Ten Things No One Told Me
About Pumping
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by Aliza Sherman Risdahl of Babyfruit.com
10. That there was any such thing as pumping your breasts to get breast milk because there was a possibility baby just wouldn't do it.
9. That my days of being protective of my breasts because I've had fibrocystic cysts for years was now over and that I'd be manhandling them daily.
8. That there was something called an Electric Breast Pump and that it wasn't the name of a punk rock band.
7. That my breasts could actually bend and twist in odd directions when I'm trying to balance the bottles on my lap so I can type while pumping since I'm sometimes too lazy to put on my hands-free make-shift pump bra.
6. That there was something called a hands-free pump bra until I finally learned there was something called pumping your breasts for breast milk.
5. That I'd actually say every 2-4 hours per day "I've got to pump" and make a dutiful beeline to my pump.
4. That I'd buy a vehicle power adapter and actually pump in the car (so far only while G. is driving, not while I'm driving...)
3. That I'd be keeping a Pump Diary every day and looking at this whole pumping experience in terms of numbers i.e. getting those ounces up.
2. That I'd be finding creative ways to eat more oatmeal to increase my breast milk production - oatmeal with brown sugar and half & half, oatmeal cookies, oatmeal breakfast bars, oatmeal in meatloaf (yes, really).
1. That even with flanges and bottles attached to my nipples, my husband still thinks I'm sexy.
Republished by permission from I Pump, Therefore I Am.
