I was able to be off for 12 weeks after the births of
both my children.  I began pumping to build up my
stash at about 8-9 weeks postbirth.  My eldest would
wake up at around 0500, then go back to sleep until
about 0800.  I would pump in between these feeds.  She
was also a one-breast-per-feed nurser, so for a few
weeks I pumped the "neglected" one after one or two
morning feeds.  A short pumping session after she went
down for the night was also helpful.  It is also
important to remind working moms that young infants
commonly take 1-3 ounces per feed.  Filling up an 8
ounce standard bottle is not necessary at the
beginning--sometimes those big ol' bottles look pretty
intimidating!

Carole


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