Breast-Feeding For Working Moms

If breast-feeding is so highly recommended by health care professionals, why don't more moms do it?

Many moms find that continuing to breast-feed after they've returned to work is often highly inconvenient. For breast milk to continue to form, breast-feeding must take place in regular intervals. If moms are away from their infants for several hours at a time, they must pump instead. In fact, pumping must occur even more often than feedings -- it's recommended that working mothers pump every 2-3 hours. The milk can then be frozen and stored for future feedings.

Lots of moms run into problems taking a break every few hours to pump -- and they face another quandary in finding an adequate location.

Employers are becoming more and more accepting of breast-feeding moms who need to take time off to pump during the work day. Hundreds of companies provide "lactation programs" that include rooms to breast-feed or pump and break time in which to do it.

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