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8 Tips for Breastfeeding Working Moms

From One Nursing, Working Mother to Another

By Rachel Sobel

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1. Choose the best pump for your situation.
If you are working full time and will be expressing milk for most or all of your baby's feedings while you are away from home, a hospital-quality double electric pump is probably your best choice.

2. Determine whether renting or buying a pump is best for you.
If you can share a pump with another mom in your workplace (you would each have your own accessories for the pump) or only plan to pump for a few months, renting may be most economical. If you plan to pump for longer than a few months, at home as well as at the office or for future children, you may wish to purchase a pump.

3. Get into a schedule.
Many women find that they express more milk when they are able to pump at the same times each day – they train their bodies into a let-down at those times. Choose the times of day you have the most milk and that fit into your working schedule – you don't need to pump at even intervals. For example, you may find that pumping twice between 8 a.m. and noon, then once between noon and 5 p.m., yields the most milk for you.


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