Exclusive Pumping Glossary
EP
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Exclusive Pumping, Exclusively Pumping or Exclusively Pump. Use of a breast pump and occasionally, manual hand expression to feed an infant breastmilk by a different mean than at the lactating breast. Infants are typically fed by bottle, but can also be fed by a supplemental nursing system (at breast or bottle), cup, bottle spoon, spoon, syringe or a dropper.
EPing
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Exclusively Pumping or Exclusive Pumping
EPer
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An exclusive pumper or someone who exclusively pumps breastmilk.
OPD
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Ounces Per Day. I'm currently pumping 27OPD.
PPD
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Pumps Per Day. I'm doing 6PPD to maintain supply.
MOTN
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Middle Of The Night Pump. When can I drop the MOTN pump without losing supply?
MNPP
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Minutes Per Pump. I'm currently doing 15MNPP.
Dropping Pumps
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Act of eliminating or decreasing the number of daily pumping sessions. I'm thinking of dropping from 6 to 5PPD to get more sleep.
Power Pumping
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Imitating a nursing cluster feed during 1 hour. Using consists of pumping for 20 minutes, off for 10 minutes, on for 10 minutes, off for 10 minutes, then on for 10 minutes. Power pumping may increase supply.
APNO
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All-Purpose Nipple Ointment. Aids with cracked and bleeding nipples. Dr. Newman prescribes as 1) Mupirocin ointment 2%: 15 grams 2) Betamethasone ointment 0.1%: 15 grams 3) To which is added miconazole powder to a concentration of 2% miconazole (International Breastfeeding Centre, 2020).
Dom
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Short for Domperidone. A widely prescribed medication in Canada to aid in the increase of milk production. It's intended use is not for milk production, however, a side effect is the increase of milk production. See Domperidone for more information.
Breastfeeding
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Historically and often still referred as being fed human milk by latching to a lactating breast. However, infants and toddlers who are fed by exclusively pumping are breastfed. The source of nourishment is still human milk by a lactating breast.
Nursing
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Fed human milk by latching to a lactating breast.
Breastfed​
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Consuming human milk. Infants and toddlers fed milk by exclusive pumping are breastfed, as the milk is still excreted by a lactating breast.
MPP
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Months Post-Partum. I'm currently 4MPP.
WPP
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Weeks Post-Partum. I'm currently 18 WPP.
Pumpling
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An infant who receives breastmilk via exclusive pumping. How old is your pumpling?
Just Enougher
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Pumps just enough milk daily to meet baby's daily needs. If I drop the MOTN I won't be a Just Enougher anymore.
Oversupplier
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Pumps more milk than baby's daily needs. As an oversupplier I'm pumping 45OPD, can I afford to drop pumps?
Undersupplier
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Pumps less milk than baby's daily needs. Typically will supplement with formula or donor breast milk. I'm and undersupplier because I'm currently supplementing about 6OPD.
Weaning
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The act of dropping pumps to stop exclusively pumping. My plan is to start weaning at 8MPP.
Storing
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Act of primarily placing breastmilk in a fridge for future feeds. It can include freezing, however freezing is typically referred to as a stash.
Stash
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Storing and typically freezing a surplus or a certain amount of breastmilk to use while away from baby or to have less overall pump time to achieve breastfeeding goals. I currently have a stash of 300L, so I can stop pumping, and still have enough to get my baby to their first birthday.
SNS
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Supplemental nursing system. Device that holds milk or formula via a tube that is often attached to a breast to attempt to feed baby or toddler at breast. Can be chosen as a way to allow a nursing relationship. Also can be used for chestfeeding.
Grief Pumper​
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An individual who choses to exclusively pump after the loss of their child.