I'm back to work FT in January when my DD will be 8mo. I'm planning on continuing to EBF and would like to ensure that I have sufficient BM for her during the day (and to try and avoid reverse cycling). She's not keen on a bottle, but will have one if she's starving and I'm not around but I'm starting to offer her a cup so she gets used to it.
She'll be in a nursery a few minutes walk from my office, so I could go at lunch time and BF but I'm concerned that it might be too unsettling for her plus my colleagues might find it a bit odd that I'm visiting DD at nursery everyday. I'm private at work and wouldn't feel comfortable saying that I couldn't do a meeting at a particular time because I needed to feed DD. I'd also like to avoid massive rocks on my chest during the working day!
At the moment I occasionally pump for nights out/KIT days using a TT hand pump which is effective but I'm thinking about investing in an Ameda Lactaline electric pump. I'm considering this now so that I can try to maintain my supply by pumping as I start introducing solids and also limit pumping to first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening.
Is the Ameda Lactaline a closed pump system? I'm just wondering because I'm concerned that if DD doesn't want EBM feeds during the day that I'll be stuck with a £150 pump that's no use that I can't sell on. I know they sell on eBay, but so does the Medela Swing and I understand that it shouldn't be used second hand.
Sorry, I realise this is a long post but everything is swimming around in my head and I just want to make sure that I'm able to feed my DD when I go back. I have to give my return to work date confirmation next month and it's really playing on my mind.
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Get advice and support with infant feeding from other users here.
Infant feeding
Returning to work - Feed DC at lunchtime or try EBM with Ameda Lactaline?
5 replies
PessimisticMissPiggy · 16/10/2011 23:42
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.