Dear Rando, I've got some questions for you. I am preparing to go back to work and my plan is to pump while I am at work. I have a ton of questions on breast milk freezer storage - how to pump at work, how can I store it, can I freeze it? Thanks, Confused and Overwhelmed Dear Confused and Overwhelmed, First, thanks for writing to me. You are my official first write-in question posting here on the BreastfeedingPlace.com. I'd love to talk to you about storing your pumped milk and what I am going to tell you is the process that I used myself to store my own. A little back story for ya. I went back to work when my … [Read more...]
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I remember when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I was scared and nervous. At the time, I was planning my wedding. Quickly, I went from reading The Knot magazines to What to Expect When You Are Expecting books. I planned. And I don’t mean I just sat down and thought, “I am going to have a natural birth, it will be beautiful, and I will breastfeed, and it will be glorious.” I mean, I sat down, wrote lists, weighed options—and I planned. I am pretty sure I had a list and a plan for every little detail of my pregnancy, birth, and hospital stay. My plans even included what books I was going to bring to read while I was … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding in Public: Tips you need to hide your nips
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I had planned on breastfeeding from the minute I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I don’t know why I was so excited to do it, but I was. I read up on it and when she was born at the hospital, I talked to the lactation consultant every day. I wanted to be good. I also wanted to be able to nurse in public (NIP). I told my husband that I would do it and “forget anyone that would side eye me!” Then, one blissful Saturday afternoon, we were at Target walking around buying baby gear, and my little newborn baby started crying. She was hungry. I panicked. I started to breathe heavily and broke out in a sweat. What was I supposed to … [Read more...]
