
“Breastfeeding: The Doctor’s Perspective” – with Dr. Stephanie Melka
Healthful Woman Podcast
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Do You Need to Pump on the Day Before You Go Back to Work?
You need to have milk at home for the baby to feed while you're back at work. It's helpful to start pumping a little bit extra during the day, to start freezing milk and having something stashed for when you go back. Some sources will say, like, right away, you should pump twice a day in addition to e nursing so you can get extra. Other places s don't do that, because that's going to lead to over supply. If it's possible, i usually suggest dropping a feed at a time, if you're pumping exclusively by that point. Stopping all at once is generally going to lead to issues with engorgement, pain, fever and a
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