MOMs only please....?

Question

Have any of you breast fed?If so was it hard when you went back to work?Do you have any advise?

moms i also go to highschool what am i going to do there.there is no where to put the milk

WHAT DO I DO DURING SCHOOL THOUGH?

Answer 1

You can always do both bottle and breast. Pump your breast milk into the bottle for when your at work and breast feed when your home. My daughter stopped breast feeding when I had to go into the hospital . I couldn't pump the milk because the meds they had me on, so she switched to the bottle. It broke my heart!

Answer 2

I'm a full time stay at home mother of two. I breast fed both of my children. But I know of cousins and friends who breast fed and had to pump at work.

*Get yourself a pump
*Pump at work during breaks
*Make sure you was your hands before pumping
*Make sure you pump in a clean environment
*Refridgerate breast milk and if you don't have a fridge handy take a small cooler with ice and keep milk there while you get home.Make sure you have extra bottles with you for when you pump.
*When you get home freeze any unused portion,
when you need to use the frozen milk make sure you let it defrost at room temperature so take it out before the baby starts crying for it.
If you need to warm it up a bit heat up some water in a pot and then put the bottle with milk inside the hot water until it warms up.
Do Not Microwave breast milk, it will destroy all the nutrients and then there won't be any point in feeding it to your baby. Get yourself some breast pads so that when you leak you don't wet your shirt and end up walking around with wet stains on your shirt.
I know all of this sounds like a lot, but just remember that it's only for a few months and your baby will benefit alot from it.
Goodluck!

Answer 3

Ok you're not going back to work you're going back to school. So what you need to do is talk to you counsler about the decision you have made about breastfeeding. They have a breastpump out there now that comes in a back pack and the cups latch on under your shirt. Its not a hand pump, its motorized. So if you also talk to you teachers and let them know that you may need some time to pump and if they will let you go to the bathroom or an empty room because if you decide to pump you're going to have to or its gonna hurt when they get full.

If you cant find a fridge to store the milk take a small ice chest with ice packs and put it in your locker. Try to pump later in the day do you dont have to store it long. But again there should be a fridge in the teachers lounge or something, talk to you councler about that. If you can freeze it dont just put in in the fridge. It lasts longer frozen. Get a nursing bra so you have easy access to them when you need it and dont forget the nursing pads!! they will save you from leaking all over your clothes.

If you decide after all this that breastfeeding is too much talk to your doctor about a shot they used to give to help dry you up, not sure if they still do it was given out about 11 years ago. I think some places now make you dry up on your own but then again you could be a special case.

Anyways check out these websites for some breastpumps and find one thats descrete and practical for school time use. Plus the la leche league is a good place to go for advice and answers to questions.

Answer 4

Go to your school counceler and talk about how you could do this. If they will let you pump in the bathroom in the teacher's lounge or something and you could keep a very small ice chest/cooler in your locker to keep the milk in until you get home. What ever you do, make sure the milk does not go bad. I know a girl that pumped at work and fed her daughter the milk and it made her REALLY sick for a few months until they figured out it was SOUR milk that was making her sick. It was SOOO sad!

I really admire you for doing this. I am so amazed that a girl in your situation would be so dedicated. You are going to be such a great mother! Congradulations on your new baby!

Answer 5

Yes, it is possible to breast feed and still work. There are some employers who are very accommodating too. Check with your manager/supervisor/boss. The easiest is to nurse your baby before you go to work. Take a breast pump with you and pre-sterilized disposable bottle liners and pump directly into container then put the milk into a refrigerator or freezer ASAP after pumping. You can secure them at the top tightly with a rubber band. That way you will have milk for the baby for whoever is babysitting, and you will be comfortable at work too. Then nurse baby when you get home. Good Luck

Answer 6

It was easy before I went back to work.. no making bottles. But I won't lie, when I went back to work it was difficult. I had to take a breast pump to work and spend my lunch with the pump. My breast would leak and become very sore. Because I wasn't using a lot of milk, my milk production decreased and I had to end up suplementing with formula. I finally just gave up and when I did, my boobs were smaller than they were when I got pregnant... which was barley a 32A... They reduced to nothing! Wish I could be more positive because I think if you can breast feed you should. Maybe your employer will be more understanding. It would have helped if I could have brought the baby to work and nursed but that was impossible. Good Luck!

Answer 7

My favorite subject!!!

I have 3 children. My first I nursed for 9 months (I let others influence how long I nursed) My second 20 months, and my third 22 months. I worked through my first two, but stayed home with my third.

I recommend only breast milk if you possibly can. This will be determined by your determination. My first had formula, my second two only had breast milk. I'd say it gets easier with experience.

Your body can be put on a schedule. If you decide to go back to work and formula feed while you are at work, you can still nurse in the morning, formula feed the whole work day, come home and nurse your baby right after work and for the rest of the night. For a couple of days, your body will still lactate every few hours while you are at work, (wear nice thick pads and excuse yourself if possible when you feel the sensation) but after that, it will only lactate when you normally will feed your baby. I did this for six months with my daughter. Truly amazing it is.

When you first start, it can be uncomfortable, and even hurt, but please keep in mind that it is best for your baby. I truly wish you the best, and will keep you in my prayers. God bless you and your new baby.

Answer 8

I think the key is beginning the transition from breast to bottle before you go back to work. "Experts" would talk about nipple confusion, but both of my kids were fine with either the breast or a bottle. Then, once they are willing to take the bottle to it is just a matter of pumping milk for the day. You may also consider lunch time expressing milk somewhere private so you don't become engorged. Good luck.

Answer 9

I breastfed my second and third babies. With my second, I went back to work after 6 weeks and what I used to do was feed him in the morning and then, through out the day while he wasn't with me, pump my breasts and save that milk for the babysitter to mix with formula when I wasn't around. It wasn't the easiest situation but, I did have a place at work where I could have privacy and express my milk so that I didn't become engorged. I found that by mixing the breast milk with formula it was easier to ween him when the time came.

Answer 10

I did, but I didn't have to deal with going back to work. I didn't do to well with pumping because I had a cheap pump but when it was new it wasn't any hassle. The biggest thing to remember is you need to pump LOTS and throughout the day while your at work so your production doesn't slow down. And offer a bottle occassionally early on so your baby doesn't refuse the bottle later. Good luck what ever you choose and congratulations