Given that all pregnancies, and all mamas, are different - when to start pumping breastmilk will vary from person to person. Ideally you’ll want to start pumping 2 weeks after so you and your baby get the swing of things first.
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Colostrum is Milk. If you’re a new mom and someone says “ wait until your milk comes in”. Re-assure them that your milk is in fact in. You’ve been producing colostrum since you were about 20 weeks pregnant
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Many new moms look forward to the bonding experience of breastfeeding a new baby. But in the U.S., there’s a mismatch between global recommendations surrounding breastfeeding (six months of exclusive nursing, says The World Health Organization) and making those recommendations a reality, especially for Black Mothers.
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For a variety of reasons, sometimes mamas lose their milk supply before they’re ready to. Sometimes, babies have to spend time in the NICU after birth.
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It’s World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 - 7) and the entire month of August is Breastfeeding Month. For the month of August we’ll be sharing everything you need to know and that’s never mentioned about breastfeeding and breastmilk.
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We’ve all heard of women not being able to produce enough breast milk, but did you know that an oversupply of breastmilk is just as common?
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Whether you’re a partner, sister, brother, coworker, parent, or friend - there are definitely ways you can support the breastfeeding mom in your life.
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Given that all pregnancies, and all mamas, are different - when to start pumping breastmilk will vary from person to person. Additionally, not all mothers will choose to pump at all.
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There are many ways to give birth. When most women think of the “how” behind birthing, we think of natural versus medicated, or vaginal versus C-Section. But the truth is, there are many medical birth interventions that fall somewhere in the middle, creating various combinations of birth.
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