In recent years, women have had to wear many hats. They need to look after their families, while also juggling professional commitments. When a working woman gets pregnant and gives birth to a child, her responsibilities increase to a great extent. Most of the time, working mothers struggle with the timely breastfeeding of their babies. Time management is the key to solving these problems. You can work at your job, as well as breastfeed your baby on a timely basis if you follow the following mentioned effective tips.

• Get to know your baby: In the first few weeks to months, you need to provide undivided attention to your baby. It is because this is a crucial time, and you need to nurture your baby, along with creating a healthy base for your baby. One of the best things about this period is that you will get to know the habits of your baby – which will later prove useful to you once you get back to work.
• Choose a proper day-care system: Since most working mothers have got day shifts, it is essential to plan for day-care once you rejoin work. Make sure that you keep your child at a quality and trustworthy day-care who will feed your baby with expressed milk at regular intervals, in your absence.
• Get smart with your routine: If you want to breastfeed your baby on a regular basis then create a flexible schedule. If possible, convert your full-time job into a part-time one and work from home. You will be able to save a lot of energy thinking about how your baby is doing if you start spending a bit more time with your newborn.
• Gear up with a night plan: As a new mother, you must have realized the importance of staying awake at night to feed your baby. Create a plan which gives you adequate sleep while also allowing you to feed your baby at regular intervals. Make sure that you provide sufficient milk to your baby on a daily basis.
• Utilize pumps whenever possible: Various feeding methods have been developed in recent years. If you want to achieve a balance between nourishing your baby and your work, then try utilizing these advancements for a few days every week. You can use these pumps to get your milk and store them for your baby. It is found that you can store the milk for at least 1-2 days, and your baby can drink it when you are in office.
• Get your baby to adapt: Train your child such that they get adapted to the schedule that is convenient to you. Get your baby used to the idea that you won’t always be around to feed them when they want. You can compensate for this by feeding them on time during the weekends.
• Stop taking stress: Stress is quite common among expectant and new working mothers. But stress will also worsen the situation. So, you need to make you stay stress-free. It will build a healthy relationship between you and your baby. You will also be able to better focus on your work from time to time. Breastfeeding takes patience and time management, and stress is only going to be a hindrance.
• Talk to other working mothers: Get into social media groups or active groups of working mothers who have babies the same age as yours. Discuss the issues you are facing from time to time. Ask as well as give feedback. In some cases, you may need advice, and in other cases, they will require help. Share useful tips and strategies with each other. You will see that you will learn a lot from these trial-and-error methods when it comes to better balancing your work and your baby’s needs.

Thus, it is possible for working mothers to breastfeed their babies from time to time. You just need to try several methods and stick to the ones which suit you best.