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Breastfeeding and working
by kelliestarr, Nov 30, 2008 12:28PM
I am breastfeeding my 2 month year old son and have not worked since Jan/08. I am currently not looking for work but I would love to work again but don't know if I'd be able to handle breastfeeding/pumping and working.
Well out of the blue my friend calls me and says she has a job for me and I start this Tuesday. OMG what a shock!!!! The job is at a coffee shop making minimum wage from 2 pm to 10 pm full time one day a week off. I will be working the afternoon shift alone. It is in a different city and will take me 2 or 2 1/2 hours to get there since I don't drive. So that's 4 to 5 hours of traveling to and from work. I am afraid if I do this my milk supply will go down and my breast will get engorged. My plan is to pump and never give my son formula. But will I be able to handle pumping and working?
I live in a smaller city that don't have a lot of jobs offers.
On the other hand I would love to work to have my own money. My boyfriend and I are living with his parents and I would love to have money to move out on our own. But it would be very hard to get by on just his salary.
Should I take the job or forget about it?
Well out of the blue my friend calls me and says she has a job for me and I start this Tuesday. OMG what a shock!!!! The job is at a coffee shop making minimum wage from 2 pm to 10 pm full time one day a week off. I will be working the afternoon shift alone. It is in a different city and will take me 2 or 2 1/2 hours to get there since I don't drive. So that's 4 to 5 hours of traveling to and from work. I am afraid if I do this my milk supply will go down and my breast will get engorged. My plan is to pump and never give my son formula. But will I be able to handle pumping and working?
I live in a smaller city that don't have a lot of jobs offers.
On the other hand I would love to work to have my own money. My boyfriend and I are living with his parents and I would love to have money to move out on our own. But it would be very hard to get by on just his salary.
Should I take the job or forget about it?
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If you decide that you *are going to take the job, there is usually a way to incorporate pumping into it. I pumped after I went back to work for almost a year, and I breastfed until my son was over two years old. Get a pump that has a car adapter and you can pump on the way to and from work - my pump (Madela Pump in Style) had an option to pump one or both breasts at a time. You will have a lunch break and, if you have a good pump, can surely pump about eight ounces within that time. If you have a good pump, there's no reason why you can't continue to give your baby breastmilk without using formula. And you can usually find good pumps on ebay for a fraction of the price of new.
Anyway...long answer, but whatever you decide to do, good luck!
Tricia