It is a better idea to continue breastfeeding even after returning to work.
Continue breastfeeding after returning to work. Breast milk will bring some closeness between you and your baby even when you can’t stay with your baby.
You can express breast milk while working with the help of a breast pump.
You can also express and freeze breast milk and your baby can have it at the nursery center later.
Use facilities such as nursing rooms, etc. to express breast milk.
- Breastfeeding relieves mothers’ and baby’s anxiety while the mother is away working and also makes child-rearing easy.
- Keeps the bonding intact while being apart for a longer time.
- The mother can relieve some work-related stress because prolactin helps relax a breastfeeding mother.
- Spending time in nursery centers makes babies develop infections and it has been found that breast milk helps prevent infections.
- Breastfeed before going to work and after coming back from work.
- Ask the child-care specialist not to feed the baby just before you are about to pick up the baby.
- Continue to express breast milk during office hours.
- Dress in easy-going clothes that will allow you to easily express milk.
- Breastfeed more during the night and on the weekends.
