onon, timma
I feel to have baby girl is easy (maybe 1 time), so OnOn, I guess yours is a girl!!
timma
re : BF
Of course you can give formula to the baby, say 2-3 times/day, others BF.
Let me try to explaine to you easily.
0 mth : first 3 days in the hospital, tried 1 time to give her the formula
0 mth to 3 mth : full BF (even in the mid-night)
4 mth to 5 mth : first month backed to office, so didn't have enought milk for her, so gave her formula 2 times/day
6 mth to now : full BF
My view is : only between 0 mth & 2 mth is really really really hard (mid night woke up for BF...), but if you can pass this period, you can find the funny things & convenient afterwards.
How to get more milk?
when you're ready to work, you may try to pump the milk from the 3 mths, practise & practise at home. You can store the milk in the fridge.
- drink more water, soy bean milk & fish soup
Remember you may only could get 1 oz (in 1 hour to pump), maybe make you frustrated, but don't worry, cos will get improvement later, I've tried to pump 12 oz (in 20 mins)!!!
Which pump?
I highly recommend to use Avent Manual Pump (I've tried 3 types - Medela Elect, Pigeon Elect & Avent Manual), only Avent can help me to pump fastly.
Medela - painful
Pigeon - disable
How to store?
I use the disposal milk pads to store the milk, mark down the date & how much (eg. 5 oz per pads).
timma
re : BF
of course I did it in the office everyday. My schedule is :
4 mth to 10th
11.00 am - 7-8 oz
2.30 pm - 7 oz
5.00 pm - 7 oz
10 mth to 19 mth
11.00 am - 10 oz
4.00 pm - pump 7 oz
sometimes in the meeting room, but usually in the toilet.
20 mth - didn't pump in the office, only direct BF heib before go to work & evening.
11.00 am - pump (10 oz)
4.00 pm - pump (10 oz)
Yes, put it in the fridge (office), I used the plastic box to store it. If you feel it's inappropiate to put it in the public fridge, you may consider to buy a private fridge (mini).
"Kuk" - of course yes, but not too kuk if you keep pump 2 times in the office, now I didn'd pump during the day time, so around 4.30 pm will feel "Kuk".