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    Posted: 17 August 2009 at 3:43pm
I am looking at going back to work two days a week in October. I work in a daycare so Floyd will be coming to work with me.

My question is where do I stand in regards to feeding him at work? He has always been very hit and miss with his b/f and I never know which days he will feed and which days he wont (I express to keep my supply up) For all I know he may have stopped feeding my then and be fully bottle fed but just want to get things sorted before I sign on the dotted line!
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New legislation came into effect this year regarding breastfeeding at work. Your employer has to provide facilities & unpaid breaks for employees who wish to breastfeed - am pretty sure this applies to expressing as well. See the Dept of Labour website for more info: Infant Feeding
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When I went back to work I cut back to three feeds a day (morning, straight after work, and before bed). This worked for us. Once they are on solids they don't need much more than this anyway. You may be able to time your breaks with his breastfeeds during the day if you are still feeding and what to keep going. It is probably worth talking to the place you work at to see what their expectations are if you breastfeed him at work (on demand, set times, around the other children, in a private office etc).
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One of the teachers at Jakes daycare was bf'ing there when she first came back from maternity leave.
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