«Just 14 percent of engineers and 3 percent of venture capitalists are women; 98 percent of VC funding goes to companies headed by men, and most of the companies pitching new
ideas on the breast pump front are headed by women,» Schama writes.
Not exact matches
The
pumping with you feeding the baby with a bottle is a great
idea but typically should wait until at least 3 weeks so it doesn't interfere with the baby's breastfeeding (the bottle is easier for the baby than sucking
on the
breast).
When deciding
on the type of
breast pump to purchase, it is a good
idea to figure out how often you will be using it.
The
idea comes from a writer who states that while exclusively breastfeeding her baby for six months, she «spent approximately $ 2,000
on products and services to make nursing and
pumping breast milk easier and less uncomfortable.»
It's a good
idea to purchase a
breast pump, even just a manual
breast pump, before the baby's birth so you have one
on hand when the need arises.
To get the hang of it, it's a good
idea to practice
pumping for a few weeks before you need to rely
on expressed
breast milk for your baby.
On a related note, it's a good
idea to look into borrowing a
breast pump and buying the plastic attachments, which is the part of the
pump that shouldn't be shared.