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If you want to continue breastfeeding your child once you go back to work, you need the whole bottle supply chain:
A pump
Plastic bags to freeze pumped breast milk
Many women recommend a photo of your child that you look at while pumping. This releases some hormones that support the 'milking' process
Equipment to keep milk pumped at work cool until you ...
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Challenges are:
finding a place/time at work to pump
washing the bottles and pump equipment
freezing/unfreezing milk
creating a milk storage for unexpected situations
making your baby comfortable with another
caregiver(while you are at work)
fighting with guilt that your baby is growing while you are working
How to deal with it:
Ask your manager if ...
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