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Seeking advice to relieve major breastmilk pumping discomfort.

We have a healthy 6 week old girl. We've come to a point where the quality of life for Mom isn't very pleasurable in terms of breastfeeding. We both wanted to breastfeed our child but we're approaching...

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How to pump enough so mom can sleep for once?

Breastfeeding and pumping filter: How can I get ahead in pumping so my husband can I take over a nighttime feeding and I can get a full night's sleep even just once a week? We had some trouble getting...

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I have a lot of pumping questions!

Questions about pumping (breastmilk, not gas or iron) So I've been back at work for almost a month now, pumping during the day and breastfeeding nights/weekends, and things are going quite well. I...

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Got Milk?

How much breastmilk do I really need to send to daycare each day? And how much should I have in the freezer? And all sorts of other questions. Little Miss is five weeks old. Last week I started pumping...

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Breast of both worlds?

Breastfeeding woes: is there any way to battle nipple confusion without cutting out artificial nipples completely? When baby litnerd was born about 5 1/2 weeks ago, his latch was horrendous for various...

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Making the case for additional workplace lactation rooms

Help me make an argument to my direct boss, and then facilities/HR, about why we should have a per-building lactation room on our three-building work campus (vs. one lactation room in one building)....

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The kid is alright, but what about the parent?

Can you help me make peace with giving my baby formula when he's at daycare? My baby is now 10 1/2 months old and at daycare during the week. Up until now, he has been breastfeeding at home and...

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My boobs are on strike against my pump.

I'm suddenly getting ever diminishing returns with my breastpump. Do I have to bite the bullet and shell out for a different one? I breastfed Peanut the first until just shy of her 2nd birthday; we...

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Exclusive Pumping and Returning to Work

I am exclusively pumping for my 8 week old little guy due to poor latch early on. I currently pump 9 times per day (on the even hours, from 2 am - 6 pm) for half an hour each session. I go back to work...

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Explain bottle-feeding a breastfed baby as if I were also a tiny baby

My parents are visiting to meet my 3 week-old baby, and we're all hoping they can introduce a bottle of breast milk to her while I run errands. Can some seasoned parents please explain the finer points...

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Baby doesn't always want to take formula and I hate pumping.

6-month-old babyminda is in daycare five days a week while I work and is sometimes fussy about eating formula. How much extra time should I be putting into addressing this problem? Baby has been at...

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Creating a mom's room at work

I have a new mom returning to work at my office, and I'd like to convert our underused conference room to a nursing/pumping/mom's room. Pinterest is failing me. What should a room like this have (aside...

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Happy medium between breastfeeding/pumping/formula?

Is there such a thing as happy medium between breastfeeding/pumping/formula? Or will breastfeeding get eventually better without driving me insane? While pregnant, I naively thought I would "try"...

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