Your Breastfeeding Timeline
Solutions for the first day, week, month and beyond.
by Jeanne Sager
February 2, 2009
Back to Work: Supply's All Over the Place
Related Resources
Breastfeeding and Working Guide, on WorkandPump.com
Work and Breastfeeding, on Berkeley Parents Network
Returning to Work While Breastfeeding, on AAFP
One Working Mom's Experience on The Working Cow
You're off to the office, and you want to keep them on breastmilk, but you're still getting the hang of pumping.
Start back on a Thursday, Kellams suggests, so you have to bank just two days of milk for the baby before you can use the weekend to regulate. Freeze the milk instead of making bottles — it lasts several months frozen.
Silverman found pumping at work at the time her son would be eating at home helped her body handle the transition.
Getting Teeth: Ouch, Again
It's one of the pains that passes, almost instantly. So stop sweating the teeth. The first time they bite, pull away immediately. The second time they bite, pull away immediately.
They'll get the picture soon enough — no biting, no losing out on lunch.
"It's less of a big deal than people think" Kellams says. "Mom screams, baby freaks out, and that's it."
©2009 Jeanne Sager and Babble
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Jeanne Sager is a freelance writer and photographer living in upstate New York with her husband and daughter, Jillian. She maintains a blog of her award-winning columns at jeannesager.blogspot.com. |
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