After my water unexpectedly broke at 23 weeks and I had my son at 24 weeks (he’s now 40 weeks!), I’ve been exclusively pumping for the last 16 weeks. I’ve got a second freezer full of breastmilk and at this point, I consider myself a pro at pumping. I always thought I’d just breastfeed, and I still plan to when my son is out of the NICU, but the reality is that the best-laid plans often go awry. Shit happens, our kids won’t latch, they’re born early, they have a tongue tie, who knows. And then you have to pump. And that’s okay! In fact, that’s amazing. Because pumping is hard. It’s a process. It’s not just putting your kid on the boob – it’s assembling parts and being tethered to an actual pump, it’s cleaning and steaming those parts, it’s a lot of freaking work. And it’s not the…
