My son is 6months old and I'm thinking of going back to work. I would pump milk but I don't have enough to take out. Should I wait to go back to work?
2006-10-18 05:50:38 · 18 answers · asked by candy2025 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
you can't give baby's cows milk till after the first birthday unless you want to risk malnutrition and intestinal bleeding
note: this includes skim milk and 2% as well as ****, and intill 2 years children should not be given any low fat product including 2% or skim milk.
continue pumping (and nursing) regularly and you will produce more milk (start now and freaze the extra) if it is necessary add formula in addition to the milk you are pumping so your baby is getting the required ounces
how much your baby should be eating a day in formula ounces:
To estimate energy requirements and recommended formula intake for an individual infant:
* Obtain infant's weight in kg. If measurement is taken in pounds, convert ounces to a decimal value of a pound (each ounce is .0625 of a pound) and multiply by .454.
* Multiply weight in kg by 98 kcal/kg to get estimate of total energy needs.
* Divide by 20 to get number of ounces of 20 kcal/oz formula.
Pounds/ kg/ oz
10 / 4.5 / 22
12 / 5.5 / 27
14 / 6.4 / 31
16 / 7.3 / 36
18 / 8.2 / 40
2006-10-18 05:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by tpuahlekcip 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't start him on cow milk until he's one year old. You can definitely start him on formula now though. To lessen the shock, you could mix the formula with breast milk at first. Then gradually let it become all formula.
If you are able to stay home with your son, you should. I have been lucky enough to stay home with all three of my children and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I know sometimes it gets a little crazy and you just want another grown up to talk to. Look at a mother's morning out. I personally work out three or four days a week at the YMCA and I put my son (now two) in the playroom. That's my only break and I've come to rely on it. My other two are five and seven.
If you really want to go back to work, maybe look at part time. Just a couple of days each week. I can tell you that when your son takes his first steps, it will break your heart if he does it at the daycare. When he says his first word, you'll want to be the one to hear it.
Good luck.
2006-10-18 13:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mom of 3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the experts do not recommend that you give babies cow's milk until they are at least 1 year old. There are so many vitamins and minerals that are lacking in cow's milk that both breast milk and formula have in them. If you are going to have the baby in child care or with a sitter, then the baby need to be drinking formula. If you have any questions, you should really discuss this with your baby's pediatrician. The pediatrician should be able to recommend a good formula as well as give you some samples to try.
You should not have to wait to go back to work. You can breast feed at home and supplement with formula while you are away. This way, your baby gets all the nutrition he/she needs and you will still have the bonding time with him/her. This is what many mothers do.
2006-10-18 13:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a preemie and I'm also pumping, and breastfeeding you should keep pumping and latch baby on more often to increase your milk. go back to work , pump every 3 hours at work. if you don't have enough its OK a little is better then nothing. find a good formula to give to,i no its hard but your baby needs it for at least the 1 st year to help fight any infections and help baby to develop a good immune system
2006-10-18 13:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by bluueeyed2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formula or breastmilk from 0-12 months
Vitamin D milk from 13-24 months
2% from there on
2006-10-18 13:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by eagfan5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been told by multiple doctors not to give babies **** milk until they are 12 months old. If you want to go back to work thats fine but your baby will need formula.
2006-10-18 17:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by sweetlilmama_21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formula is recommended for any child under 1 who is not being breastfeed or needs supplement when breastfed. Vitamin D milk is for children from age 1-2, then 1% and skim is recommended.
2006-10-18 12:54:59 · answer #7 · answered by Moosha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes unless you want to put your son on formula. Don't start real milk until 1 years old.
2006-10-18 13:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by g_bug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you shouldn't wait to go back to work unless you want to . you can give you baby formula. doctors will usually tell you not to start **** milk until they're a year old. however i give it to my little girl sometimes but i water it down. it's your choice
2006-10-18 13:16:49 · answer #9 · answered by gardener24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are supposed to do breastmilk or formula until they are a year. If you decide to pump at work and don't get enough for a full day's supply you can always mix it with formula. I pumped for 12.5 months at work. Eventually, I wasn't pumping enough to supply a full day's needs. So we mixed whatever I pumped with however much formula was needed to make a full day's supply. Something to consider if you are still wanting to be able to nurse at night.
2006-10-18 12:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by JordanB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