard. Another problem to confront a nursing mother of premature multiples is that her milk supply is low. The low supply can be related to the early … Continue reading →