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Breastfeeding vs Pumping - What's the difference?

breastfeeding | pumping |

As nouns the difference between breastfeeding and pumping

is that breastfeeding is the activity of feeding a baby or young child milk from the breast of a lactating woman while pumping is the act by which something is pumped.

As verbs the difference between breastfeeding and pumping

is that breastfeeding is while pumping is .

breastfeeding

English

(wikipedia breastfeeding)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The activity of feeding a baby or young child milk from the breast of a lactating woman.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • pumping

    English

    (wikipedia pumping)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    *pumping iron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is pumped.
  • * 2010 , Nancy Mohrbacher, ?Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Breastfeeding Made Simple
    • Focus on the number of pumpings per day, not the time between pumpings.