Category: Breast Pumping

Back to Basics – Part 1 (why exclusive pumping?)

Many moms have different reasons for choosing to exclusively pump. Although for my last baby I setup her room to lock myself in and get this breastfeeding thing down, it just didn’t work for me. I had severe depression with each birth, and my doctor put me on anti-depressants during my third trimester with Gabrielle. [...]


I’m Back!

Hey mommies! I’m back from a long hiatus. Getting a job a couple of years go really became overwhelming and Gotbreastpump suffered from it. Although it’s a great job, and I’m so thankful for it, your continued comments and questions have beckoned me back to the website. I’m hoping that my research and information about [...]


Find a Good Routine / Schedule for Breast Pumping

To have a good breast pumping experience, you need to create a routine and have a good time schedule to continue to maintain a good breast milk supply.  Just as you need to breastfeed your baby on a schedule initially you also will need to breast pump on a schedule. In the beginning, when you [...]


Ouch! Don’t Force Your Breast Pump

Don’t force the breast pump to pump too quickly or too hard.  Sometime when we lack the time or motivation to breast pump, we decide to put both the rhythm and pressure of the breast pump too high.  Some moms may jump on the breast pump with both dials pushed up to the highest level [...]


Don’t Stop Breast Pumping at Night

We all wait for that perfect night when baby sleeps through the entire night.  Is it possible; will it ever happen?  Well, yes, believe it or not, in the near future your baby will probably begin to sleep through the night. However, as wonderful as it may seem, if you are breast pumping, you probably [...]


Make Sure to Have Something to Do While Breast Pumping

If all you do while breast pumping is sit and stare at the clock waiting for the time to finish, then you will feel like your breast pumping sessions will last forever.  You should have something to do while breast pumping to help the time pass by more quickly. Some things that you may want [...]


Breast Pump for 2-3 Minutes Longer

Many of us lack the time that we need to breast pump for very long, and we wait impatiently while watching the minutes on a clock to decide whether to finish pumping at this time.   Well, if you want to maintain a good breast milk supply, the last thing that you should be doing is [...]


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Massage Your Breasts While Breast Pumping

When you learn to breastfeed, you are told to massage your breasts to help with the let down of your breast milk.  Well, of course the same holds true for breast pumping.  However, in addition to massaging just prior to using your breast pumping, you will want to massage your breasts while breast pumping. As [...]


Using a Quality Breast Pump for Successful Breast Pumping

Having a quality breast pump is essential if you plan to breast pump exclusively or even occasionally when returning to work.  If you do not have a quality breast pump intended for full time use, then your efforts at breast pumping will be useless.  After some time of using a lower quality breast pump (battery [...]


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