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Thrive at Breastfeeding and Pumping with These Useful Tips

mom laying with baby on bed with white sheets

Breastfeeding can be an amazing and wonderful experience. It can also be painful, heartbreaking, and a nuisance. After successfully breastfeeding three children, each for over one year, I hope to offer tips for both breastfeeding and pumping. If I help anyone make their breastfeeding journey a little easier then I will be ecstatic.

How to Set Up the Perfect Nursing Station

breastfeeding station

If you plan on breastfeeding it is important to have a nursing station set up in your home with necessities within arm’s reach.  You will be spending a ton of time feeding your child, especially in the beginning, so it is nice to have a designated area you can go with everything you could want or need. Here is how I set up my nursing station;

Breastmilk Bottle Feeding & Storage Guidelines

I like to create cheat sheets for myself, my husband, and babysitters so everyone is on the same page for how to properly care for the baby.

For more information and AWESOME tips make sure to take a look at my in-depth post on breastfeeding and pumping!

 

pin image (infographic for how long you can store breastmilk at certain temps)

 

 

Five Months Old

Introducing Baby Cora!