Return to work advice

[MollyRover]

I'm returning to work in the next few weeks. DC2 will be 6 months old and is ebf, am hoping to keep this up until solid food takes over, so avoid formula altogether. I was expressing and freezing milk up until about 7 weeks ago, 4 month sleep regression and a renovation at home got in the way! There's about 8 litres in the freezer now so I've got a bit of a buffer.

I'm starting back 2 days a week at first so DC2 will be 1 day a week with DH and 1 day in crèche, I'll build up to 4 days after 6 weeks. I'm going to the office until I find my feet again so it would be great to get some tips on what equipment besides my pump, how many times a day I need to pump, how many bottles and how to supply to the crèche etc etc. Feel a bit lost, went back full time when DC1 was 13 weeks and managed to ebf for 6 months still, have no idea how I managed it at the time and it was only 5 years ago!! Can anyone advise?

One of the challenge motherhood gives us is to balance between work and taking care of the baby. My best friend has a one-year-old child. She planned to take a few months maternity leave and then resume in-office work. But she realized it would be difficult and requested a work-from-home opportunity. She bought all the necessary equipment, including a Dynabook laptop, printer, and office table; sharp interactive displays are the best for meetings, so she bought that one, also. Now she is working from her comfort zone and at the same time taking care of her child without any worries.