E52: How to maintain breastfeeding when you return to paid work with Courtney Garland

In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week and this years theme ‘Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference For Working Parents’ host Beth is joined by Courtney Garland, registered nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and pediatric sleep specialist to talk about how you can prepare to return to the paid workplace when your baby is still being breastfed. 

We discuss practical strategies for navigating conversations with your boss, what equipment you should have on hand, how often you will need to pump during the work day and strategies to help your baby take the bottle. 

Episode resources: 

Courtney’s website and Instagram https://mamalinc.com/mama-linc-online-classes/ @mamalinc

Australian Breastfeeding Association milk storage guidelines https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/resources/storing-ebm 

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