I go back to work at the end of Sept (when DD will be 6 months). I work a 3 day week but will be unable to express during the day at all for at least 2 of those days, so I imagine I have no choice but to stop all daytime feeds totally (even for days I am at home with DD?)? What have others done in this situation?? At the moment DD is exclusively breastfed.
I hope to continue with morning and eve feeds for as long as poss (however i dont have a great supply so am a bit worried about how my supply will be affected by the minimal feeding - DD feeds pretty frequently). I am currently on domperidone - would it be best to carry on (I just dont really want to carry on indefinitely) or should I be able to manage? Unfortunately I can't express enough to provide ebm to the childminder - though I had originally hoped to, so I think I have to start her on formula (maybe 2 weeks before I return to work?). It is such a pity i cant make it to 6 months but i suppose 5.5 months isnt going to make that much difference?
Advice much appreciated, thanks
ps Also interested to know what people do from a comfort point of view once they are only bf twice a day. I find it so useful to be able to latch her on when she is tired/upset. Can I still do this or will this just screw everything up?
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How to reduce number of breastfeeds (introducing mix feeding)
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jasperc163 · 21/08/2009 17:50
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