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I also did this after leave. My baby ate every 4 hours so I took two 20-30 minute breaks per day. The baby was with our nanny while I was working so I could keep the breaks short and predictable. I also put it on my calendar so wouldn’t get unexpected meetings during those times and mess up the baby’s feeding schedule.
One thing to consider, train her to use the bottle as early as possible if eventually that is what you have to do, otherwise She will not accept it later
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My 6 month old eats every 4 hours (7, 11, 3, and 7 — since he was about 18 weeks old), so I take two 20 minute breaks at 11 & 3 to feed him.
When he was 12 weeks he was still eating every 3 hours, so it would’ve taken 3 breaks (10, 1, and 4).
Do you have someone with you watching him? Or how do you handle him outside of the feeding? My baby is still not on a predictable schedule so it's hard to know how to schedule breaks once I'm back working.
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I did! My husband had 8 months of leave after I went back and he just brought baby to me to nurse and sleep whenever. After that we had a nanny and I continued to nurse and put baby down for naps and generally spend time with baby during the day. I had a comfortable carrier for baby to snooze in while I worked. I nursed for 3+ years with no bottles. I was on a PT schedule, which made it easier, but I worked a lot very early in the morning (my sleep schedule was shot anyway with 2 kids under 3). It was hard but temporary and absolutely worth it. Babies are biologically designed to nurse on demand and to sleep on mom or a parent. Our culture does nothing to support this, to the detriment of the babies. I decided it was worth fighting for, so I made it work. I do not believe infants belong in daycare—preschool becomes valuable around age 2 or 3.
Also, at 12 weeks your infant is basically still a fetus. They are just beginning to realize that they are a separate person from you around that age. They will eat less often, need fewer diaper changes, etc as they age. The good thing is that they will continue to mostly sleep for a few more months, and it’s easier to care for them and work. But, then naps will get longer and you’ll have longer blocks of time to work. Anyway, you expressed that baby is still nursing a lot—the time in between nursing will naturally extend and they’ll be eating solids soon etc. Everything with babies is very, very temporary.
Thanks. Learning that about everything being temporary but it's really hard to imagine how to do this in a just two more weeks. Her afternoon feeding session lasted for an hour today. Some of that was just me comforting her as she was tired. But the session ended with her nursing again before finally zonking out. She has a hard time falling asleep during the day. How much time would you hang out with your baby during the day outside of feeding? I'm with you on how maternity leave should be longer. It is a disservice to moms and babies. Trying to make this work as I don't want to take the risk of giving up my job for a few years and then having a hard time finding a job in a few years.
If your baby nurses around the same time every day, block that time off on your calendar. I know several moms who block off time for school pickup, dinner, bath time, etc and it is generally respected.