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November 27th, 2014
 2 comments Let’s be realistic. Pumping milk from your breasts is never going to be awesome. It just isn’t. But! I was finally convinced (5 years into my nursing journey) to buy a hands-free pumping bra and lo! It does make things better. I hesitated so long because I didn’t understand the logistics of the bra. . . . → Read More: Hands-Free Bra Makes Pumping Better November 24th, 2014
One comment Gymnurstics. My friend taught me this term. It refers to nursing a wiggling baby or a toddler, or nursing both of these at once. Or, in my most recent struggle, nursing a wriggling baby and trying to simultaneously pump my opposite breast. Image Source There have been a lot of gymnurstics at my . . . → Read More: Gymnurstics November 13th, 2014
Leave a comment Judy, our resident breast pump expert, asked me if I would test out some new valves that Ameda has released to improve their pump efficiency. I currently don’t own an Ameda pump, so she lent me the store’s demo pump, parts, and valves. Why would a store owner go to such trouble for a . . . → Read More: Small Changes, Big Difference: Pump Parts and Milk Expression November 6th, 2014
One comment When I was pumping for my second son (milk he never did agree to drink from a bottle!), I noticed my output decreasing when he turned six months old. I worried I was having issues letting down for the pump as I had with my first child and never paused to think it might . . . → Read More: You Make My Motor Run: How to Tell if Your Breastpump is Working November 3rd, 2014
Leave a comment Technically, I’m on maternity leave. I’m a freelance writer and I teach part-time at a local university, so what this means is that I have not renewed my teaching contract and I currently have no writing assignments (apart from this blog). But I still have meetings I need to attend. Many of these meetings . . . → Read More: Babe in Arms: How to Bring a Baby to Meetings October 23rd, 2014
Leave a comment I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’ve signed up to be a milk donor with the Columbus milk bank. I’ve got 50 ounces of breastmilk on ice so far–25% of my 200-ounce minimum donation! Because I stay home with my younger two kids, I’ve been finding it challenging to find time to pump . . . → Read More: Donating Breastmilk: Tips for Stay-home Moms June 12th, 2014
4 comments A friend was teasing me a few months ago because I still use the C-hold when nursing my toddler. I have very large breasts–the last nursing bra I bought was a 34F, and my son is two. From the moment my first son’s milk came in, I was dealing with enormous, firm melons and . . . → Read More: Breastfeeding with Large Breasts |
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