"What all these people do brings tears to my eyes." - the reaction of a donor mother to meeting many other donor mothers at a Milk Matters event and seeing & hearing how vital donor milk really is.
Nuraan, breastmilk donor - Mitchell's Plain
"I have no doubt that donor milk saves premature babies' lives and helps prevent HIV infection."
Dr. Max Kroon, Paediatrician
"Donating breastmilk has been a wonderful experience and I feel that I have made a difference."
Nicolette (breastmilk donor) - Southfield
"The generous offer of donor milk came as such a relief to me and, maybe because I no longer felt so stressed, I found that my milk supply increased substantially – in fact, I suddenly found that I had more milk than Luca needed! So I decided to donate the extra milk to the breast milk bank."
Debbie K - donor and recipient. (Plumstead)
Breastfeeding And The Working Mother
- Continue Breastfeeding
- Continue Breastfeeding And Expressing
- Continue Breastfeeding, Expressing And / Or Using Formula Feeds
- Weaning onto Formula
Continue Breastfeeding
Perhaps you are fortunate enough to live close to work, or your work provides a crèche facility, there may even be a suitable crèche close to your workplace. In these instances you have the option of continuing to breastfeed.During an 8 hour working day you would nip away to breastfeed your baby once, twice, maybe three times, depending on your baby's age, needs, and how flexible your employer is.
At three months your baby needs at least 6 feeds in 24 hours, by 6 months 4 or 5 feeds in 24 hours.
The shorter your working day the easier it would be to continue breastfeeding.
You may feel more confident if you put the idea into practice a few days before returning to work.
Time constraints do put pressure on moms but why not give it a try and give yourself the option of deciding whether it works for you or not.
