Forum: Working and Breastfeeding

any ideas regarding gone for 5 hour shifts w/o a break? would it be beneficial to pump for only 5 minutes, and stop if that's all the time I can take?

Here is our newest question for the Making It Work section of New Beginnings, the LLL USA magazine. Can you help this mother? Be aware that you may...

Hi all, I'm new to LLL and apologize if this is a repeat question, but I really need all of your advice! I am nearing the end of my pregnancy and...

I am returning to work at night, 12 hour shift. My question is..... how often should I pump during that 12 hour shift? My LO is 3mo old. He...

Hi lll ladies, Do any mama's here pump at work after a year, if you're continuing to nurse? Has anyone had any discrepencies at work, any thing...

With the new healthcare plan, I have read that it is a requirement for employers to provide nursing moms with a place (other than a bathroom) to pump...

Hi - I was hoping for some suggestions on two questions. I apologize ahead of time for the length! Currently, I am home with my baby but will...

Hi! I'm new to the llli site! I have a question for when I return to work on Jan 14th. I'm nursing my almost 3 month old son and he's doing fantastic...

I'm devastated. I returned to work October 23rd and thought all was going well until today. Today was his 6 mo check up and he has only gained a...

My LO is 5.5 months. I have been back to work for 2+ months now and I am having a hard time keeping up with my LO's demands when I'm not around. My...

Merry Christmas! I have been back at work for several months now, part time. I got what I needed for the first day in the days before I started...

I am returning to work a week from today. I'll be working from home with nanny help Mon and Fri and gone (nanny at home with LO) tues and thurs. Off...

I am new to this forum and i have some questions reguarding employment laws and breastfeeding. I have a 11 week old and have remained in close...

I read in the other "Is she getting enough" post, that the rule of thumb is 1 - 1.5 oz for each hour away so given I'm away 9 hours, that's 9 - 13.5...

My son is now 4 months old almost 5 and currently i have been breastfeeding exclusively but had to start pumping when i returned to work. So far...

My 6 month old started day care this week. I am not working until January so we are using December as the adjustment period. I am taking him a...

DD2 is almost 8 weeks old and starting to reject the bottle. The bottle was introduced around 4 weeks, and one a day with an occasional miss. She was...

I think my 15 week old is fine but nanny continues to push back and says she's really hungry - which I assume means crying or sucking immediately...

can't remember, but i thought you needed at least 6 breast stimulations in a 24 hr time frame, to keep up supply, and that was minimum, correct? ...

My LO is 15 weeks old. I will be heading back to work in 4 short weeks. I've been trying for a week to get her to take a bottle and she refuses. I've...