Breast feeding, work and Nursery

I go back to work at the end of the month and baby starts nursery in 2 weeks. I’m not going to send any milk with him and he usually feeds multiple times during the 10 hour period he will be there. At this age most babies are fine to have milk when reunited with you and have solids and water when apart. Of course if you want to pump you can but it’s not necessary at this age if you want to save yourself extra work. You may find they feed more overnight or during the evening to catch up. If you do pump you’ll need to consider where you’ll store the milk, how you’ll get it back from work at fridge temperature etc x

@Yasmin thanks 😊 are they giving your little one Cows Milk in nursery then? I must admit it would be nice to have her weaned off me during the day 😅

@Victoria no I don’t want him given cows milk (personal choice) so he’ll just have solids and water 😊 you can offer your little one cows milk if you’re wanting to though. I’m happy for him to feed on demand on my days off/ during the night but for me pumping isn’t practical at work and during an hour drive I have no way to keep the milk cold. Lucy Webber on instagram has lots of info on returning to work/ not needing to pump unless you want to x

I've sent her in with two 5oz bottles. She drank 1 of those yesterday (and heartbreakingly they tipped the other away!). Today she's drunk 2.5oz before her first nap. She usually feeds to sleep at home and doesn't swallow a huge amount of solid food yet.

It varies a lot. Usually my boy drinks about 3 bottles while I'm gone 10h and these are usually 3-4oz. Often he drinks 9oz per day but today he woke up early and had 7oz by 12pm! So I think he ended up having 13oz total. At this age they can actually have food and water and just a big booby feed when you're reunited, or cow milk from 1. So don't put too much pressure on yourself. I pumped 3 times and got 3.5-4oz each time with double elvie just at my desk. I use a cooler bag with 6 ice blocks inside a bigger cooler bag with 3 more ice blocks. I switch pump bottles at lunch time and wash the shields with hot soapy water after each pump

Even if he wasn't having milk I would still need to pump for comfort. Something went wrong with my morning pump and then they wouldn't charge so I had to wait longer for 2nd one and my boobs were all engorged and sore! And even though my 3rd pump is quite close to when I come home its always a relief for me with the reunion feed as boobs are still feeling really full. A pump is nothing compared to a baby's suction!