I work as a breastfeeding educator at a WIC program in California.
I have also
worked as a breastfeeding counselor for the Hennepin County WIC program since 2009.
In
my work as a Breastfeeding Counselor with Breastfeeding USA, I encounter quite a few questions about breastmilk donation.
The thought of returning to work outside the home after the birth of a child is daunting, but the thought of returning to
work as a breastfeeding mom can be downright scary.
Alice Allan
worked as a breastfeeding supporter in the UK before moving to Addis Ababa, where she set up the first La Leche League group in Ethiopia.
I'm here to answer some of your most common questions about returning to
work as a breastfeeding mother such as: «Are there tricks to using my breast pump at work?»
This 1 - hour class is guaranteed to teach you everything you need to know about returning to
work as a breastfeeding mom.
I am here to answer some of your common questions about returning to
work as a breastfeeding mother.
Returning to
work as a breastfeeding mom can add additional concerns.
I'm here to answer some of your most common questions about turning to
work as a breastfeeding mother such as, are there tricks to using my breast pump at work?Therecertainly are, let's review a few:
Nervous about returning to
work as a breastfeeding mom?
Asia currently
works as a breastfeeding peer counselor with City of Austin WIC where she provides prenatal breastfeeding education, postpartum breastfeeding support (including latch assist, issuance of pumps, weight checks, education and referral), and weekly in clinic breastfeeding classes.
Jenny
worked as a Breastfeeding Educator at MilkWorks (Lincoln) until she was awarded her IBCLC in 2014.
Not exact matches
Jessica Shortall's TED talk on parental leave brought me to tears,
as she recounted the stories of women who drained their savings to stay home for 12 weeks, of premature babies sent to daycare on respirators, of mothers going back to
work while bleeding, exhausted, and sore from
breastfeeding.
To the best of our ability, their father and I raised our children to see both parents
working in the home and without
as normal, and when they grew up, our daughters, our only children, had no second thoughts about giving time to their careers, nor to the advantages of
breastfeeding and the importance of providing healthy, whole foods to their families.
When a woman says
breastfeeding, or whatever, isn't possible for her, you need to trust her
as a reliable narrator and
work on the circumstances that she is naming.
For my Mom who was
working full time
as a lawyer from the time I was 6 weeks old on,
breastfeeding me when she got home from
work was our special time each day.
I returned to
work when my baby was 6 months old, and basically stopped
breastfeeding him around that time
as well.
She had the first two weeks
as nil by mouth, a week of
breastfeeding (too soon IMO) where she caarried on losing weight until she was -10 %, a week of mixed feeding then two weeks of bottle and we've been
working on
breastfeeding for just over a week.
As committed to breastfeeding as I am and have always been (I have been putting off a breast reduction even though the size of my breasts might be contributing to early osteoparthritis because I think some of my chronic health issues are related to poor early nutrition - not just formula - feeding but plenty of other over-processed junk), I don't know that I'd have been willing or able to go through all that if my plumbing wasn't workin
As committed to
breastfeeding as I am and have always been (I have been putting off a breast reduction even though the size of my breasts might be contributing to early osteoparthritis because I think some of my chronic health issues are related to poor early nutrition - not just formula - feeding but plenty of other over-processed junk), I don't know that I'd have been willing or able to go through all that if my plumbing wasn't workin
as I am and have always been (I have been putting off a breast reduction even though the size of my breasts might be contributing to early osteoparthritis because I think some of my chronic health issues are related to poor early nutrition - not just formula - feeding but plenty of other over-processed junk), I don't know that I'd have been willing or able to go through all that if my plumbing wasn't
working.
The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of
breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid
work, at least
as work is currently structured.
I have a few qualms about his hunch that «The key difference is likely to come down to the demands of
breastfeeding following the birth of a child — an activity that's energy - intensive, time - consuming, and quite difficult to integrate with paid
work, at least
as work is currently structured» — because that assumes that all women who want a high status - high income partner plan to have children.
Take care, Annie I should note
as well, because I couldn't find a way to
work it into the letter, that if I know a friend is planning to
breastfeed, I often try to arm them with good information (e.g. good books, good websites, how to find a lactation consultant) ahead of time and let them know that I am there if they have any questions at all.
Enter the nanobébé innovative bottle feeding system: the first and only bottle created exclusively to support baby and mom's
breastfeeding relationship for those times when mom can't be right there, such
as when she needs to go back to
work — or maybe just for a much - needed night off.
