Balance Work and Breastfeeding

What helped me the most to balance working while breastfeeding was to rent an electric hospital grade breast pump and pump while I was on my lunch break, I also pumped on my two 15-minute breaks at work.

I wanted to keep nursing my son because as everyone already knows it is the best way, and thankfully I had an understanding supervisor.

The biggest challenge that I faced while breastfeeding was keeping up my milk supply, and to do that I had to pump a lot. I used a Medela Symphony breast pump, which is awesome. I believe if I did not have such a good pump to use, that I might not have breastfed as long as I did. I breast fed my son for a full 12 months and don't regret a minute.

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