Expressing Help
Your stress-free guide to pumping breast milk. When you first get started expressing breast milk, it is hard to know if you’re using the breast pump properly, how much milk to expect your breasts to produce, and how to get into a rhythm with pumping. Here’s info on how to use a breast pump, how often you should pump milk, what to do if you’re not getting enough milk, and help for working mums expressing breast milk at work.
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A few tips on starting to use a breast pump and increasing your stash of milk in the freezer. We tell you what you can expect, that it takes time and patience.
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Can I Mix Milk from Different Pumping Sessions?
Can I mix breast milk from different pumping sessions? A few guidelines. -
Basic Expressing Instructions
Basic instructions on using a breast pump. How to use a breast pump, and how to increase the milk that you get using a breast pump -
Breastmilk Storage
Breast milk storage guidelines. Some tips on how to express and store breast milk in the fridge or freezer for long periods, while preserving the natural properties of breast milk. Provided by Breas -
Breastshield Sizes for Pumps
Breastshield Sizes for Breast Pumps - we have different size breast shields which may help make expressing breast milk more comfortable -
Expressing Breast Milk
Expressing breast milk to feed your baby breast milk in a bottle, this can be hard work! We understand. Some tips and advice on breastfeeding and expressing from Breastmates -
How to Express Breast Milk
A few tips on how to express breast milk from your breasts - to relieve engorged breasts, to increase milk supply, or to feed baby while you are away. Manual by hand, or aided with breast pumps. Eit -
Low Milk Supply and Breast Pumps
A mother recently wrote to us with a plea for help. She had cracked nipples, a low milk supply, and didn't like topping her baby up with formula. We gave her some encouragement, and other mums share -
Pumps and Bottles
Breast Pumps and Bottle Choices for returning to work. Some questions answered so you can figure out what you need to buy -
What Volume of Milk Can You Pump?
Expressing breast milk? How much volume can you expect? Lots of mums have shared their expressing tips and story with us. Its very common not to get a large volume of milk straight away.