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I am trying to find out how I can still nurse with my second one L/O I am planning on returning to work after my maternity leave I will not have that option to exclusively BF like I did with my first. How do/ or did make it work so you still could nurse and work? I know I may be pumping to supply the baby with breast milk. Any suggestions and recommendations would really be appreciated.

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  • ellasmommy001ellasmommy001
    I am going to have to bump at work on my breaks. lol i was thinking about this the other day
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  • ZippomissmaggieZippomissmaggie

    I pumped 3-4 times a day. Some times at home at night if I needed an extra bottle or wanted to freeze some.

    DH and I carpool so I'd pump on the way to work, 2x at work during the day and on the way home. 

    I pumped at work until she was a year old and continued nursing until she was 17 or 18 months. 

     DD didn't have any formula at all, but looking back now, it wouldn't of killed her to have a bottle of formula now and then.

    I was very dedicated to giving her as much breast milk as long as I could. 

    Yes, it was work, but I thought it was worth it. 

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  • mchupiemchupie member
    For the 6 months I worked before becoming a SAHM I pumped at work twice a day. I <3 my Medela PISA pump.
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  • Meg&JesseMeg&Jesse

    I pumped at work 3x a day.  I also had a large freezer stash when I went back to work.  The BM I pumped that day would go to daycare the next day...and then I rotated the frozen BM here and there when needed.

    I pumped for a year and then DS started drinking cows milk during the day.  He nursed until he self weaned at 22 months.  He continued to nurse during the day/night, sometimes more on the weekends after a year.

    Good luck!  Glad we continued as long as we did..it was worth it!

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  • lraleylraley

    If you work for a small business that has fewer then 50 employees, then this does not apply, but otherwise, this is the law if you wanted to know:

    https://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/breastfeeding-state-laws.aspx

    I would suggest trying to pump as much at home as possible before returning to work to build up your supply.  If you have a separate freezer not attached to a fridge), then you can store longer.  You can get up at to pump, but that can be a lot.  I say give your baby as much breast milk as possible, but if you need to suppliment with formula, it is fine for both your mental health and baby.  Formula has come a long way over the years.  I did exclusively bf, but I only worked for 6 months after my daughter was born and only went into work 2 days a week. 

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  • flyer23flyer23 member

    I work full-time and have nursed both kids to ~2 years of age. Lots of working + pumping stuff on my blog:

    https://worklifeunbalanced.blogspot.com/search/label/pumping

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  • poison489poison489

    I was very lucky with my son that I lived 5 minutes away from where I worked.  My DH was SAH at the time, and would just call me when the baby needed nursing during the early months, and as he got older he was fine with me just coming home at lunch time. We had tried pumping for a short period in the beginning, but it was just so much more convenient to take a break and go home.

    Your employer is required to provide you with time and space for pumping, including means to store it.  Just make sure to invest in a good pump that meets your needs.  Getting a little bit of a supply built up before you go back to work will help as well.

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  • erbearerbear member
    You have to pump at the same times you would feed the baby if you were with him/her. It's that simple. I nursed in the morning, pumped 2 or 3 times at work (depended on the day), nursed when I got home, before bed, and at night.
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  • AldensmomAldensmom
    Lactation consultant I work with said to breastfeeding for about 2 weeks without pumping to establish it then start pumping. I told her I wanted a supply for when I go back to work and she said to pump after every other nursing session or if he only takes one breast, pump the other. Breastmilk production is supply and demand do if you breastfeeding and pump, your body thinks you gave more than one baby and will in turn produce more milk- hopefully :)
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