A Love Expressed by the Bottle
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...
Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?
The emotional outcry in response to the Pacific Standard article “The Unseen Consequences of Pumping Breast Milk” was so strong and...
An Exclusively Pumping Top 10—How to get off to a good start
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...
Moms Speak About the Emotions of Breastfeeding Loss and Moving Forward to a New Experience
Just over a year ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing a number of women about their breastfeeding experiences. All had experienced...
A Letter to the Dads Who are Supporting Exclusively Pumping Moms
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...
The "UnPlanned" Pregnancy
Well the pregnancy itself was planned, but the course of the pregnancy most certainly was not. From the moment the home pregnancy test...
The Sharing of a Dream: A Reflection Eleven Years after Exclusively Pumping
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...
Supporting a Mom Who is Experiencing Breastfeeding Challenges
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...
The View from Our Pumps
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...
My Favourite Things, The Exclusive Pumpers' Version
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...
