Pumping Survival School

Your no-nonsense, no-judgment guide to pumps and pumping.

Pumps and pumping

Collecting colostrum during pregnancy

Collecting colostrum during pregnancy

During pregnancy, your body undergoes many changes - as you might have well noticed! One of these changes is the production of colostrum, which is the first milk that you...

Collecting colostrum during pregnancy

During pregnancy, your body undergoes many changes - as you might have well noticed! One of these changes is the production of colostrum, which is the first milk that you...

Are you using the right flange size?

Are you using the right flange size?

Many pumping related issues can be helped by ensuring that you are using the right size flange for your breast. So how do you know if you’re not? You’re busy...

Are you using the right flange size?

Many pumping related issues can be helped by ensuring that you are using the right size flange for your breast. So how do you know if you’re not? You’re busy...

How to pump milk

How to pump milk

Perhaps you have been planning to pump since pregnancy - or maybe you’ve just found yourself needing to express milk unexpectedly. Either way, it can feel like a whole new...

How to pump milk

Perhaps you have been planning to pump since pregnancy - or maybe you’ve just found yourself needing to express milk unexpectedly. Either way, it can feel like a whole new...

Are you using the right breast pump?

Are you using the right breast pump?

Choosing the right breast pump can make a significant difference in your pumping experience. What sort of pump works best for you may depend on a variety of factors -...

Are you using the right breast pump?

Choosing the right breast pump can make a significant difference in your pumping experience. What sort of pump works best for you may depend on a variety of factors -...

How to use lactation massager - Lactation massager on pink background

How to use our new warming, vibrating lactation...

It's here! Our Warming Lactation Massager has finally arrived, and we're pretty excited to be able to offer it to all the mums out there who are looking to get more milk...

How to use our new warming, vibrating lactation...

It's here! Our Warming Lactation Massager has finally arrived, and we're pretty excited to be able to offer it to all the mums out there who are looking to get more milk...

Which pump should I get - Breast pump on brown background

Which pump should I get?

There are SO many pump options on the market, how's a mum to choose? Manual, traditional, wearable - it's enough to make your head spin. Each pump type has pros and cons and...

Which pump should I get?

There are SO many pump options on the market, how's a mum to choose? Manual, traditional, wearable - it's enough to make your head spin. Each pump type has pros and cons and...

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READY, SET, PUMP

Prepping to Pump

  • What to expect
  • Get the right pump
  • Know your body
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You want me to put my breast where?

How to Pump Comfy

  • Getting set up
  • How to express milk
  • Ways to get comfy
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is this normal?

Pumping Problems

  • Common problems
  • Quick (and long-term) fixes
  • Troubleshooting
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YEP, THIS IS YOUR LIFE (FOR NOW).

Pumping & Life

  • Back to work
  • Pumping schedules
  • Road-tested hacks
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How to use your Milkdrop products