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When Breast Milk Doesn't Come From Breasts

I dreamed about tandem breastfeeding while I was pregnant with my twins. Before they were even born, I bought a tandem nursing pillow, reached out to La Leche League, and read up on how to build a milk...

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Mom Fights For Lactation Rooms In Airports After Pumping In A 'Filthy'...

During her first trip away from her 7-month-old daughter, Hayley Picchini learned just how difficult air travel can be for breastfeeding mothers. On her way to a business trip, the Austin mom was...

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The shameful state of lactation rooms for working moms

Here in America, we like a nice breast. But only if they’re on display in a tank top, preferably worn by a 22-year-old or, better yet, Kate Upton. Boobs being served up like Buffalo chicken wings at...

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Every Mom Has the Right to Pump at Work, Period

Marissa Glatzer, an attorney and nursing mother to a 5 month old was denied the right to take short breaks during court proceedings last week to pump. She tried to submit a request to take a short...

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Colorado Mom Says She Was Fired For Asking To Pump Breast Milk At Work

BY KEITH COFFMAN DENVER Tue Dec 2, 2014 6:32pm EST (Reuters) - A Colorado mother claims in a federal lawsuit that she was fired from her hairstylist job after she sought to take periodic work breaks to...

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Why I Went From Queasy To Hopeful At MIT's Breast Pump Hackathon

I'd only been at MIT's “Make the Breast Pump Not Suck!” Hackathon this past weekend for a few minutes when I started feeling queasy. Rachel Achituv, a 34-year old mother of two, was explaining how...

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Seizing Alyssa Milano’s Breast Milk? ‘Not Okay’

The confiscation of Milano’s breast milk stemmed from a standing rule that each passenger is limited to liquids not exceeding 100 ml (3.4 ounces). In cases of breast milk, the ban is lifted in the...

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If 'breast is best,' why are our devices for pumping breast milk the worst?

A breast pump often means the difference between a mom being able to feed her babies breast milk, or not. It’s a tool crucial to many new moms trying to fulfill the “breast is best” mantra, whether...

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Kristin Cavallari Pumps Breast Milk in a Public Bathroom, Posts Pic to Prove It!

We you gotta pump, you gotta pump! Kristin Cavallari took to Instagram earlier today to share a photo that...

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'Places I Have Pumped' Tumblr Shows The Issues One Working Mom Says We Need...

Sarah Beaulieu was tired of pumping in silence, so to speak. The mother of two was on a business trip, struggling to squeeze in a breast milk pumping session in an airport bathroom, when she realized...

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Co-Workers Moo at Monica Van De Pitte for Pumping Breast Milk at Work

An Oregon woman settled a gender discrimination and harassment case earlier this year claiming she...

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Kristen Jordan Shamus: Breast-feeding is best, but mothers need support to...

I bought two boxes of breast pads, a tube of Lansinoh cream and some gel pads for a woman I don’t know. The woman — a friend of a friend — was a few weeks away from delivering her first child and...

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What the Law Says About Pumping Breast Milk at Work

If you're breastfeeding your child, do you have a right to pump milk at work? Under federal law, the answer is a rather complicated "maybe." Although many workplaces now provide lactation rooms and...

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Stress over working mother's lack of privacy to pump milk

Working in a glass-fronted office building with a million-dollar view of the harbour is a dream for many. But for breastfeeding mother Phyllis Tong, the prospect of a window cleaner suddenly appearing...

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Jail Refused to Let Mother Pump Breast Milk for Her Newborn

S A mother in Wisconsin says she was not allowed to provide breast milk for her infant during a recent stint in jail. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette officials at the Brown County Jail denied...

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Initiative to expand breast-feeding support for medical students, staff...

(Source: Washington University in Saint Louis) PAUL DUELL ​Shown is a lactation room in St. Louis Children's Hospital. The School of Medicine initiative to expand breast-feeding support for students...

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Teen Continues To Pump Breast Milk For Daughter After Adoption, ‘I Didn’t...

The Daily Mail reports that 19-year-old Kaleena became pregnant her senior year of high school. She says she couldn’t provide the kind of life that her baby needed and deserved. She notes that she...

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Health insurance must cover breast pumps

We know that breast milk is best for babies. The American Academy of Pediatrics wants babies to have breast milk for at least the first year of life, but modern moms have faced several potential...

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Woman claims colleagues mooed at her for pumping breast milk at work

When Monica Van De Pitte interviewed for a job at Velocitel, Inc. in 2012, the mother of two claims she made it clear that she would need a flexible schedule and a place to pump breast...

