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Breastfeeding and Work Return

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ajayelbee · 16/07/2023 11:23

Hi, I’m hoping someone can give me some clarity here- I know there are lots of resources on the internet but I can’t really make heads or tails of what’s fundamentally a legal right, and what is good practice and ultimately at business discretion.

My baby will be 11 months when I go back to work, and is still breastfeeding. He does not eat enough solid food at this point to sustain him. He categorically will not take breast milk from anything apart from the source. No bottles, cups anything.

I have asked to wfh at least until he is a year old so I can use breaks to pop to nursery and feed him twice a day, and hopefully try to encourage more solid food/ keep offering milk in other forms, but what are my legal rights around this? They didn’t seem overly keen. Before I went on maternity leave I worked 25% of my hours from the office, but now they’re pushing 75-100% office based. Thanks in advance.

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ChopperC110P · 16/07/2023 11:25

He categorically will not take breast milk from anything apart from the source. No bottles, cups anything.

Most babies will do this unless you, the mother, leave the building for several hours over feeding time and another caregiver introduces the bottle. Have you tried this? If you’ve only tried yourself or had someone try with you present or in the home/building, they will refuse.

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