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Pumping Schedules for Returning to Work

Heading back to work is possibly the biggest disrupter to your feeding journey.  It really is a huge topic, worthy of its own book (or two), but here are the...

Pumping Schedules for Returning to Work

Heading back to work is possibly the biggest disrupter to your feeding journey.  It really is a huge topic, worthy of its own book (or two), but here are the...

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How to build your own pumping schedule (and why...

Your body goes through enormous change to produce milk, especially immediately after birth as you initiate lactation and build your volume. As you settle into a feeding pattern, your baby...

How to build your own pumping schedule (and why...

Your body goes through enormous change to produce milk, especially immediately after birth as you initiate lactation and build your volume. As you settle into a feeding pattern, your baby...

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Pumping Schedule FAQs

Our Comfortably Pumping Facebook group are always asking us some great questions about pumping schedules, so we've compiled these frequently asked questions into one place! Most of these questions are answered for people...

Pumping Schedule FAQs

Our Comfortably Pumping Facebook group are always asking us some great questions about pumping schedules, so we've compiled these frequently asked questions into one place! Most of these questions are answered for people...

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How to pack a pumping bag for going back to work 

Just when you had your new baby routine sorted, now you have to head back to work! Even knowing what to pack in your bag can be a bit overwhelming...

How to pack a pumping bag for going back to work 

Just when you had your new baby routine sorted, now you have to head back to work! Even knowing what to pack in your bag can be a bit overwhelming...

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How to set up your pumping station 

Being a pumping mother is… busy. Between caring for your baby and the scheduling, cleaning and hard work of pumping it’s perfectly normal for it to feel like a lot...

How to set up your pumping station 

Being a pumping mother is… busy. Between caring for your baby and the scheduling, cleaning and hard work of pumping it’s perfectly normal for it to feel like a lot...

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How to pack a pumping bag for holiday

It has been said that once you have a baby a holiday is really just parenting elsewhere 🙄 But we believe that with a little preparation, and a go-with-the-flow mindset,...

How to pack a pumping bag for holiday

It has been said that once you have a baby a holiday is really just parenting elsewhere 🙄 But we believe that with a little preparation, and a go-with-the-flow mindset,...

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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