I would just ignore whatever the pediatrician says about it. Honestly, there are so many weird opinions out there about nursing, especially here in the states, and I'm pretty certain that everyone is just different. Niko and I nursed all the sessions until it became obvious that certain ones weren't working (and it was VERY OBVIOUS). My ped was a naturopath, so she was all about just letting us find our way, and it was all just fine, just like she said it would be. (She wasn't all woo-woo, either. She strongly encouraged CIO at 7 or 8 months, which didn't work for us, but let me know that whatever we did would be just fine.)
As for pumping at work, I stopped that completely when he was about a year old and eating lots of food. I was making a whole lot less milk and it seemed silly to pump for an ounce or two. I was only away from him for 3 or 4 days a week and the rest of the time seemed to be enough to keep some flow going. That said, he was still night nursing a lot to keep my supply up.
Pumping at work is so stressful. I'd hit the ground running for my lunch break and eat while pumping. I never really had the chance to decompress and if I ran over with my work a little bit before pumping, I'd be freaking out because my appointments were so set in stone. Ugh. Not pleasant memories. New moms never ever ever get even a 5 minute break.
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Date: 2013-08-21 02:15 pm (UTC)As for pumping at work, I stopped that completely when he was about a year old and eating lots of food. I was making a whole lot less milk and it seemed silly to pump for an ounce or two. I was only away from him for 3 or 4 days a week and the rest of the time seemed to be enough to keep some flow going. That said, he was still night nursing a lot to keep my supply up.
Pumping at work is so stressful. I'd hit the ground running for my lunch break and eat while pumping. I never really had the chance to decompress and if I ran over with my work a little bit before pumping, I'd be freaking out because my appointments were so set in stone. Ugh. Not pleasant memories. New moms never ever ever get even a 5 minute break.