Hi everyone, I've been back at work for about 6 months and I'm still breastfeeding my 21 month old son. My job requires occasional overnight stays away from my family. I was away recently for about 30 hours (I'm counting the hours away from son and the milk building up) and by the time I saw my son, my breasts were very sore. I'm due to leave again soon for 72 hours and I'm wondering i there's anything legally I can do to avoid staying away from my son for so many hours. Expressing isn't an option for me anymore. My contract states that week end and evening work is required, however is there a limit to what they can ask of me? The research I've done so far only mentions breastfeeding within normal working hours so I'm not sure if there is any legal protection in this kind of situations?
I'm grateful for any advice provided.
Thank you