Pumps and pumping

Three mistakes you are probably making with your breast pump

Three mistakes you are probably making with your breast pump

--Alex Chances are, you don't love using your breast pump.  We know this, because our research shows that for every ten women using a breast pump, seven have pain or...
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The Age article on Milkdrop

The Age

"A newborn baby with a tongue tie which meant pumping breast milk every three hours gave Alexandra Sinickas a clear-eyed view of the problems with breast pumps on the market." - Cara Waters
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The Sydney Morning Herald article on Milkdrop

The Sydney Morning Herald

"A newborn baby with a tongue tie which meant pumping breast milk every three hours gave Alexandra Sinickas a clear-eyed view of the problems with breast pumps on the market." - Cara Waters
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Usually the first advice for pain or discomfort pumping is that your flange size is wrong. 

Usually the first advice for pain or discomfort pumping is that your flange size is wrong. 

The typical advice when you're having pain pumping is to check your flange size. Good advice, but how do you 'measure' a nipple? And once you've measured it, how do you know if you've chosen the right one. Here's what I found that might help you.
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Alex smiling at camera holding milkdrop cushion

What I wish I knew about breastfeeding before having a baby

It's always been strange to me, that despite with this firehose of advice in the months before having your first baby, the single most important thing, actually the biggest thing, didn't get talked about. 
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Milkdrop breast pump cushion pilot

More comfort, less swelling, and other results from our pilot.

Observations on pumping with and without our cushion from our pilot study.
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Mum holding baby

#4 Tips for choosing the right pump for you.

Feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out which pump to choose, or whether to pump at all? It's ok, just take it back to basics - this is one of those cases where you need the right tool for the job.

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Pregnant woman

#3 Which breast pump is most popular?

If you're in the market for pumps, it's hard to know where to start. Based on our market surveys, Medela seems to take the cake, but there's some pump brands with a cult following.

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