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Breast-feeding and pumping: 7 tips for success
2. Pump often
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1. Relax
2. Pump often and effectively
3. When you're with your baby, breast-feed on demand
4. Avoid or limit formula feedings
5. Drink plenty of fluids
6. Don't smoke
7. Take good care of yourself
3. When you're with your baby, breast-feed on demand
The more you breast-feed your baby when you're together, the more milk you'll produce when you pump. Depending on your schedule, try more-frequent evening, early morning or weekend feedings. If you have a predictable schedule, you might ask your baby's caregivers to avoid feeding your baby during the last hour of care — so that you can breast-feed your baby as soon as you arrive.
