Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural, right? Between all the pump parts, bottle parts, nursing covers, nursing pillows, nipple shields, and nipple creams you’ve amassed you may have started to ...

Knowing how to hand-express milk isn’t just a solid backup plan when it comes to feeding your bub. If your baby is having trouble latching or has to spend time in the NICU (neonatal intensive care ...

While every breastfeeding journey is unique, there are many reasons you might choose to express your breast milk. It's essential to know how to express and store breast milk safely, whether your baby ...

While breastfeeding has many advantages, occasionally you may feel you'd like a bit more freedom, particularly if you're planning on going back to work. Expressing your milk and putting it in a ...

Pump-dependent mothers of preterm infants commonly experience insufficient production. We observed additional milk could be expressed following pumping using hand techniques. We explored the effect on ...

Bumped breast milk can typically be left out for a few hours, but this depends on what it’s stored in and whether it’s left over from a previous feeding. Women who pump or hand-express milk for their ...

In this paper expressing (also known as pumping) is used to describe using a pump to obtain breast milk, and hand expressing is used for instances where expressing is done by hand. Breastfeeding is ...

Lisa Amir receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Breastfeeding Journal. Della Forster receives funding from National Health ...

If you're curious about how to hand express breast milk for your baby, look no further! We turned to the experts to learn everything you need to know. Aliseenko/Getty Images Medically reviewed by ...