Returning to work & wanting to remain breastfeeding?

I'm going to be starting part-time work soon (25hours per week) and when i'm not home, my partner will be to look after Luke (10 weeks yesterday).

I want to pump so he can be bottlefed breastmilk, but currently it takes about a day to get one bottle (1-2 oz at a time..), i'm not sure how much to leave for him, and what i can do to help pumping (like when I should pump, and how often, etc)

Can some working mums give me a bit of advice? Anything is helpful :)

thanks!

I go to this website kellymom.com and it has alot of info, and a calculator to calculate how much you need or should need. I work full time, and I go back to work in july and I put about 12 oz of milk a day away, to set aside for when I go back to work, I estimate my baby eats 20 oz of milk while I am working. For pumping, I nurse my son on one side and pump on one side every three hours, pump in the morning is a must because you have the most milk. To speed up milk productions buy some fenugreek, I used that stuff and got extra milk when I needed it. If you are working overproduce your milk, because it will drop as soon as you are not nursing on demand, this will decrease stress later, trust me! Source(s): Full time military and full time mom of 2

I always had a problem with a low supply while pumping as well. I work pretty much full-time and started building my supply weeks before I was supposed to go back to work. I know it can be inconvenient but right after I would finish nursing my baby I would pump to get what was left out of each breast. And, when you are at work, pump at least 2 times for each 8 hours that you are away. Also, I found that shorter pumping sessions with the pump suction turned up as strong as it could go was more effective for me because it was most similar to the vigorous sucking of the baby. Good luck, it can be done!
I am a full time working breastfeeding mom. I pump every 3 hours at work.When I am home with my daughter I feed her as often as she wants. She sleeps through the night so I will pump once during the night. Keep that up and in a couple of days you should see your milk flow increase. It's not easy working while breastfeeding. Don't get stressed out or you will have a hard time pumping. Good Luck!
First of all, it might be your pump.....the 'horns' come in diffrent sizes, a different size may help extract more milk. Working part time lends itself well to breastfeeding....nurse before you go, pump once at work ...at this point dont go more than 4 hours during the day without nursing or pumping....and then nurse when you get home...he may be able to get through your work day with only one bottle. Start now collecting milk ....it will stay in the fridge for 5 days , it will stay in the freezer for 4 months. You csn collect milk in 1 ounce increments...once its all in the fridge, consolodate it into one bottle....leave partner and baby with two 2oz bottles, bring a cold pack to work, pump once while your there....try and sneak in some extra pump time..late at night or early in the AM are good times. Locally, an IBCLC can help you find a better pump....your health ins.MAY an appt...
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My friend did it for a year and her recipe was a good Medela pump (about $200) , mother's milk tea, and initially pumping one breast while nursing on the other at least once per day. She usually left 3-4 (4oz) bags with the sitter for a 9 hour day. After 7 months she started on solids and cut pumped milk down to 2 per day. I hope this helps and its great that you want to continue nursing while working