Monthly Archive for February, 2009

10 things I love about pumping breastmilk

Provide breastmilk to your little one. After all this one point by itself outweighs all the things we hate about pumping. So actually this doesn’t count. Here is a list of 10 highlights of our pumping sessions.

1. Getting out a clog after two days of massaging, hot water and all the treatments you can think of for getting the damned clog out

2. Looking in admiration at your slight increase in milk supply again after the clog is out

3. How the sound of the pump can magically put your baby into sleep

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14 things I hate about pumping breastmilk

Pumping breastmilk for your little one is easier said than done. There is lots of hard work and dedication that goes with that. I thought it would be good to provide a list of the top 10 things I hated about pumping.  It ended up to be 14 and I am sure I could easily extend that further. It would be great if you share your hates as well. Send me your top 10 and I will put together and publish our most common hates.

1. Looking at the clock and knowing that the pumping session is about to start

2. Looking at the clock and knowing that the pumping session is about to start and the little one is in the middle of a crying tantrum.

3. The LO is feeding sooooo slowly from the bottle and you want the clock to stop as it ticks past your pumping schedule. You know that you still have to burp and clam the baby Continue reading ’14 things I hate about pumping breastmilk’