
Jessica - posted on 01/23/2012 ( 27 moms have responded )
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I have a 4 month baby boy and I'm breast feeding him i enjoy it so much its such a wonderful quality time i get to spend with him. Recently i started working again but i still want to bf but I'm finding it just a little difficult to do because of my schedule im actually thinking of putting him on a schedule to make it easier because i really do not want to give him formula. I feed him every 4 hours because of doctor's order ( i have a lot of breast milk) I'm afraid i will loose my breast milk because i wont be breast feeding as often and ill be pumping more.
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Amy - posted on 01/23/2012
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My daughter is 22 months old and still breastfeeding, I actually work full-time and when I first went back to work I would be away for about 12 hours a day. I did use formula, just because I wasn't able to pump as much as she was drinking but it was only one bottle of formula a day and I suppose I could of added another pumping session to avoid using it but I work retail and that just wasn't possible.
I definitely would not do a schedule, I have always fed on demand. For me it was easier to feed on demand then listen to my baby fuss because it didn't fit my schedule, I honestly don't do well with crying babies :)
As I said I worked retail so there were some mornings I would be out of the house by 6am and then there were nights that I wouldn't get home till after midnight. In the morning before I left I always did a dream feed. This allowed my daughter to sleep longer which my husband appreciated since he was the primary care giver during the day but works till 3am so the later she sleeps the better it is. As she got older or if I hadn't pumped enough the day before I would pump in the morning but I found that more time consuming then just feeding her.
It's not easy to do but it is possible. I always made sure to nurse as much as possible when I was with her to help keep up my supply because the pump is not as effective as your baby is. I always had to remember to drink lots and lots of water throughout the day too once I returned to work to help keep up my supply.
While at work in the beginning I pumped 2-3 times a day for 10-15 minutes. Some days I could only do once because of what was going on. As she got older I slowly decreased how many times a day I was pumping because she was eating solids and more active.
Evelyn - posted on 02/15/2012
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Use the breast pump and store for your baby. I went back to work when my little girl was just 2 mths so I used the breast pump and store enough bmilk for her. I take the pump to work and store for the next day as well. Hope this helps!!