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In all that I had imagined about parenthood when I was pregnant with M, exclusive pumping was never part of it. I expected I would breastfeed — I was formula fed myself, but Mac Daddy is very enthusiastic about breastfeeding, and I saw my older sister successfully manage it with my niece, so it felt […]

Over the past six months or so, I have often had friends, family and coworkers ask me, with incredulity, some variation of “so…how long are you going to keep doing that?!” in reference to my pumping of breastmilk for my son. I usually respond with something “oh, I don’t know – until I have to stop […]

After William became a full-on bottle lover, I, by necessity, became a full-on breast pump devotee. There are a great deal of wonderful resources out there for women who exclusively pump (and those who supplement via pumping), which I loved reading as I began my path to “EP-ing.” Consider this my humble contribution for all […]

Let’s talk about pumping! My preferred title was already taken by Mrs. Yoyo, but I think this one is appropriate too. :) This is an area where I have a lot of experience but am thankfully done forever. I nursed K for 13 months (pumping at work for 10) and pumped for D (mostly at the […]

How you feed your baby is one of the most talked about, most challenging and most guilt-laden topics of new parenthood. Framed often as a choice, “breast vs bottle,” “mother’s milk vs formula,” it seems many of us find it to be far more complicated. My baby feeding status: full time pumper. When your baby […]

Since a lot of women in my family told me they failed at breastfeeding, I told myself that I wouldn’t be discouraged if breastfeeding didn’t work out for me, even if I faced judgment. I needed to do what I thought was best. At first, exclusive pumping seemed like the best of both worlds. You are feeding your […]