Spiraling about going back to work. Any advice is welcome.
As the title says, I’m going back to work in about 2.5 weeks. I haven’t pumped one time, just exclusively breastfeeding. I am starting to get worried about how this works. I work hybrid, so will be going into the office 3 days a week. I am going to see how long I can work from home for before this happens. I’m a trainer though, so even remotely I need to be on camera for multiple hours while in training. I also feel that because I never pumped, I’m only making enough milk to breastfeed. I never feel engorged and am not even sure how much milk I can produce? Looking for advice on a couple things. I so desperately want to breastfeed AND unfortunately rely on the bottle once in awhile while I work.. my biggest fear is not breastfeeding any more. I exclusively pumped with my first and it was so so hard. I had clogs consistently, boobs were always painful and engorged and washing bottles and pump parts stinks. I do realize that will be apart of my new normal with going back to work again but if someone could please share a routine that worked for them to keep your supply up, and any recommendations on products that didn’t make your baby refuse the nipple after being bottle fed.