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Mothers on … breastfeeding & work

We asked mothers for their experience of combining breastfeeding and work Response: I was dreading going back to work and leaving my then ten month old with his daddy. We decided not to cut down on breastfeeding before and not to give formula or expressed milk in the day when I wasn't there as he … [Read more...] about Mothers on … breastfeeding & work

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Expressed Milk and Airlines

Mothers may be told by an airline that they cannot take expressed breastmilk (EBM) in their hand luggage on a plane. LLLGB is sometimes contacted by mothers this has happened to. Having to unexpectedly discard the milk they have expressed for their child can be very distressing. Can I take … [Read more...] about Expressed Milk and Airlines

Filed Under: Breastfeeding information, Special Circumstances, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: aeroplane, aeroplanes, airline, airlines, EBM, express, expressed breastm milk, expressing. storing milk, plane, planes

My journey to returning to work

Graziella faced an unusually steep set of challenges when returning to work, but with all three of her children she managed to fit breastfeeding into her schedule. Sitting on an hospital bed in December 2008, I had a mixture of feelings: trepidation in the wait to see my baby, worry about the … [Read more...] about My journey to returning to work

Filed Under: Breastfeeding Matters, Dealing with Separation, Mothers' stories, Working and Breastfeeding

Hand Expression of Breastmilk

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, milk expression by hand is a useful technique to learn. It’s a handy way to relieve engorged breasts. You can also use it to stimulate milk production and provide milk for a baby who is not breastfeeding well or needs more milk. Why hand expression? If you … [Read more...] about Hand Expression of Breastmilk

Filed Under: Beginning Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding information, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: breastmilk, expression, hand, hand expression, MER, milk, milk ejection reflex, skin-to-skin

Expressing Your Milk

Expressing your milk by hand or with a pump helps you establish and maintain your milk production if you’re separated from your baby or if he isn’t breastfeeding well. And if your milk production is low, expressing can help increase it whilst also providing extra milk to give to your baby. When a … [Read more...] about Expressing Your Milk

Filed Under: Breastfeeding information, Expressing and Storing Breastmilk, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: expressing, low milk supply, making more milk, pumping, return to work

Working and Breastfeeding

Many mothers work outside the home and continue to breastfeed. LLLGB is here to help with information and support if you are going back to work. I’m going back to work. Do I need to stop breastfeeding? Why is breastfeeding so important? But won’t it be a hassle? What are my … [Read more...] about Working and Breastfeeding

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Workday Practicalities

Combining motherhood with paid employment is a challenge—but continuing to breastfeed can make it easier. Stopping breastfeeding increases your baby’s risk of illness, and the effort involved in buying, preparing and storing formula can be a major hassle. If you have little choice about returning to … [Read more...] about Workday Practicalities

Filed Under: Breastfeeding information, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: blocked ducts, expressing, leaking, separation, tiredness, work, working, Working and breastfeeding

When Mum Can’t Be There

“Mothering through breastfeeding is the most natural and effective way of understanding and satisfying the needs of the baby.” - La Leche League International Nature intended mothers and babies to stay together as much as possible because breastfeeding is the normal way to care for a baby - … [Read more...] about When Mum Can’t Be There

Filed Under: Breastfeeding information, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: bottlefeeding a breastfed baby, bottles, caring for a breastfed baby, child minder, expressed breast milk, nursery, separation, sleep

Storing Your Milk

Your breastmilk is the best possible food to help your baby grow and develop, combined with antibodies, live cells, and other substances to protect him from infection. It’s worth the effort to provide expressed milk for your baby when you can’t be there to nurse him. Although some of the nutrients … [Read more...] about Storing Your Milk

Filed Under: Breastfeeding information, Expressing and Storing Breastmilk, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: breastmilk, defrost, expressing, milk storage, pumping, storage, storage times, thaw

World Breastfeeding Week – A Joint statement

World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August 2015 Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s make it work! A Joint Statement from La Leche League GB, The Breastfeeding Network, Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, the Lactation Consultants of Great Britain and Maternity Action. This year the World Alliance for … [Read more...] about World Breastfeeding Week – A Joint statement

Filed Under: News & Research, Research, Working and Breastfeeding Tagged With: Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, Breastfeeding Network, joint statement, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain, LLLGB, Maternity Action, working, workplace legislation, World Breastfeeding Week

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