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Express Yourself! How to Successfully Combine Breastfeeding and Work
How to Successfully Combine Breastfeeding and Work
By Helen Froud
to help you, however good their employee diversity or work/life program may be. Like all successful employment negotiations, both sides have to make an effort. Begin a dialog with your manager early on, and make it clear that you intend to succeed with your plan to pump milk. Get help from your human resources department, La Leche League, a breastfeeding counselor or union chapter if necessary. Let your employer know how long you will need to express (15 to 20 minutes each pumping session is usual) and offer to forgo your coffee break to do it, if necessary.
If all else fails, you might want to remind your employer that expressing your milk takes less time than the average smoker takes in breaks each day to indulge his or her habit. You can protect your health and your baby's health by continuing to breastfeed when you return to work – and there aren't many activities that you can do on your employer's premises that are so good for you, your baby and your employer's bottom line.
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