Expressing breast milk by hand in the first days after birth is better for boosting breastfeeding rates among poorly feeding newborns than the use of a breast pump, indicates a small study. Expressing ...

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For many mums, expressing provides welcome flexibility and the freedom to go off duty for a few hours – to catch up on a little sleep or even go out – while someone else cares for bub. Expressing can ...

It may not be possible for a breastfeeding mother to always be physically present with her child to feed them. The mother may, for whatever reason, have to spend a few hours or days away from the baby ...

Expressing may contribute to a parental focus on the measurement of breast milk. Such quantification of breast milk may undermine confidence about the adequacy of milk supply, and may be reflected in ...

No doubt, using a breast pump to express breast milk doesn’t rank very highly on any woman’s list of Fun Things To Do. The manual pumps can be downright painful; their motorized brethren tug at tender ...

And by the age of 2 months, breastfeeding rates were higher among those babies whose mums first expressed their breast milk by hand than those who first used a breast pump. Almost all the mothers (97% ...