工作与哺乳

职场妈妈哺乳小窍门

• 让主管了解你的时间安排，你需要一些时间慢慢适应职场的工作。
• 如果托儿所离你工作单位不远，看看能不能中午回去喂奶。
• 去托儿所接宝宝的时候，要抓紧时间先喂母乳，这样可以节约回家路上的时间。
• 如果你在工作和哺乳之间疲于奔命，应付不来，可以找人力部门去谈谈，也可以寻求哺乳顾问的建议。
• 工作的时候，一台好用的电动吸奶器可以帮上忙。联系哺乳顾问或社区医院等部门，咨询如何购买或者租用一台吸奶器。电动吸奶器可以同时吸两侧的乳房，节省吸奶时间。

找个合适的空间挤奶

和主管商量找个单独的空间挤奶。平价医疗法案支持哺乳期的职场妈妈。工会也提议立法给哺乳期的职场妈妈提供隐私的吸奶室（非洗手间）。

对于雇员少于50人的公司，如果这个提议给其带来经济压力，可以不遵守这个规定)

如果你所在的单位无法提供单独的吸奶室，你可以考虑使用：

• 有门的办公室
• 会议室
• 不常用的储藏室

吸奶室应该有一定的私密性，不会有人中间闯入。最好有电源，可以使用电动吸奶器。跟你的主管解释为何最好不要在卫生间吸奶，因为厕所不太卫生，而且一般也不能插电源，不方便使用电动吸奶器。

吸奶技巧

在办公环境吸奶需要一定的时间来适应。尝试使用以下技巧：

• 尽量放松
• 按摩乳房
• 轻轻揪乳头
• 看着奶水流下来
• 脑子里想象宝宝的画面，可以看宝宝的照片，或者带有宝宝味道的毯子或衣服等物品。

Working and Breastfeeding

Planning ahead for your return to work can help ease the transition. Learn as much as you can ahead of time and talk with your employer about your options. This can help you continue to enjoy breastfeeding your baby long after your maternity leave is over.

Tips for Working and Breastfeeding

	Keep talking with your supervisor about your schedule and what is or isn’t working for you. Keep in mind that returning to work gradually gives you more time to adjust.
	If your childcare is close by, find out if you can visit to breastfeed over lunch.
	When you arrive to pick up your baby from childcare, take time to breastfeed first. This will give you both time to reconnect before traveling home and returning to other family responsibilities.
	If you are working and breastfeeding and having a hard time getting support,talk to your human resources department. You can also ask a lactation consultant for tips.
	A good-quality electric breast pump may be your best strategy for efficiently removing milk during the workday. Contact a lactation consultant or your local hospital, WIC program, or public health department to learn where to buy or rent a good pump. Electric pumps that allow you to express milk from both breasts at the same time reduce pumping time.

Find a Private Place to
Express Milk

Work with your supervisor to find a private place to express your milk. The Affordable Care Act (health care reform) supports work-based efforts to assist nursing mothers. The Department of Labor is proposing a new regulation to allow nursing women reasonable break time in a private place (other than a bathroom) to express milk while at work.

(Employers with fewer than 50 employees are not required to comply if it would cause the company financial strain.) If you are working and breastfeeding and your company does not provide a private lactation room, find another private area you can use. You may be able to use:

	An office with a door.
	A conference room.
	A little-used closet or storage area.

The room should be private and secure from intruders when in use. The room should also have an electrical outlet if you are using an electric breast pump. Explain to your supervisor that it is best not to express milk in a restroom. Restrooms are unsanitary, and there are usually no electrical outlets. It can also be difficult to manage a pump in a toilet stall.

Practical Pumping Tips

It may take time to adjust to pumping breast milk in a work environment. For easier pumping, try these tips for getting your milk to let-down from the milk ducts:

	Relax as much as you can.
	Massage your breasts.
	Gently rub your nipples.
	Visualize the milk flowing down.
	Think about your baby – bring a photo of your baby, or a blanket or item of clothing that smells like your baby.

When to Express Milk?

At work, you will need to express and store milk during the times you would normally feed your baby.The number of times you need to express milk at work should be equal to the number of feedings your baby will need while you are away.
As the baby gets older, the number of feeding times may go down. Many women take their regular breaks and lunch breaks to pump. Some women come to work early or stay late to make up the time needed to express milk.

Where to Store My Breast Milk?

Breast milk is food, so it is safe to keep it in an employee refrigerator or a cooler with ice packs. Talk to your supervisor about the best place to store your milk.
If you work in a medical department, do not store milk in the same refrigerators where medical specimens are kept. Be sure to label the milk container with your name and the date you expressed the milk.

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