Pumping and Storage

Breast milk can be collected and stored in a freezer for up to one year. Proper collection, storage and thawing is important to preserve the maximum health benefits of the milk.

Information on using breast pumps and storage suggestions. Also discussed is bottle-feeding.

Excellent tips for efficiently pumping breastmilk

Information on what to consider before buying a breast pump

List of the most popular breast pumps on the market

Here is the Marmet Technique of manually expressing your breast milk. It is a safe, easy alternative to using a breast pump.

How can you tell if your pump flange is on correctly? Do you have an obvious circle around your areola when you are finished pumping? Here's some information about how to avoid that.

Is it safe to borrow or buy a used breast pump? Why is it safe to use a breast pump that you rent?

There are many lactating women who do not want to put the baby to the breast, yet they still want to provide breast milk for their baby. Is it possible to just pump and bottle feed?

If you decide to supplement breastfeeding with pumped breast milk in a bottle, how much should you give? Here is the calculation.

Storage guidelines for expressed milk

Information on the proper handling of breastmilk

Expressed breast milk can be frozen. How do you go about freezing it?

When expressing breast milk, there are quite a few different ways to prepare it for use. Here are the definitions of the four distinct methods.

With federal regulations limiting the amount of liquids we can take on airplaces, what happens with breast milk? How much breast milk can you take on an airplane?

Is it possible to sustain your breastfeeding relationship when you're away from your baby for many days? How can you ship your expressed breast milk home?

With so many different breastfeeding devices on the market, how do you make sense of what to buy? Here you will find information on different breastfeeding equipment and devices used to supplement or complement feedings.

When it is not possible for a mother to breastfeed her baby, one alternative can be to give human milk from a donor. In appropriate situations, a mother can obtain breast milk from a human milk bank, and yes, this is a very safe option.

Review of Pumpin' Pal Breast Pump Super Shields.