27-6-2009 - My breastfeeding Plan for Tyler this year

My mood while writing this blog: productive

Sometime between mid July and the end of July I will have to return to work and I don't want to stop breastfeeding my baby but I wont be able to pump while on the road for three reasons:

#1. My car gets severely hot in the summer and melts ice packs in coolers.. How I know? B/c I have to draw blood on pts and keep it on ice in coolers in my car and have to rush to Labcorp before the Ice packs melt! and my car is new and has good AC it's just that hot here in Texas.

#2. There are few places I can pump although I am not afraid to pump in my car there are bad neigblorhoods that I have to see pts and don't want to stop my car in for that long.

#3. Worry about contaminating the milk or supplies after being in some of the dirty houses, even though I wash my hands and use alcohol sanitizer I still worry about that.

But I think I found a solution... cut and plasted from website... http://gotmom.org/lifestyle.cfm

"Your body will respond to changes in demand, so you will need to pump when you are away from the baby if you want to keep up your supply. Some mothers find that it works best for them, after their milk supply is well-established, to nurse mornings, evenings and during the night, and to feed with breast milk substitutes during the day. Believe it or not, your body will respond to this schedule, producing very little milk during the day and just what your baby needs when you are home. It's OK to alternate breast milk with formula; combination feedings generally won't upset the baby. Remember, there is no one right way to do this - with help, every mother and baby can work out what is right for them."

Does anyone know who only fed in the morning, evening and night, and didn't get engorged the 8 hrs during the day??? Would be awesome if I could make this work out!!!!