I've recently (yesterday) gone back to work and I'm trying to ensure that I can express enough milk for my ds. I'm working at home two days per week so have four fully BF days to express for the three days he is in the nursery. Luckily the nursery is quite close to my office so I can make it there for one feed but I still need to provide two bottles each of the three days he?s there. So I'm trying to express enough for a 6 oz bottle each day, but finding it quite hard. I'd also like to have enough so I can have an 'emergency' stash if I want to go out.
I'm on herbal tinctures and 'milkmaid' tea and drink so much water that I'm not sure if I'm a cow or a camel , but I'm still not happy that I have enough. I desperately want to continue breastfeeding as long as possible though. I know one suggestion to increase milk is to 'get loads of rest', but unfortunately being a BF, working mum that's really not a workable solution!
Does anyone know if drinking milk helps? If so, full fat or semi-skimmed?
Any other hints would be appreciated.
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nymph · 04/05/2007 10:44
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