My friend and teaching partner, Holli Harris, generously shared the following article. Thank you, Holli, for your contribution and insight!
If you plan to combine breastfeeding with a job, double the need for breastfeeding and pump-friendly clothes. It’s one thing to not want to bare your breasts to your family and friends, and/or want to retain your sense of pre-motherhood style, but it’s another situation completely when you require combining the need for looking professional with quick and discreet access to breasts for pump (or breastfeeding) breaks in often semi-private locations…and in a situation where every minute away from work counts. It’s no wonder there is a steep decline in breastfeeding when women return to work. Continue reading