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Home › Articles › The Working, Nursing Mother › Nursing on the Job

Nursing on the Job

You Can Do It!

By Jean Manrique

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You will want to buy some nursing-friendly clothes to wear when you return to work. "Don't wait to see where your body ends up, just do it," urges Karen Steward Nolan, a certified professional coactive coach from Burlington, Vt. "Buy clothes that are comfortable that you can wash at home frequently with minimal pressing. Also look for clothes that you can get in and out of easily for nursing and/or pumping. Dark colors are a plus, but not necessary."

Store the breast milk in a refrigerator or a cooler with ice. If it will not be used in eight days, place the milk in the freezer. Although special plastic bags for human milk storage are available, any heavy plastic or glass container will do. When the milk is ready to be used, thaw or warm it in a pan of warm water or under warm running water. Do not thaw breast milk in the microwave.

Securing Support
If your supervisor or co-workers are less than supportive of your efforts to breastfeed, explain the importance of providing your baby with breast milk. You might mention that your breastfed baby will be healthier, causing you to be absent from work less often. And if your work environment continues to be unfriendly toward your breastfeeding efforts, La Leche League suggests that you give yourself permission to look for a more parent-friendly job.

Whether you have a caregiver at home or your child is in daycare, the support of your daycare provider is crucial. Explain your breastfeeding goals and needs. If you will be expressing breast milk for the provider to use, give detailed, written instructions on how to store it.

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