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For a few months I have been acquiring used pumps so that I can disinfect and evaluate their performance. I am (obsessively) testing the suction for each pump I service and am recording my findings as my own little research project (stay tuned for a post on this in the near future). For now, I want to focus on pump care and cleanliness. Everyone knows personal use pumps should not be shared between mothers, but why? Because they can transmit diseases such as Hepatitis C and H

This video from Stanford Medicine is a great one to watch for any new mother, and especially mothers who are concerned about milk supply, have premature and/or supplemented infants or infants who must spend time in the NICU, and latch difficulties. When an infant is unable to breastfeed effectively, and his mother needs to stimulate the breasts and express milk with a breast pump, building and maintaining an adequate supply can be a challenge. This video demonstrates some way

Lost your milk supply? Want to induce lactation? Faith McGinn, IBCLC, wrote a great plan for relactation on her website! http://faithmcginn.com/index.php?p=1_48_Sample-Relactation-Plan #increasingmilk #low #lowmilksupply #milkoutput #output #milksupply #pumping #supplementing #supply

This video shows several different feeding methods that are great alternatives to the bottle. These methods can be very helpful in supplementing the breastfed baby without interrupting the learning curve of breastfeeding. #alternativefeedingmethods #bottle #breastfeeding #cupfeeding #favoritevideos #fingerfeeding #pacefeeding #positioning #pumping #nipplepain #sns #spoonfeeding #supplementing #syringefeeding

You can ALWAYS increase and decrease your milk supply with the help of your baby. For in depth information on milk supply and how to increase it, check out Faith McGinn's article called The Milk Supply Arsenal. #milksupply #low #supply #pumping #output #increasingmilk

Mothers often wonder how much milk their baby drinks, and this becomes a big question for mothers once they are ready to return to work, or even begin leaving baby at home with a caregiver occassionally. The research tells us that exclusively breastfed babies take in an average of 25 oz (750 mL) per day between the ages of 1 month and 6 months. Different babies take in different amounts of milk; a typical range of milk intakes is 19-30 oz per day (570-900 mL per day). So, it