Many expectant mothers envision a lovely first nursing at the breast in the delivery room.
This column will focus on pumping. In the future we will cover increasing milk supply, transition to nursing at the breast, breastfeeding at home, and giving it up. Some mothers who had already planned on breastfeeding found that their feelings intensified once their child arrived early, and in such a fragile state. I still wanted to breastfeed. Maybe even more than before.