Quick question re: ebm

[Hulla]

I have to go into work this morning for a meeting with my boss. She is fine with me bringing dd in with me so I have expressed this morning and put it in a sippy cup for her.

I have checked Kellymom and it says its fine to keep ebm at room temp for upto 10 hours (I'll only need the morning) but can I let dd just sip from it on and off through the morning or does she have to drink it in one go?

I won't be reheating it.

I think it would be fine for her to sip at it. Out of curiosity, why can't you just feed her as normal?

Should be OK to sip at, but I'd let her feed tbh. I fed right through a meeting with my boss when DS was 3 weeks old - was supposed to be my 'going on mat leave' meeting, but DS had had other ideas. Boss was totally unphased by it

I'm just not brave enough knickers, she's almost 9 months, quite likes biting & turning round to look at people and my office is a bit of a boys club. Most of the women I work with are either childless or ttc in their 40s and they think I am crazy to have a dc at 31 and just before I left one woman made a point of coming over and telling me how disgusting she thought it was that I would be paid to have a year off with my child.

Before I went on mat leave I mentioned to a colleague how my friend was still bf her 1 year old and his answer has always stuck with me "Isn't that child abuse?".

I know I should be braver but I just can't do it. Sorry.

Thank you both for replying btw!

That's awful, Hulla! I'm sorry you have to work in that environment. People who don't have children will just never understand unless they have their own.
I know for a fact that you can let her sip on and off from it throughout the morning. EBM is different than formula in that way - because of the antibodies. You don't have to throw it away after a feed.

that is terrible!!!

Thanks everyone. DD found the sippy cup funny but it was wasted. The meeting went on quite long and dd wanted to feed to sleep so I just fed her. It didn't require the courage I expected!

New boss was lovely, I explained about having some health problems since dd's birth and she suggested working from home when needed & work paying for some counselling for me.

Maybe it's changed while I've been away!

Things are on the up Hulla! Your old colleagues sounded awful!!