It’s midnight, and everyone in my house is asleep except for me. I’m up, doing what I do every night around this time – pumping. I have got to give Exclusively Pumping moms a huge high five / round of applause / pat on the back, I don’t know how you do it!

Even though I’m still exclusively breastfeeding H, I used to pump about 4 or 5 times a day after his nursing sessions and at night, but have now cut back to 1 – 2 times per day. I usually pump at least once in the morning and at night, a few hours after H has gone down for the day. I’m still dealing with an oversupply at almost 5 months, but have decided to take advantage of this so that I can continue donating breast milk to little babes and mamas in need.

Right now in my deep freezer, I have well over 1,000 ounces of frozen milk, and that’s after donating hundreds. Now that I feel more secure in mine and H’s nursing relationship, it’s easier to donate and not worry about my supply suddenly tanking. The following is a list of a few of my favorite things I’ve discovered through my J14 BFF mamas and others that make my pumping life easier!