Exclusively Pumping Women's Milk Production and Pumping and Feeding Dynamics-An Online Survey.

StudyHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)· Aug 2026

Exclusively Pumping Women's Milk Production and Pumping and Feeding Dynamics-An Online Survey.

Zoya Gridneva, Jacki L McEachran, Demelza J Ireland … Donna T Geddes

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & NutritionStudyQ2IF 1.2

Exclusive pumpers produced more milk than a predominantly breastfeeding reference group

Exclusively Pumping Women's Milk Production and Pumping and Feeding Dynamics-An Online Survey.

Zoya Gridneva … Donna T Geddes

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · Aug 2026

Background

Women who exclusively pump (exclusively pump) expend more time and effort on pumping and feeding infants their expressed breast milk (expressed breast milk) than those who directly breastfeed.

Methods

An online survey of 195 exclusively pump women explored the experiences, characteristics, milk production and pumping and feeding dynamics of exclusively pump women.

n = 195 EP women

Results

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Median self-reported milk production, significantly higher than breastfeeding controls (p=0.012)

n = 195 EP women

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Infant cues (58%), as well as advice from the child health nurse (39%), lactation consultant (34%) and pediatrician (34%) informed expressed breast milk feed volumes.

Fifty-six percent of the infants were fed on demand, with 37% using a feeding schedule.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

This study confirms it is possible to sustain lactation with exclusively pump and provide sufficient expressed breast milk volumes for the infant.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

However, the time commitment of exclusively pump and infant feeding represents a serious burden. These families would benefit from enhanced professional support and accessible evidence-based pumping and feeding guidelines.