by Sabrina Garibian posted in Products & Prizes

I've been pregnant or a nursing mom since June 2010. My third and possibly last baby has started to wean, and it has me feeling all the feels. I don't mind that she's quickly leaving the baby stage, but I feel sad that our nursing relationship will soon end. Don't get me wrong - I'm letting her wean on her own time and hope to nurse for a few more months, but I know it's only a short matter of time before it's over.
What I won't miss" My breast pump. I'm thankful for the freedom it has given me to work away from home when needed and to go out on fun dates with my husband occasionally, but I'm done and it feels good.
I was a pumping master from the start and impressed my lactating friends with stories of the amount of milk I could pump in mere minutes. It didn't happen naturally and took work. This is what worked for me.
There are some obvious things you can do to pump more breast milk. From experience those are pumping often and as often as your child might feed, pumping both breasts at once, and looking at a photo of your baby while you pump (this is so weird but works).
You can also try a pumping power hour, which is quite different from the power hours of yesterday. You pump for 20 minutes, rest for 10 minutes, pump for 10, rest for 10, and pump for 10 more. It can help increase your pumping output.
I was a pumping machine. I sometimes pumped 8 ounces of breast milk in 5 minutes and then was able to nurse my child ...