How long did you plan to breastfeed, if you planned to at all? How long did you actually breastfeed — and what factors influenced your decision to stop?
What’s YOUR Pumping Routine?
So here’s a weird question but one I think a lot of us will identify with: what’s your pumping routine? Every mom who gets stuck pumping at work ends up with a pumping routine for breast milk — tea you drink, family photos you review, a show you binge watch… For example, as guest poster Emily … Read More about What’s YOUR Pumping Routine?
A Working Mom’s Sonata Breast Pump Review
For those readers who are pregnant and weighing the pros and cons of the various breast pumps out there, we hope today’s Medela Sonata breast pump review will help you decide. When Kat and I became moms, many considered the Medela Pump In Style Advanced to be the be-all and end-all of breast pumps, but that’s … Read More about A Working Mom’s Sonata Breast Pump Review
All Our Best Nursing & Pumping Advice
As you know, after the recent survey we decided to mix up the morning post schedule a bit. Now it’s basically a two-week schedule, with Maternity Monday alternating with Nursing/Pumping Tuesday. We already have a little sentence with links that we run on Maternity Mondays to direct pregnant readers to older “dressing professional while pregnant” advice — … Read More about All Our Best Nursing & Pumping Advice
Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding: As a Type A Woman What Did You Choose?
Here’s what may be a weird question: as a Type A, goal-oriented, overachieving chick, what was your thought process regarding your decision on breastfeeding vs. formula feeding your child? What was your emotional and intellectual response to the idea of it, and how did you reason through whichever decision you made? {related: you may want … Read More about Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding: As a Type A Woman What Did You Choose?
Guest Post: Pumping at Work 101
Pumping at work: it’s one of the toughest parts of going back to work after maternity leave. In past posts we’ve covered what to wear to pump at work, how to manage pumping in different offices, pumping during work travel, and how to dress professionally when you go back to work (when your pre-pregnancy clothes … Read More about Guest Post: Pumping at Work 101