HappyJax on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I am currently pregnant and want to start reading up on breastfeeding. My goal is to try breastfeeding but my biggest concern is that I will be going back to work about 6-8 weeks after I deliver. I...
View Articlemamabolt on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back to work at 12 weeks, and I pump 3x at work and make enough milk for my daughter - here is my schedule: 7:00 am - wake up baby and nurse before going to work. 9 am - pump 12 pm - pump 3 pm -...
View Articlebrownie on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back to work at 10 weeks post partum. I had to pump 3 times in my 9 hours plus I nursed him before, at lunch and immediately after work. It is really hard, I chose to make that the most...
View ArticleBookish on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
subscribing because I am wondering the same things as @HappyJax!
View ArticleBabyBoecksMom on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
When I went back to work, I pumped 3x each day at the office. If you can't do that, do what you can. Your body will adjust to your new schedule if you can only pump a certain # of times per day.
View ArticleT-Mom on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I agree with PP that pumping 3x in the workday should be sufficient, and if you are having trouble keeping up, you could try and extra pump at night time. If you have a long commute, you could also...
View Articleninja on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I go back to work in a week (7 weeks pp ) and at 6 weeks pp I am breastfeeding every 3 hours, so that I plan to pump every three hours at work.
View Articlehilsy85 on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I don't pump but LO is 6 weeks and eats about every 3-3.5 hours. GOod luck!
View Articlemrsjazz on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back to work when LO was 2.5 months, but starting pumping while on maternity leave to build up a stash. My schedule right when I went back to work was to wake up an hour and a half before baby...
View ArticleRLCeigh on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I had nearly the exact same schedule as Mamabolt except we had to wake up a tad earlier to be at work @ 8:30. I found that I needed to mark myself out in my Outlook Calendar for the times I needed to...
View Articlemamimami on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back at 10 weeks and made it work by pumping every three hours. Never had to supplement but I had great supply! The best way to build your supply from the beginning is lots and lots of nursing....
View Articlemrsjazz on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
Oh another thing I should add is that I tried washing all my pump pieces at work but it takes up too much time so I bought the quick clean wipes. I alternate between wiping down the pieces and leaving...
View ArticleLozza on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back to work at 9 weeks, and I think the best thing that I did was to start pumping from Day 1 to really get my supply up (and bonus- I had an awesome freezer stash). My lactation consultant...
View ArticleHappyJax on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
Thanks for all the info! This is all really helpful
View Articlebanana on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
At 6-8 weeks, I was BFing/pumping every 3 hours. I went back to work at 12 weeks and pumped at 9am, 12p (during my lunch break) and 3pm. Then I would BF when I got home at 6pm. I would highly recommend...
View Articlemediagirl on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I nurse on demand when I'm home. At work I pump every 3 hours - 9, 12 and 3. If I am trying to up my supply, I may try to sneak another short pump in there but that hardly ever happens since I leave...
View Articlemamabolt on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
Another thing I thought of - I don't wash my pump parts between sessions at work, I rinse them out and store them in the fridge in a tupperware. Saves some time!
View ArticleT.H.O.U. on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
A lot of great information has been shared here. When I went back to work at 12 weeks, she was feeding about every 2-3 hours. When I started I fed her one side in the morning and then on my way to work...
View Articlepregnantbee on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I returned to work when my LO was about 4 mos. He is in daycare 9 hrs/day, and usually my husband drops him off, while I pick him up.I nurse around 6 or 7a depending on when he wakes before work, then...
View Articlepurrpletulips on "Breastfeeding and Working Outside the Home"
I went back to work when DS was 9w and have a desk job with my own office so I can work while pumping. I am able to pump just enough to cover his daily bottles and sometimes get a little bit more for...
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