Janet Bergeson's case strikes me as something other than not wanting to
pump at work.

You can always encoruage her to nurse the baby only at home and to not
bother about pumping at work, BUT pumping/expressing has mutliple
rationales, only one of which is maintaining milk supply. Another important
consideration is reuction of likelihood of leaking, which happens with
overfull breasts.  If mom plans to wean earlier than when she goes back to
work, this can be manageed easier, but there is no way of knowing hhow well
or poorly her baby will don on ABM. You need to discuss this with her,
encouraging gradual weaning to fewer feeds so that her body adjusts to
minimal stimulation during the day.

I would also discuss what she is really afraid of/concerned about.  My
antennae went up by what you reported she said about weaning.

Good luck.  Some babies are very flexible about such things; others are
not. There is no way to predict this, any more than that the baby will have
NO negative sequelae from artificial feedings.




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