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Single side feeding and going back to work
« on: April 10, 2006, 14:37:20 pm »
I have a 6 week old infant that I've recently started single side feeding and it's going quite well. But I'm going back to work in a week, do I pump just the side that she would have eaten on for the missed feeding? Any advice would be great!
Also, right now she's eating every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, when should I expect her to go past 3 hours between feedings?

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Re: Single side feeding and going back to work
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2006, 20:55:12 pm »
I think it depends on what kind of hours you're going to be doing and whether you'll be working fulltime. If it's fulltime I would say pump all you can and train your breasts to produce double-sided as you're going to need a big supply. If it's only for part of the day or not many days I would keep the same single-sided schedule.
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Re: Single side feeding and going back to work
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2006, 10:23:57 am »
Yes it definatly depends on your hours/days ect. But its best to do as you are and come up with some sort of pump plan so your boobs get into a routine, that way when you do pump you'll be able to get the most milk out of them. Let us know so we can be more helpful  :)
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Re: Single side feeding and going back to work
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2006, 15:28:30 pm »
I'm going back to work full-time, 8am to 6pm.
Thanks for the advice...