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Woman ‘Mooed’ At For Pumping Breast Milk At Work Wins Harassment Suit

Van De Pitte worked at the Lake Oswego, Oregan location of Velocitel, a wireless network services company, when the harassment took place. People reports that when she took a job with the company in...

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The Horrors Of Pumping Breast Milk At Work (And Why Employers Should Care)

For new moms, transitioning from maternity leave back to office life is a rocky adjustment. Suddenly, there you are back on a work schedule (while still being on your baby’s anything-goes schedule),...

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Breast-milk pumping at work is legal, but needs more support

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Margie Schrader did it in her office. Kirstin Milks did it in her classroom. Jami Hamman did it in her cubicle. And Jean Bauer did it wherever she could find a lockable door....

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Pittsburgh breast milk bank 'pumped' by initial donations

Organizers of Pennsylvania's first breast milk bank say they're pumped up by the initial donations received over the weekend. The...

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Woman: Airline suggested I pump breast milk in pet area

CHANTILLY, Va. — A woman who flew from Boston to Washington says staff with United Airlines at Dulles Airport suggested she pump her breast milk in the pet relief area....

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Woman says airline suggested pumping breast milk in pet area

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A woman who flew from Boston to Washington says staff with United Airlines at Dulles Airport...

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Trump yelled at ‘disgusting’ lawyer who had to pump breast milk for baby

WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed back against a lawyer he had berated when she requested a break to pump breast milk for her infant, the latest controversial remark to emerge in...

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Effort fulfills breast milk need

ANDERSON, Ind. – 
When Ashley Nevin had her third child, she was set on breast feeding her baby. But due to complications during delivery, she wasn’t able to. This situation would normally lead to...

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4 Ways to Prepare for Pumping at Work

If you are going to work after having a baby, you have probably thought about how you will integrate pumping or feeding your baby during work hours into your schedule. Maybe you know other employees...

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Donald Trump called a lawyer 'disgusting' when she asked to pump breast milk

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is under fire for a 2011 incident that came to light this week, in which he told a new mother who needed to leave a meeting to pump breastmilk that she was...

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Open Letter to Donald Trump -- News Flash! Some Breast-Pumping Moms Have to...

Oh, Donald. You narcissistic rabid ball of testosterone and money! The most difficult period of my life was not when I was pregnant and working full-time as an attorney for the City of Boston Law...

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Lactation consultant Beverley Rae gives advice on using a breast pump

There are several reasons why a mother might want to use a breast pump. She might be trying to increase her milk supply (although the preferred method advised by lactation consultants is to breastfeed...

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Tom Hardy’s wife, Charlotte Riley, was forced to pump breast milk in the...

Lately, Hollywood has been under fire from multiple groups including African-Americans, Asians and women. Now, the industry might want to add another group to its list of enemies: Mothers. When Tom...

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Breastfeeding mum pumped milk in ‘filthy toilet cubicle’ before Hong Kong...

Emily Shiu Tsz-ling used to hide in filthy toilet cubicles at work to pump breast milk for her newborn. “I couldn’t touch anything while I was pumping milk, the hygiene was so bad,” Shiu, a senior...

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Tommee Tippee™ Revolutionizes Breast Milk Storage And Bottle Feeding With New...

BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Infant and toddler feeding brand Tommee Tippee today launches Pump and GoTM, a groundbreaking product line for busy breastfeeding moms that takes milk from breast...

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Creative Solutions for Working and Pumping Breast Milk

Breastfeeding women face a lot of challenges when it comes to returning to work. While about 75% of women in the United States will initiate breastfeeding, we see a large drop off in these rates when...

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4 Reasons Moms Exclusively Pump Breast Milk for Baby

There are lots of reasons moms may exclusively pump their breastmilk. Sometimes this is mom’s choice and sometimes there are situations that prevent mom from feeding directly at the breast. Exclusive...

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Sample Letter for Pumping Breast Milk at Work

Photo credit: Adam Gault/Getty Images When you return to work from maternity leave, most likely you'd like to continue to nurse your infant. You'll need to pump breast milk at work. Fortunately, a host...

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No shame in pumping milk at work for breast-feeding moms

To the editor: Courtney Jung portrays pumping breast milk in an unfavorable light, as something to be ashamed about rather than to be celebrated. ("Is pumping as good as breast-feeding?," Opinion, Nov....

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New Breast Pump Could Offer More Freedom for Busy Moms

It's the first week of August, and that can mean only one thing: It's World Breastfeeding Week. Every year, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) sponsors a campaign...

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New Texas Law Will Make it Slightly Easier to Pump Breast Milk at Work

Starting Tuesday, a new Texas law will require that public employees to be given breaks to pump breast milk at work, and that they can’t be fired or disciplined for taking the time to pump. The law...

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