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Breastfeeding is so highly recommended by doctors and specialists, but a lot of moms don’t do it. And most of us don’t think why many moms don’t do it.

Do you ever think about working moms? One of the challenges of going back to work after baby is breastfeeding. If they don’t know the proper way or arrangement time of breast feeding then their baby may go into weak health condition. But following a proper way, if you’ve gone back to work or school full time, you can still breastfeed your baby. Talk to your employer before your baby is born. Request your employer to provide break times and private space to express milk. In various working places there have special place and scope for breast feeding. If breastfeeding at work is not an option for you, there are a variety of breastfeeding alternatives available.

* If you live very close to your work, or if you have a relative near your place of working, you can breastfeed your baby during your lunch hour and keep bottles of milk for other feedings throughout the day.
* You can find a day care centre near your place of service. And can do the same things.
* If these two are not possible then you must need preservation of your milk.
1. Buy a breast pump. This will give you the suppleness to maintain your milk supply and also feel connected to your baby even when you’re away. Electronic pumps can be a great choice. One of the most important savings you can create if you are going to carry on breast feeding while working is in a good breast pump. You can store this milk in the refrigerator.
2. Fresh refrigerated breast milk can be used for up to 48 hours after its expression. Don’t waste it by leaving it out at normal temperature.
3. Make it warm before feeding, but never use a microwave oven to defrost breast milk.
4. Throw away any defrosted and warmed breast milk that the baby doesn’t drink.
5. Try to regulate your timetable in order that you are pumping at approximately the same time every day. This will assist to prevent leakage at mistimed times when you are in the office.
6. But always keep in mind, feed infants with expressed milk using a clean and sterilized bottle.
* After returning home, breastfeed your baby as soon as possible