"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)
"Remember that your small effort can make a huge difference in the lives of babies that struggle for survival."
Michelle (breastmilk donor) - Cape Town
“My son was admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital neonatal ward in November 2009. He needed milk.
Edith Medell (mother of baby receiving donor breastmilk) Cape Town
"I do not have time to do charity work, nor do I have an abundance of money to donate to all those worthy causes out there, so this was my way of giving back to society.
Wouldn't you hope that a mom out there would step up and do the same thing for your baby?"
Lisa V (breastmilk donor) - Cape Town
Breastfeeding And The Working Mother
- Continue Breastfeeding
- Continue Breastfeeding And Expressing
- Continue Breastfeeding, Expressing And / Or Using Formula Feeds
- Weaning onto Formula
Weaning onto Formula
Should you decide to wean your baby before returning to work, you need only start the weaning process a week or two before hand.
Where possible avoid using medication to suppress your milk supply. The gradual weaning method is preferable for both mom and baby. You would start by substituting let's say, the mid-morning feed with a formula feed.
Three or four days later your breasts should no longer feel uncomfortable at this time. The time is then right to substitute for example, your late afternoon breastfeed with formula. Next could be the,mid-morning followed by the night time, then the early morning feeds.
One of the advantages of this weaning method is that you have the option of stopping or delaying the weaning process at any stage.
You could for instance keep the evening and, or the early morning feeds as breastfeeds while your baby has formula during the day.
