BFing-Work-Pumping

MsTammy · November 2011

For those that went back to work while still BFing and pumping, how did you figure out a schedule? Did you just set times and stick to them? Wait until you felt full then pump?

I'm getting anxiety just thinking about this.

annam829 · November 2011

its been a while, but...from what i remember...I would wake up at 5ish and pump (b/c i would get alot first thing in the am) and feed her right before i left around630. I would try and stick to pumping at 10 and 2. I would feed her as soon as i got home. amazingly, I would pump enough each day for the following day. HTH, and good luck

I give you props momma, with 3 other kids. keep up the good work!

kross605 · November 2011

It seems really daunting but I found taking it one issue at a time was helpful. I basically replaced a feeding with a pumping session. In the beginning dd would nurse every 3hrs and for workdays I had to start the routine by 630 to make it to work on time. So at first my schedule was: nurse at 630am and then pump at 930am, 1230pm, and 330pm and nurse around 6pm when i got home from work. After 6 months Ii lessened my pumping to twice a day instead of 3 times. To separate the day more evenly to avoid bursting, I moved my pumping times to around 10am and 2pm. if you can only fit twice a day in your schedule pump about 4 hours after you nurse in the morning and then again about 4 hours later and then tweak it from there to see what works for you. the first week will probably be overwhelming, hang in there, you'll get it and it will seem like a usual part of your day quickly.

ering1115 · November 2011

annam829:
its been a while, but...from what i remember...I would wake up at 5ish and pump (b/c i would get alot first thing in the am) and feed her right before i left around630. I would try and stick to pumping at 10 and 2. I would feed her as soon as i got home. amazingly, I would pump enough each day for the following day. HTH, and good luck I give you props momma, with 3 other kids. keep up the good work!

ditto. except i gave myself until 530a to wake up

one other "trick" that i am using is putting "Pumping Break" for 30 mins at 10a and 2p on my outlook calendar. that way people know i am not available (easily) for meetings. if i need to juggle things i will but having it on the calendar makes most people respect it. i also take some work with me into the office i use (i'm in a cube so i can't pump at my desk). it is probably my most productive part of the day since there is no phone and email distracting me and i can get a lot of review and comment or budget work done.

you can do it tammy! set the calendar appointments for a month at a time and you feel so accomplished when you need to add another month. it is awesome.

jessica0602 · November 2011

Thank you for this! I was wondering this as well. I haven't been pumping at home as much as I should be and I'm starting to get into a routine so this is great to get an idea of what's coming.

larrysdarling · November 2011

MsTammy:
For those that went back to work while still BFing and pumping, how did you figure out a schedule? Did you just set times and stick to them? Wait until you felt full then pump?
I'm getting anxiety just thinking about this.

I tried to pump at the times she would feed. We fed on demand but I tried to pump every 3 hours or so based on her last morning feeding. I roughly ended up doing 9,12,3 but would sometimes stray by an hour or so.

meldot · November 2011

ditto putting pumping on your outlook calendar. I actually rigged a curtain for my office window (which looks out to a hallway/cubicles) so I could pump and "work" (or pump and nest)

larrysdarling · November 2011

jessica0602:
Thank you for this! I was wondering this as well. I haven't been pumping at home as much as I should be and I'm starting to get into a routine so this is great to get an idea of what's coming.

Can I say I built a majority of my stash up while I was home on ML. My supply held for a little while of pumping at work but not for terribly long. Pump now while you can. It gets hard when you go back to work.

I weaned from the pump at 9 1/2 months due to my serious hate of it and my lack of supply.

MsTammy · November 2011

larrysdarling:

jessica0602:
Thank you for this! I was wondering this as well. I haven't been pumping at home as much as I should be and I'm starting to get into a routine so this is great to get an idea of what's coming.

Can I say I built a majority of my stash up while I was home on ML. My supply held for a little while of pumping at work but not for terribly long. Pump now while you can. It gets hard when you go back to work.

I weaned from the pump at 9 1/2 months due to my serious hate of it and my lack of supply.

I haven't pumped nearly enough while I have been home. I'm really going to pick it up this week.

Thanks for all the help ladies. I also work in cube land but have a storage/conference type room that I can pump in.

larrysdarling · November 2011

MsTammy:
larrysdarling:

jessica0602:
Thank you for this! I was wondering this as well. I haven't been pumping at home as much as I should be and I'm starting to get into a routine so this is great to get an idea of what's coming.

Can I say I built a majority of my stash up while I was home on ML. My supply held for a little while of pumping at work but not for terribly long. Pump now while you can. It gets hard when you go back to work.

I weaned from the pump at 9 1/2 months due to my serious hate of it and my lack of supply.

I haven't pumped nearly enough while I have been home. I'm really going to pick it up this week.

Thanks for all the help ladies. I also work in cube land but have a storage/conference type room that I can pump in.

FYI per federal law you have to be provided a clean private space to pump that is not a bathroom.

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