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Originally Posted by minkajane
 A pregnant coworker commented to me the other day that she had decided against breastfeeding. When I asked her why, she said her OB told her that since she has to go back to work at six weeks anyway, she'll be leaking like crazy all over the place. We're waitresses, so pumping is NOT an option and will NOT be accommodated (no laws protecting pumping in our state and we're lucky if we get to eat and pee during a shift). She didn't want to be leaking all over the place. I don't know what that doctor was talking about, but me and another coworker who breastfed let her know that all she'd have to do is put a nursing pad in her bra and she'd be fine. We also told her about part-time BFing and how her body would adjust if she only nursed in the evening. I wanted to send her that list of the benefits your baby gets from various nursing times - anybody got a link to that?
I don't know why an OB would directly discourage BFing, though. Regardless of the amount of time the mom has available/plans to nurse. Makes no sense at all to me. |
