Hard to breastfeed and be in the workforce. Not sure how practical this is.
Major corporations have provided private spaces and time for “pumping” for lactating mothers. Probably not at McDonalds though.
I did not produce sufficient quantities of milk to breastfeed my oldest.
Pumped like a cow for my preemie middle child.
My youngest latched, but again, not enough milk. Pumped for 6 weeks.
What I did do was lots of skin contact, humming, singing, talking to them, and cuddling, and affection. All my kids are top level students.
Breastfeeding is best, but if you can’t, then physical interaction is best.
I pumped breastmilk in the workforce 20 years ago (I gave birth to 4 babies from 1996-2005) and it was easy. Nowadays the pumps are better and the workforces are better. A 10 minute break every 3 hours is all that’s needed really. No big deal.
I breastfed all 3 of my babies for the first year. I worked at a hospital when I had my second child. I pumped in an empty room during my lunch break using the Medela breast pump that I rented myself and took to work every day. This was in 1985 when breastfeeding was still subtly discouraged. If there’s a will, there’s a way.
“Hard to breastfeed and be in the workforce. Not sure how practical this is.“
Hmm. Gods way of saying marry a proveder and be with the little kids at home?
Its as practical as you make it. Feeding your children is an important priority.