Today’s breastfeeding photo shows one month’s worth of frozen breast milk! If breast milk is liquid gold, then frozen breast milk must be solid gold! At least that’s what the photographer “Editor B” on flickr.com called it!

Pumping for an extended length of time (such as after returning to work) is a commitment and I can certainly see why Editor B would want to document the result of her efforts!

A groundbreaking program at UC San Diego Medical Center encourages mothers of premature infants to initiate lactation and express breast milk to provide for their preemies who cannot suckle at the breast full-time or even part-time. The CBS interview linked to below reveals fascinating information about the life-saving benefits of breast milk for pre-term babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. What’s even more interesting is that the expressed breast milk provides a benefit not only for the babies but for their mothers as well! Cathy Robinson, the mother of premature twins Naomi and Caldwell, explained:
You can’t be there …read more

In keeping with its efforts to remain the world’s foremost expert source of breastfeeding information, La Leche League has updated its breast milk storage guidelines:
The amount, techniques, and interpretation of the existing research on human milk storage vary widely. After a careful review of the literature with the assistance of members of the La Leche League International Health Advisory Council and Anne Eglash, MD, FAAFP, FABM, the guidelines that follow provide evidence based ranges for the storage of milk that will be given to full-term, healthy babies.
Where: At room temperature (fresh milk) …read more