Please is there any working mother in the house who has done exclusive breast feeding , i mean the kind of work that starts by eight and ends by six in d evening ,kindly share ur experience. Thanks

Hello people please assist. Thanks.

Well, my sister did it. She used to express her milk during her break at work and morning/evening so that the nanny could bottle feed her baby with her milk. As for me, though I did express my milk a few times, I am not too comfortable with it, I always worry about the hygiene. Expressed breastmilk is extremely fragile and can turn bad very easily, so I chose to give powder milk when I am at work and breastfeed when I am at home. I noticed that, that way, kids tend to drink more at night when mama is there, but it worked really fine for me. No pressure to express breastmilk, I can go out/come back late without worrying about what my kids will eat and still breastfeed them too.

I am always careful about hygiene. I did it with my first son till he was 6 months and I am currently doing it with my 4 month old. I take a sterilising container that I can use with the microwave and sterilise before I use. I also have cold water sterilising. Then I keep the milk in an ice cooler until I get home. I express 2 or 3 times before I leave work. When I get home I keep it frozen till the next day.

I found out that my baby eats more from the bottle than when I breastfeed him. I noticed that weekends my books are always full and I still have to express.

It's very time consuming and intensive but it's worth it at the end.

blank: I am always careful about hygiene. I did it with my first son till he was 6 months and I am currently doing it with my 4 month old. I take a sterilising container that I can use with the microwave and sterilise before I use. I also have cold water sterilising. Then I keep the milk in an ice cooler until I get home. I express 2 or 3 times before I leave work. When I get home I keep it frozen till the next day.

I found out that my baby eats more from the bottle than when I breastfeed him. I noticed that weekends my books are always full and I still have to express.

It's very time consuming and intensive but it's worth it at the end.

Kudos! I applaud you and I wish I knew all I know now when I bottle fed my 1st with cow's milk(incidentally the only kid of my brood of 4 who was not exclusively breastfed and the o only one with asthma). The best time to express is when you are rested and relaxed(best after you have slept and woken) and surprise! breast milk can actually stay unspoilt for 4 hours in room temperature. Just make sure the bottles and and whoever is handling the feeding is neat and keeps the teat covered when the baby isnt feeding. You can express into several bottles and keep in a cooler and for each meal, its reheated lightly and used up. Dont return uneaten(or undrank lol) breastmilk to the cooler and reheated. Gauge what quantity ur baby is likely to finish in one feed.

Wish you all the best poster. Its worth all the wahala

Ever heard of 'bre-ast pumps'? Nothing wrong with expressing your milk and storing it for future uses.
The baby can take your milk from the bottle too!
Unless you are a stay-home mom for the 2 years of 'buzzum' feeding. . . .then very possible.
I don't know ANY woman who did exclusive 'buzzum' feeding around me.
POWER TO THOSE WHO CAN MARRY RICH MEN ENOUGH TO STAY HOME AND BUZZZUM FEED!

Not my portion! Amen!!!!
If cows can survive. . . babies can too!
Some 'brea-st fed' infants grew up to become adults or mentally-challenged psychos even more reetarded than COWS!

smartmom:

Kudos! I applaud you and I wish I knew all I know now when I bottle fed my 1st with cow's milk(incidentally the only kid of my brood of 4 who was not exclusively breastfed and the o only one with asthma). The best time to express is when you are rested and relaxed(best after you have slept and woken) and surprise! breast milk can actually stay unspoilt for 4 hours in room temperature. Just make sure the bottles and and whoever is handling the feeding is neat and keeps the teat covered when the baby isnt feeding. You can express into several bottles and keep in a cooler and for each meal, its reheated lightly and used up. Dont return uneaten(or undrank lol) breastmilk to the cooler and reheated. Gauge what quantity ur baby is likely to finish in one feed.

Wish you all the best poster. Its worth all the wahala

Pure coincidence!

Gambrosia: Ever heard of 'bre-ast pumps'? Nothing wrong with expressing your milk and storing it for future uses.
The baby can take your milk from the bottle too!
Unless you are a stay-home mom for the 2 years of 'buzzum' feeding. . . .then very possible.
I don't know ANY woman who did exclusive 'buzzum' feeding around me.
POWER TO THOSE WHO CAN MARRY RICH MEN ENOUGH TO STAY HOME AND BUZZZUM FEED!

Not my portion! Amen!!!!
If cows can survive. . . babies can too!
Some 'brea-st fed' infants grew up to become adults or mentally-challenged psychos even mmore reetarded than COWS!

ummmmm where do I start - my daughter just turned 2 and I stopped breast feeding last week. So i don't know what ur talking about. I have been working full time with a side business since she was 1 so no rich man to keep me home.

yes i know ur post was not a personal attack but honestly ur post is somehow.

Ujujoan:

Pure coincidence!

Ujujoan:

Pure coincidence!

Thanks for your vote. I always wondered and worried.

And yes we can actually express breast milk, but really there is a real joy when ur baby is bosom fed sha . Its d babies' sedative in my home, fully approved by daddy and all

cotton101:

ummmmm where do I start - my daughter just turned 2 and I stopped breast feeding last week. So i don't know what ur talking about. I have been working full time with a side business since she was 1 so no rich man to keep me home.

yes i know ur post was not a personal attack but honestly ur post is somehow.

I have no control over the way you choose to interprete my posts.

Even if you bre-ast - fed for 2 years. . . . nothing wrong. Your choice.
Interesting you can hold a FULL-TIME JOB AND A SIDE BUSINESS WITH A BABY TAGGED TO YOUR BRE-ASTS 24/7.

Hmmmm! Who are we to question you? This is the h-internet abi?


Exclusive bre-ast - feeding can only be successfully done in the first 6 months of the infant's life. Infants get VERY HUNGRY AND WILL LOOK FOR SOMETHING MORE FILLING OR WILL KEEP YOU AWAKE ALL NIGHT!
After that. . . BABIES NEED SOME SOLIDS. . . . Is that 'EXCLUSIVE BR-EAST - FEEDING? NO!

http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/solids.htm

Bre-ast - feeding is awesome. . .THE BEST FOR BABIES. . .

My question is. . . after 6 months of an infant's life. . . EXCLUSIVE BRE-AST FEEDING IS NOT POSSIBLE. . . Babies need SOLIDS. AFTER 6 MONTHS. Time for GERBER. Bre-ast-milk is just a SNACK!

Please, this is 2013, EXCLUSIVE BRE-AST-FEEDING IS ONLY A DREAM AFTER 6 MONTHS!!! It is not like there is only one child in the house to take care of. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS. . .WHAT IS EXCLUSIVE BREA-ST - FEEDING?

Attitude of Teenage Mothers toward the Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the child survival strategies as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is because it was identified that the effective initiation of exclusive breastfeeding will result in preventive intervention in reducing child morbidity and mortality with the potential of saving 1.3million lives annually. (Jones, 2003).

http://www.scharticles.com/attitude-of-teenage-mothers-toward-the-practice-of-exclusive-breastfeeding/