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This new mother expresses her desire
to breastfeed her child at least until his first birthday. Making the arrangements
before her son was born helped her deal with the challenges of breastfeeding
while working.
Employers must be committed and
willing to help a new mother make breastfeeding possible after the mother returns
to work.
Commitment is required from the
mother, her family and her support network to make breastfeeding at work successful.
Successful breastfeeding after
returning to work starts with planning before returning to the workplace.
Planning Your Return to the Workforce.
Women who breastfeed save over
$1,000 per year in doctor visits and another $1,000 per year in formula costs.
Continuing to breastfeed is also
a health benefit to the mother. Women who breastfeed have significant lower
rates of uterine, breast and ovarian cancers, urinary tract infections and osteoporosis.
It is not surprising that breastfed
babies score higher on intelligence tests when they have had the advantage of
such good nutrition from the start.
Dr. Ruth Lawrence, Professor of
Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical School, believes that the
best nutrient for brain growth is human milk and contains many nutrients that
are not contained in formula.
The human brain doubles in size
in the first year of life.
Another benefit of breastfeeding
is proven higher IQ scores of breastfed babies.
Medically speaking, every time a
baby breastfeeds, he gets a booster shot against many childhood diseases, illnesses
and infections.
Breastfeeding is the best possible
way to feed a new baby. Doctors agree that human milk is the perfect first food.
Benefits of Continuing to Breastfeed.
Returning to work is one of the
main reasons women choose not to breastfeed. Breastfeeding after returning to
work, however, is not only possible but preferable for the continued health
of mother and baby.
"Breastfeeding and Returning
to Work" offers the facts new mothers need to make an informed decision
about breastfeeding after returning to work.