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June 22nd, 2015
 Leave a comment My last-ever baby is 10.5 months old. When he turns one, I will stop pumping my milk for him while I’m working. I have no intention of weaning him, but boy! I’m excited to never pump again. Has anyone ever sat down to a breast pump and thought, wow! Isn’t this great? No. I only . . . → Read More: The Final Countdown: Stopping Pumping at One Year December 11th, 2014
2 comments I went back to work when my first son was 6 weeks old. I was teaching at a university and the semester began when it began, so I left him at home with a nanny. He took a bottle just fine, voraciously drank anything we handed him. My second son never took a bottle. . . . → Read More: Sending My Baby to Daycare September 16th, 2013
Leave a comment Most of us are by now aware of Federal legislation protecting nursing moms at work. But many people don’t know that this law has some technicalities that actually leave many nursing, working mothers unprotected in the bathroom if they want to pump–millions of moms who work as teachers and nurses, for instance…and technically any . . . → Read More: Support for ALL Working Moms April 11th, 2013
One comment My baby turns one in a few weeks. I have no intention of stopping nursing–I hope he nurses for at least another year! But…I can’t wait to stop pumping for him while I work. I don’t work very much, about 10 hours per week, and he’s doing pretty well on solid foods. Heck, most . . . → Read More: Stopping Pumping at the First Birthday March 21st, 2013
Leave a comment So many new mothers face the tough reality of finding alternate care for their babies while they return to paid work. Our country’s lack of paid parental leave leads to very brief maternity leave for mothers and, often, challenges with breastfeeding. Alexis Dow Campbell and baby Rosemary hard at work with the office . . . → Read More: Take Your Baby to Work…Every Day? March 14th, 2011
3 comments If you are a working mom, then you know how difficult it can be to juggle work with pumping. It can difficult to find the time, the place and to manage all of the “stuff” that you need to bring with you to successfully pump at work. Here are some tips for getting the . . . → Read More: A Life Saver For Working Moms! October 5th, 2010
One comment Hi Judy, my daughter just turned one and is still breastfeeding — yay! She’s eating solids three times a day, and taking water and a little breastmilk from a sippy cup. I’m still pumping at work, but I wondered whether I should “pump wean” — I just started a new job, and unlike . . . → Read More: Ask Judy: Should I Wean Myself From Pumping? |
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