Your Pregnancy

Your pumping problems sorted!

THERE ARE MANY situations in which you may need to express breast milk and store it safely to use on demand when you need it.

Some short-term reasons may be occasional separations or to increase milk supply. Some long-term reasons may be a premature hospitalised infant or regular separations such as returning to work.

PLANNING AHEAD

Invest in a good breast pump. It needs to match the reason for use, be affordable, portable, fit well, have an adjustable vacuum, and cycling speeds of between 40 to 65 cycles per minute, to effectively express breast milk.

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