expressed milk

Pumped for later

Expressed milk is breast milk that has been extracted by hand or pump rather than fed directly from the breast.

The term distinguishes milk that's been collected and stored—typically refrigerated or frozen—from milk consumed during nursing.

She left expressed milk for the baby while she was at work.

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lactation · bottle · baby · letdown · colostrum · engorgement · nipple · nursing bra · pump · feeding · feeding schedule · newborn · latch · skin to skin · storage · freezer · supply · foremilk

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Opposites
method of infant feeding

expressed milkbreastfeeding

Lactation-based infant nourishment

latching · suckling

milk source/type

expressed milkformula

Fixed method or notation

infant formula · baby formula · cow's milk · soy formula · milk substitute

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