You may still be breast-feeding when you return to work, and may wish to continue for as long as possible. Morning and evening feeds may well be achievable even with full-time work – day time feeds may be harder. Your options are either to visit your child at home or at their day care setting to feed when necessary (unlikely unless you are self-employed or live locally with a very understanding manager) or to express while you are at work, refrigerate it and take the milk home with you in a coolbag.
More information:
Maternity Action information sheet – information about managing breastfeeding at work
Author: Tamsin Crook, founder of Making Careers Work – a maternity coaching and career support service which helps mums and mums-to-be reach their full potential in their careers within the dynamic context of their family life. As a mum of three boys herself, she understands the desire to try to balance the needs of the family with personal career ambitions – not always straightforward! Tamsin works with women at all stages of motherhood, and is based in Thames Ditton, Surrey.
Tamsin is one of the key contributors to Mum & Career and has written most material on Maternity Leave for us.
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