I've been lurking on this board, so this is my first time posting. I'm pregnant, and I know that everything could change when baby gets here. However, feeding (among many other things) is part of the decision if I will go back to work.
I was hoping the ladies here could tell me if this is feasible. If I return to work, baby will be going to our on-campus daycare. So, I could BF in the morning before work, during my lunch, and in the evening. I was hoping to use formula while baby was at daycare (except for feeding during my break).
I'm allowed to take a max of 12 weeks. So baby would be (hopefully) BF until we start to partly-transition him. Here's the tricky part. Daycare won't have room for baby until mid-August (even that's not a guarantee....yikes!), and I have to be back at work mid-July.
Hubby will be at home since he is faculty, but I live way too far to go home to nurse at lunch. We have one car, so hubby bringing baby to work isn't an option. During the summer, I will have time to pump because things are super relaxed in my office. Will skipping the noon-session for a month possibly mess with my supply?
Bringing baby to work some days in the summer might be an option.
Once fall semester starts in August, I can block out time to go nurse at lunch. It's not that I can't pump at work, but I would not have time to pump every 2-3 hours. When things get busy, I barely have time to pee between student appointments. Haha. Thanks for your insight!
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