My adventures in mommyhood and tips on making it out alive!
Like so many of you mamas out there, I had to return to work after I had my son, but I also wanted to continue to provide breast milk for him as well. That meant mastering the art of using a breast pump, figuring out what I needed to transport from work to home every day, and not spilling any milk in the process 🙂 Every mommy is different and you will have to figure out which items fit your situation best, but this list will get you started.
If you are a pumping mommy (like myself) then there will come a time where you will have some breast milk that your little one cannot drink. Either it's been in the freezer too long, it smells off, or (the most common issue in my experience) your care provider has not used the oldest milk first! This is a problem you can only fully appreciate if you are a pumping mommy and therefore join me in the soul crushing gravity of the situation and possibility of having to waste this liquid gold that you worked so hard to obtain.
Nursing your baby is one of those indescribable joys of Motherhood. Unfortunately, a lot of us mommies who want to continue to breastfeed after returning to work have to figure out how to continue to provide that awesome liquid gold!
Oh the joys of breastfeeding. The snuggles, the feel good hormones, the precious sounds your little one makes while nursing, the biting... wait, what?! No I guess that one isn't a joy of breastfeeding but unfortunately it is a reality most of us mommies have to deal with at one point or another in our breastfeeding journey.
