Working Mom

In the weeks leading up to my return to work after maternity leave, I had scoured the internet for the best tips for the transition.  One of my goals with Henry has been to be able to breastfeed until his first birthday.  I didn't want all of the work we had put into nursing so far to go down the drain now that he would be having 2-3 of his meals a day by bottle.  I passed along the resources I had found to my mother-in-law, who would be watching Henry while I was at work.  All of the advice I had found worked!  We never experienced a nursing strike or a major dip in supply.  Henry and I are just about ten months in to our nursing journey, and I know the next two months will breeze by.

I hope this collection of links, articles and charts for going back to work and transitioning your baby's day to a caregiver helps to make the process go smoothly.

I love this article about how a breastfed baby is different than a formula fed baby.

A helpful reminder on how to safely store breastmilk, also how to defrost and warm.

This article, this handout, and this video have information on how to bottle feed a breastfed baby (i.e. Paced Bottle Feeding).

We use this chart to track our baby's day and make communication between parents and caregivers seamless.

I love this article about advice for working moms.

Returning to work can seem almost impossible, but you've got this, Momma!

Are you returning to work soon?  Check out my posts about my experience as a working mom 3-months and 6-months in.