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15/06/2026

Disclaimer: If the Haakaa (or similar) works for you and you don’t have any problems, then by all means continue.

This is the advice I’d give to a new parent who has never pumped or expressed and is looking at getting one of these, video very briefly summarised below -

Good for: hand expressing into (when my baby comes I’ll do a demo)
Okay for: passively (NO suction) collecting letdown - with caution*
Would not recommend for: using as a pump with suction

star - ‘Let down’ milk is usually just watery (that is, high lactose/low fat) milk. It’s still worth collecting if you want to, however if feeding your baby JUST let down milk (as in that’s the only milk you collect or pump) then be aware it can result in stomach pain, green frothy poos, an unsettled baby, and more wet nappies than usual. If you want to feed a bottle of your milk, it’s best to express some properly rather than just let down to reduce the lactose load. Note that these symptoms can also happen with an oversupply if you are nursing only.

Want to collect milk but not sure where to start? DM me or comment here and I can help.

Hi, I’m Emma, q***r certified lactation counsellor. I’m here to help you with all things chest or breastfeeding (including pumping!), from before birth to weaning. DM or visit my website.

Source: Australian Breastfeeding Association: https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/resources/lactose-overload

13/06/2026

This Guide to Antenatal Colostrum Harvesting has everything I wished I knew back when I started. It’s got a bit about what colostrum actually is, a whole slew of reasons why you might wanna do it, how to actually do it (and I have three different methods for you to choose from - or try all three to see what works best for YOU!) but it doesn’t stop there. I’ve also got information on how to store it safely AND finally, different methods of feeding that expressed liquid gold to your newborn. Because let’s be real, feeding a newborn is not always a simple task, especially if you’ve never done it before.

There’s lots of guides out there, but what makes mine special is that all language I use is gender neutral. This way it’s extra welcoming to my q***r and trans community, but also includes everybody else as well.

Sign up to my email list via my instagram and I’ll email you a nice little 25% off code 👀 the link to that can be found in my bio or I can send you one if you DM me 💌

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11/06/2026

Repost :)

FACT: anyone can nurse their baby - but it’s actually a lot more nuanced than that.

Any surgery, injury or procedure done to the breasts or chest can have an effect on milk production. This post is about top surgery (or chest masculinisation surgery) where the breast tissue is removed/altered and reconstructed to look and feel more traditionally masculine/flat. Whether or not you can make milk depends on how your surgeon did the job.

- If you have had top surgery, you may still be able to produce milk (if there is still some remaining glandular tissue and if the nipple-areola are not completely detached).
- Some ducts could be damaged while others remain so you may make some milk but not enough for a full supply.
- Many (but not all) transgender/nonbinary/gender nonconforming people use testosterone (T) as part of the transition. T does interfere with prolactin, which is necessary for lactation, and will cause significant decrease in milk supply. Stopping T during lactation is an option.
- Nursing doesn’t necessarily have to also mean lactating. Many people (cis and trans and neither) use an at chest (or at breast) supplementing tube so they can have the full nursing experience even if they don’t make any or enough milk.

This topic needs a much more extensive post (will write a blog) but here is the gist for you!

And remember, even if you don’t make a full supply, and chest/body/breast feeding is important to you, every drop you do make is beneficial.

Got a question about q***r lactation? Drop a comment below or send me a DM :)

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25/05/2026

Comment BLOG for a link to be sent to you or find it via my website :)

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23/05/2026

Comment GUIDE for a link to be sent to you!

15/05/2026

Repost: part 2 of lying down while pumping.

After you give birth, whether it be out or up, your pelvic floor really wants you to lie down. Sitting/standing upright puts immense pressure on your pelvic floor and after pregnancy and birth, those muscles are weakened and need rest to heal.

Lying down while nursing makes sense. You just lay down, and put baby to your chest. It’s a little more uncomfortable and finicky when pumping (by choice or not).

In this awkwardly filmed reel (even the dog side-eyed me) I show you how to lay comfortably on your side while pumping. This is also an option for those middle of the night torture (I mean pump) sessions. There’s no rule that says you have to be upright to pump - the only thing that needs to be upright is the bottles, so just turn them perpendicular to your body and off you go.

You can either pump one at a time, and roll over for the second one - that’s what I’m demonstrating in this video - or you could double pump without rolling over. Wearing a well fitting hands free pumping bra means you don’t have to hold the bottles in place.

The bottles I picked out to film with are reasonably tall and I couldn’t fit both on without it digging into the couch and going skewiff. If doing one at a time, PLEASE detach the first bottle and put aside before rolling over.

Pumping both at once while side lying is doable if the bottles are shorter. Arrange them both perpendicular to your body like in the video. Put a pillow behind your back for support and tilt your top shoulder back a little to open your chest more to give the bottles as much room as possible while still remaining comfortable and relaxed.

And, for the love of god, detach and put aside the bottles before sitting up again.

Have you tried side lying pumping?

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13/05/2026

At 28 weeks pregnant my pelvic floor is really telling me all about it and I remembered this one. Repost -

After you give birth, whether it be out or up, your pelvic floor really wants you to lie down. Sitting/standing upright puts immense pressure on your pelvic floor and after pregnancy and birth, those muscles are weakened and need rest to heal.

Lying down while nursing makes sense. You just lay down, and put baby to your chest. It’s a little more uncomfortable and finicky when pumping (by choice or not).

This is an easier way to double pump while laying down - reclining. Either in bed, on the couch, or in a recliner chair, you can even sleep while letting the pump do its job.

Using a well fitting hands free pumping bra makes this exponentially easier. Insert flanges in as you normally would, then turn each bottle outward. This means they aren’t upright, but unless you’re going to fill up the entire bottle and overflow that shouldn’t be an issue.

Place a few pillows behind your back so you aren’t lying quite flat, but still comfortable. When you lay back, the turned out bottles should rest against your sides.

The turned out bottles also makes extra space for Baby to snuggle if they’re still tiny!

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