April 24, 2015
A Love Expressed by the Bottle
I dreamed of you
I fight for you—for us
Our challenges are real but
our love is stronger
My expectations demolished,
a sandcastle washed away...
January 6, 2015
The emotional outcry in response to the Pacific Standard article “The Unseen Consequences of Pumping Breast Milk” was so strong and sustained that it was difficult to ignore. The article’s aim is to differentiate between breastfeeding and feeding expressed breast milk...
April 9, 2014
1. Use the best breast pump you can afford.
When you need to rely solely on a breast pump to maintain (and possibly initiate) your milk supply, you need to go with the best one you can afford. What’s best won’t necessarily be the same for everyone, and your personal sit...
March 7, 2014
Just over a year ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing a number of women about their breastfeeding experiences. All had experienced challenges and in the end did not meet their personal breastfeeding goals. They share their experience in a moving, open, and honest wa...
January 23, 2014
Dear Dads,
Normally I write for moms—for your wives, your partners, your spouses, the mother of your children—but today I am writing to you, those most important people who support the women who are exclusively pumping in order to provide breast milk to your children.
P...
January 9, 2014
Well the pregnancy itself was planned, but the course of the pregnancy most certainly was not. From the moment the home pregnancy test read positive, I began making plans for my pregnancy. I began to dream of the wonderful moments I would experience over the next forty...
December 31, 2013
My son turned eleven years old on December 16th, and when I look back on the last eleven years of my life I am truly amazed at where I am today. Those many years ago, as a first-time mother admitted to the hospital thirty weeks into my pregnancy for severe preeclampsia...
December 18, 2013
This post is part 2 of "What Women Wish They Had Been Told But Did Not Hear".
Sometimes it can be difficult to know what to say to a new mother who is having a difficult time establishing breastfeeding. Emotions are high and exhaustion is never ending. Here are some sp...
December 16, 2013
In my opinion, it is the view from our pumps that shows the true reason exclusively pumping moms do what they do, and this view also illuminates the strength, determination, commitment, and sacrifice it takes to exclusively pump. The idea for this video came after seei...
December 16, 2013
What is the favourite thing of a woman who is exclusively pumping? Her baby, of course! It's the reason we do what we do (and if you haven't watch The View from Our Pumps, go watch that now). Here's a fun Christmas-themed video featuring some pumplings and some special...
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