Much like breastfeeding or chestfeeding, pumping milk shouldn’t hurt. The pump’s job is to gently encourage a milk letdown, then continue suctioning to collect that milk. This process shouldn’t be ...

Both nursing and pumping are excellent ways to feed a baby breast milk. People should choose the feeding strategy or combination of strategies that work best for them and the infant. Breast milk is ...

Before I gave birth to my first child, I spent a few minutes reviewing the limited number of breast pumps sold at my registry retailer before clicking on one that was neither too expensive nor too ...

Nancy Murray, nurse clinician and lactation consultant at Duke Children's Primary Care, answers some frequently asked questions about breast milk pumping. I wrote about WakeMed's Mothers' Milk Bank ...

Looking at a small amount of milk in the bottle after the pumping session can be discouraging. You may think you are not producing enough milk for your baby, or they may not be getting enough ...