From Barbara Robertson
Jessica’s Working and Breastfeeding Story!
Nancy and Barbara will be offering a new book group this winter, Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple, Because of this, they are sharing some previously published materials that they feel are valuable on this subject. Jessica’s working and breastfeeding story is worth the listen as a family considers what needs to happen before they return to work.
Jessica was very lucky that she had a lot of time off, five months, compared to most families in the USA but it was still challenging. Listen to what was hard and what made it easier.
You can also listen to Jessica’s Breastfeeding Story to hear about how her breastfeeding journey started. Jessica struggle with low milk supply but then had some trouble with plugged ducts. With a little help and hard work, Jessica achieved her breastfeeding goals! She definitely attended a free drop in support group and asked a lot of questions and really loved the mother-to-mother support.
There is so much miss-information on how much baby’s need to eat. Some people keep increasing how much they are feeding their babies which can lead to obesity later in life.
The FDA has a nice page on choosing a breast pump.
Finally, breastfeeding or pumping pods! Here is a site that lists locations of places to breastfeed or pump at airports and my photo of a pod at the Seattle Airport on a recent trip!
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