He has only had one breast feed today and I have expressed my milk into a bottle for him, already and he still has not had it yet, I'm impressed
as to how the rice cereal helps fill him up, and keeps him content, and how he has dropped so quick on his
breastfeeds, the weaning onto solids is really
working for me, also I'm very proud in how he is doing so well doing with this change.
As a
working mother, I'm proud to be sponsored by a company that makes it possible for women to
breastfeed even while
working outside the home.
While getting pregnant while
breastfeeding is a possibility, it does not always
work as you have though.
Bottle feeding may be necessary,
as for example with formula fed babies or if you need to leave the house and go to
work while still
breastfeeding.
Prior to her
work as a doula she supported families
as a nanny and
as a
breastfeeding peer counselor in the hospital since 2012.
Things such
as a place to express milk in privacy and flexible breaks and
work options, education about
breastfeeding and support from supervisors and co-workers.
Besides her volunteer activities in the field of
breastfeeding, she
works as a freelance data analyst.
Not only do our practices spoil Mother Nature's design for the continuation of the human race, our civilization keeps on mutilating the mother by silencing her, by not helping her heal, and when
breastfeeding, which could help her heal, doesn't
work as expected, that too is taken away from her.
And with that, I ignorantly and over-confidently plunged full speed ahead to towards one of the hardest things I have ever done:
breastfeeding as a
working mom.
You will find out how your body
works, however, most mothers will say they have more milk «leftover» after a
breastfeeding, in the earlier part of the day, then
as the day goes on.
It is most important to
breastfeed only, in the first couple of weeks
as you
work on setting your milk supply, and to give your baby the opportunity to latch well from your breast.
For over twenty years, we have
worked as International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, providing
breastfeeding support for mothers and their babies.
I'd devoured at least two - dozen pregnancy and childbirth - related books during my last two trimesters, and then lived inside my Nursing Mother's Companion
as we
worked through some early
breastfeeding issues.
As the Senior Intern for Hazelbaker Lactation Institute she has the privilege of
working with many families to help them achieve their
breastfeeding goals.
As a part time
working mother who was able to take her
breastfeeding children to
work with her, my need to pump at
work was limited.
As well as bonding with the baby when sharing the breastfeeding, lesbian parents report enjoying the effects of the relaxation hormones released when lactating (resulting in lower stress levels in the parent and baby), the flexibility of having two nursing parents when one needs to absent herself occasionally or when returning to work, and the health benefits of breastfeeding such as lower rates of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and Type II diabetes (8), (9
As well
as bonding with the baby when sharing the breastfeeding, lesbian parents report enjoying the effects of the relaxation hormones released when lactating (resulting in lower stress levels in the parent and baby), the flexibility of having two nursing parents when one needs to absent herself occasionally or when returning to work, and the health benefits of breastfeeding such as lower rates of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and Type II diabetes (8), (9
as bonding with the baby when sharing the
breastfeeding, lesbian parents report enjoying the effects of the relaxation hormones released when lactating (resulting in lower stress levels in the parent and baby), the flexibility of having two nursing parents when one needs to absent herself occasionally or when returning to
work, and the health benefits of
breastfeeding such
as lower rates of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and Type II diabetes (8), (9
as lower rates of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and Type II diabetes (8), (9).
And if
breastfeeding didn't
work out, for whatever reason, you may have experienced this
as another significant loss — or even «failure.»
My perception of many moms feeling
breastfeeding is hard comes from my professional experience
working with families
as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant aka Infant Feeding Specialist.
Trained with CAPPA and trained and certified with DONA, Donna has been
working as a postpartum doula for over 14 years, and is widely requested by
breastfeeding and bottle - feeding moms alike all over Portland.
There is reassurance, too, for
working moms
as Valerie explains how
breastfeeding can be combined with returning to
work, and support for all moms in the comments that
breastfeeding does not «tie you down,» need not be either «humiliating» or «indecent» in public, and that you can in fact «feed your baby in any position and anywhere.»
I attended regualar
breastfeeding support mtgs with an IBCLC
as leader and she so often spoke of her struggle to get local ped docs educated properly on
breastfeeding b / c their bad
breastfeeding advice made her
work with struggling mothers so much harder.
One to consider is to
breastfeed before you leave for
work and
as soon
as you return home.
Instead of mothers and babies
working together
as breastfeeding partners, mothers must do all of the
work.
I found
breastfeeding very difficult
as well
as going back to
work so soon afterwards in the USA and taking so many breaks to pump during
work.
Depending on how you and your child feel, experts agree that you should continue to
breastfeed for
as long
as you find that it
works for you.
In addition, weighing has wrongly been seen
as a good way to assess whether
breastfeeding is «
working».