Wondering how a breast pump can benefit your breastfeeding goals? We offer some awesome ways that a breast pump can make life as a new mom easier!
Using a breast pump can help in so many ways:
• Allows you to return to work or school without worrying about your baby’s feeding times
• You will have an emergency supply of milk in case there is ever a reason you cannot be there to breastfeed your baby
• Having a breast pump allows your partner to share the responsibility of feedings, bond with baby and feed baby when you are away
• Pumping sessions are a great way to get a little extra time to yourself
• Pumping can prevent engorgement and sore nipples
• Using a breast pump increases breast milk supply for breastfeeding moms
• Induces lactation if you have adopted a baby
• Pumping can draw out inverted or flat nipples
• Provides an extra milk supply if you have twins or multiple children breastfeeding
• Pumping is a good alternative if your baby has difficulty latching to the breast
• You can store breast milk to supplement your baby’s diet once he or she starts eating their first foods
• Pump and dump breast milk after drinking alcohol
• Allows moms to express milk in tight situations, whether at work, traveling, or on-the-go.
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