Comments on: Working and Breastfeeding a Toddler

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:39:56 +0000

I am nursing my 18 month little girl twice daily and I’m about to return to work next week I’m a shift worker, so I will be gone for up to 14 hours at a time. Has anyone had experience with this? I can’t decide whether to wake her up for a morning dream feed at 530 am before I leave, or just feed her when I get home. I’m also worrying about my supply drying up…

thanks!

jen and M

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:16:16 +0000

Thanks for this post. I’m still nursing my 25 month-old and working full-time since he was 9 months. I was also surprised and pleased at my body’s ability to quickly get used to to the 8-9 hours apart from my boy. It only took a week or two to feel no discomfort at all while I was at work. We also co-slept until he was about 22 months so he could have extra nursing at night, but now he’s a big fan of his big boy bed and I just nurse him to sleep and once in the middle of the night (which I hope to wean him from soon).

I have to go away for work periodically and I’ve also been surprised that I can be away for even a full week without much discomfort (I have to express a bit in the shower just the first or second night) and we just start right back when I return home.

By: Elita

Elita — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:16:31 +0000

Thank you for this post. So many people reach the gold standard of 1 year of nursing and think they have to wean. If you want to wean, that’s great, but you can continue to nurse your baby as long as it’s enjoyable for both of you. Sometimes nursing a 2-year-old is a pain in the butt, but it comes in handy so often (colds, boo boos, snuggle time in the morning) that I’m glad we’re still doing it. I found my milk supply adjusted quickly when I weaned from the pump at work, too. If I was ever uncomfortable I would just hand express a tiny bit until the pain went away.
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By: Maria @ Conversations with Moms

Maria @ Conversations with Moms — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:22:59 +0000

I’m going to be researching the links you provided. I plan to officially stop breastfeeding when I return to work in November. Tyler will be a year old. I too am super appreciative that I had the year off. I had a few breastfeeding challenges but it was easier to overcome because I didn’t have to go to work.

If I had to return to work during these challenges, I’m not sure I would have kept it up.

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