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Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or you are going to go back to work after your maternity leave, a breast pump can help you in many ways throughout this journey. From the start, you may need a pump to stimulate milk production if your baby is not feeding effectively. You may also find yourself expressing excess milk and storing it for later, so that dad can do a midnight feed and give you a longer sleep.
At about six weeks into your breastfeeding journey, you and baby have more of an idea of how to do this