An office storeroom or ladies' lounge with a door that closes and a comfortable chair are suitable locations. Wearing two piece outfits or those suitable for nursing the baby is helpful. Some mothers find that their milk will leak when they are away from their baby. If this is a problem, gentle pressure, nursing pads and patterned clothing can help. Some women keep an extra blouse or jacket at work for this reason.
Many women recommend starting to collect breast milk about two weeks before returning to work.
This gives a woman a chance to see which method of milk expression works best for her. The amount of milk collected may seem small at first but will soon increase, depending upon the frequency of expression and the time of day milk is expressed. Some women express more milk early in the day and less milk toward the end of the day. Back How to choose a pump There are many types of breast pumps on the market today and it can be difficult to decide which one to use. Avoid bulb type pumps.