Working and Breastfeeding Working and Breastfeeding Women have always combined work and breastfeeding. You can too. Take at least 6 weeks to focus on your baby and breastfeeding, if you can, without worrying about pumping and storing milk.
Timing Think it through.
Your baby needs you most during his first year, and it's a year that will never come again. When you do start back, begin on Thursday, if you can, and take the next Wednesday or two off. That way, you'll work no more than two days in a row while you both adjust to your new routine. Equipment Find a way to express milk that suits you. Talk with nursing friends, La Leche League or a Lactation Consultant.