Feeds at 11 months

[LeannieB]

Hi my little boy is now 11 months and he is EBF still. He still refuses milk out of a bottle and a sippy cup. He drinks water fine from a sippy cup though. He still breastfeeds a lot which im fine with. He still wakes loads at night as well. He has recently been very poorly in hospital for over a week where he didnt eat at all. So at the moment he is feeding even more than usual (I made sure I pumped regulary while we were in Hosp). My problem is I am meant to be returning to work in October where I will be working two days a week. (Friday and saturday). So on those days I wont see him from 7.45am until around 6pm. Im really worried as he doesnt drink from a bottle. I will most probably only be able to pump once on my lunch as well and im worried this will somehow ruin my supply for those two days. I want to carry on feeding him as normal the other days. Im not sure what to do. Xx

 

[noon_child]

Hi my little boy is now 11 months and he is EBF still. He still refuses milk out of a bottle and a sippy cup. He drinks water fine from a sippy cup though. He still breastfeeds a lot which im fine with. He still wakes loads at night as well. He has recently been very poorly in hospital for over a week where he didnt eat at all. So at the moment he is feeding even more than usual (I made sure I pumped regulary while we were in Hosp). My problem is I am meant to be returning to work in October where I will be working two days a week. (Friday and saturday). So on those days I wont see him from 7.45am until around 6pm. Im really worried as he doesnt drink from a bottle. I will most probably only be able to pump once on my lunch as well and im worried this will somehow ruin my supply for those two days. I want to carry on feeding him as normal the other days. Im not sure what to do. Xx

He will be a year old by then and so won't need the nutrition of breastmilk on those two days (unless he really hasn't taken to food). I went back to work 3days per week when LO was one and she never took a bottle during my work days, she just ate more food. I also never pumped although I had the advantage of getting to feed her when I collected her from nursery at 4:45pm. So you may want to pump for comfort but I reckon if he's hetting a morning and evening feed on work days and as much as he wants the other days your supply will be fine.