What Is The Best Way To Store Milk At Work?
The best option for storing your breast milk is in a refrigerator. Thanks to recent legislation, many employers are establishing lactation rooms for their breastfeeding employees. These rooms often...
View ArticleHow Often Will I Need To Pump At Work?
As in just about every aspect of parenting, there is no “one size fits all” answer. Some factors you will want to consider: How long is your maternity leave? The longer you can be away from work (and...
View ArticleWhen Can I Start Using A Breast Pump?
There is no one size fits all when it comes to breast pumping recommendations. But knowing that you would like to have an ample supply of milk available when you return to work, it’s best to plan...
View ArticleWill I Be Able To Pump At Work?
Yes. The health care reform bill (officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) includes breastfeeding promotion provisions that require employers (with a few exceptions) to...
View ArticleU.S. Lags Behind In Support Of Working Mothers
Despite recent and well-publicized efforts advocating the accommodation of breastfeeding in the workplace, the United States (U.S.) lags far behind just about every other industrialized nation in its...
View ArticleHow Many Ounces Will My Baby Drink Each Day?
If you’re a mother who has been breastfeeding on request, you probably haven’t had to measure bottles of breast milk or worry about the number of ounces. It can be a bit daunting to shift your...
View ArticleBusinesses Are Helping Mothers Breastfeed
When my maternity leave ended, I was a mess. My son Tommy was only 6 weeks old. I had successfully established breastfeeding but was sleep-deprived and emotionally spent. All I wanted was to stay home...
View ArticleTips For Bottle-Feeding A Breastfed Baby
Updated July 17, 2015 When mothers return to work or school, they are oftentimes faced with a new reality: Learning how to bottle-feed their breastfed baby. Ultimately, bottle-feeding a breastfed baby...
View ArticleHRSA Releases “The Business Case For Breastfeeding” Kit
Did you know that women with infants and children are one of the fastest growing segments of the work force in the United States (U.S.)? It’s estimated that 70 percent of women with children under 3...
View ArticleWorkplace Protection For Breastfeeding Mothers Is (Finally) Here
It goes without saying that workplace bathrooms are not germ-free spaces for working mothers to express their milk and wash bottles and equipment. But many women working outside the home had few...
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