Dr. Thomas W. Hale, another La Leche League International Health Advisory Council member, agrees that nursing parents can drink some alcohol and continue breastfeeding as usual without the need to “pump and dump.” A better approach is to “pump and store” — express breast milk ahead of ...
We reviewed the iconic Elvie Pump and can confirm this near-silent, electric breast pump is a game changer for busy mums.
There is no way I would still be breastfeeding without my Elvie. I felt like a dairy cow with a traditional pump, and I hated having to change bras or wear a really uncomfortable bra with a flange holder built in. With the Elvie, I can pop them in and continue working at my compute...
To solicit parents’ feedback on existing breast pumps and postpartum breastfeeding support, we opened a crowdsourcing process for parent ideas prior to the hackathon. This drew over 1000 ideas and stories from parents. We created a large gallery of these ideas on the wall at the hackathon and...
There is no way I would still be breastfeeding without my Elvie. I felt like a dairy cow with a traditional pump, and I hated having to change bras or wear a really uncomfortable bra with a flange holder built in. With the Elvie, I can pop them in and continue working at my compute...
parents. We created a large gallery of these ideas on the wall at the hackathon and tied our judging criteria to how well teams responded to parents’ existing issues breastfeeding their babies. We also qualitatively analyzed these stories and summarized the themes that emerged in a paper at ...
But bear in mind: if you’re out and about using the pump more than once, a deeper charge will be needed before you leave the house. Other pumping essentials to add to basket: Prepping bottles is a real pain compared to breastfeeding, so a decent steriliser is a must-have. For ...