[DJ MacWoW]

Oh, and if she's truly desparate about pumping her breasts, she doesn't need a breast pump. It can be done manually, just like handstripping a cow.

OWWWWWW If the milk is already hardening, hand expression isn't possible. It depends on how bad it's gotten. After 6 to 8 hours of not nursing, it's VERY painful.

[Catspaw]

OWWWWWW If the milk is already hardening, hand expression isn't possible. It depends on how bad it's gotten. After 6 to 8 hours of not nursing, it's VERY painful.

The human term is manual expression.  A breast pump is desirable, but it's not needed.  It's too bad she didn't learn this technique.  I did, from La Leche League, and it came in handy (pun intended) on a few occasions.