How to express breastmilk

How to Express Breastmilk

How to Express Breastmilk

0-4 months
Article
Sep 27, 2019
1 min

Feeding directly off the breast is ideal, but there may be times in which you need to express and give your baby the goodness of breastmilk, out of a bottle.

There are many ways to express breastmilk!  Read on to learn about your options and good techniques for expressing.

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