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Listed are the posts for May 2009.

How Often Do I Sterilize My Breast Pump Parts?

Hi Wendy and Toni Please give me advice on how often I need to sterilize my breast pump parts. My baby is full term and very healthy, but I want to make sure that I am doing this right. Celia in Phoenix Answer from Toni & Wendy Celia, you are clearly a smart mom who [...]


Why Does My Baby Dislike Frozen Breastmilk?

Freezing Breastmilk Without Changing the Flavor Sometimes, we put breastmilk in the freezer and don’t realize that food flavors get into the milk from other foods that are stored in the freezer. Here is an idea that will help prevent food flavors from getting into the breast milk. Use a plastic container that will hold [...]


Kids say the funniest things

As I was nursing my baby, my cousin’s six-year-old daughter, Krissy, came into the room. Never having seen anyone breast- feed before, she was intrigued and full of all kinds of questions about what I was doing. After mulling over my answers, she remarked, “My mom has some of those, but I don’t think she [...]


Wendy and I feel so blessed. We get to work together everyday and we still really like and love each other after a year and a half working in tight quarters.  The second part of the blessing is that we get to do what we are truly passionate about.  Helping moms feed their babies is [...]


YUCK, My Breast Pump is Gross

  Cleaning Your Breast Pump Dragging your pump to and from work, and you pump at home too, you pump can get really messy looking. Cleaning your pump is not nearly as hard as you might think. I’ll break it down to the big chunks, no pun intended, Maybe. Your mom’s & grandma’s old standard [...]


Travel & Breast Pumping

What Really Happens at the Airport and Other Important Stuff Now, a Mommy that is flying without her child will be able to bring breast milk through the checkpoint, provided it is declared prior to screening. Horror stories abound of what happens to Moms with breast milk and breast pumps at airports.  In recent months, the Transportation [...]


Travel & Breast Pumping

What Really Happens at the Airport and Other Important Stuff Now, a Mommy that is flying without her child will be able to bring breast milk through the checkpoint, provided it is declared prior to screening. Horror stories abound of what happens to Moms with breast milk and breast pumps at airports.  In recent months, the Transportation [...]


Surviving the First Month with Enough Breast Milk

From the moment of your baby’s first wail through the next 4 – 6 weeks as your hormones are on a wild roller coaster ride. But that’s only the beginning. You may need help. You can get help from GotBreastPump.com. We are just a call or email away. Our passion is helping new mothers to [...]


My Mother’s Day Tribute to My Daughter Wendy

 4 Important Things I Learned From My Daughter As a life-long hyperactive person I have always overdone things.  I work too hard; I’m involved in too many things. I will, too often, take on too much responsibility. Wendy has taught me that a patient and wise approach to life and raising kids reaps wonderful rewards. [...]


Maybe the Most Important Thing You Can Do, to Increase Breast Milk. But You Won’t Like Hearing It

Once you get your breast milk supply going good, it is troubling when you begin to see a drop in the amount you pump.  You used to get 5 ounces per breast during most feedings, then it dwindles to 3 ounces and sometimes only 2 ounces. This is fairly predictable, unfortunately. Finally, your baby is [...]