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My favourite breast pumps

An important part of my breastfeeding experience is the ability to express milk for my baby. I find one challenge of breastfeeding is the need…

Dr Brooke Dec 16

Breastfeeding

5 top tips for expressing breast milk

Not only is breastfeeding a challenge enough, but once you start expressing it can be a whole new minefield. Whether you are pumping to help…

Dr Brooke Dec 15

Breastfeeding

A simple guide to colostrum harvesting

Expressing (or harvesting) some colostrum, the golden breastmilk you make in the early days after birth, before your baby arrives can be a brilliant way…

Dr Brooke Nov 1