Let us address the first common reason as to why working moms don’t breastfeed - the no or lack of breastfeeding milk supply. You will find the answer to the most common question among breastfeeding (work) moms - how to increase breast milk:
It is generally true that your milk might tend to reduce if you use express your milk rather than feeding your baby directly. As God has designed it, your baby is obviously the best type of ‘breast pump’. However, these days there are more and more breast pumps that try to imitate a baby’s sucking action, and they are getting quite successful. However, many mothers didn’t realize that, if they are planning to use the breast pump to replace the baby while they work, they should be getting a hospital grade (or near to hospital grade) breast pump. They shouldn’t be using single breast pumps.
I have used a few single breast pumps (which was intended for occasional use), and have found that my breast milk could not be extracted efficiently, and as a result, caused my breast milk to decrease. However, a near hospital grade pump will increase or maintain your breast milk. The breast pump that I use which I found (finally) to be very good was the Medela Pump in Style Breast Pump with Shoulder Bag. It has 2-Phase Expression technology which is a unique pumping pattern that mimics what a breastfeeding baby knows how to do instinctively - use different types of sucking patterns for maximum milk flow in less time. It has everything you need to pump and store your breast milk, making pumping breast milk very convenient and hassle free. This is one of the most important component that working moms need in order to breast feed successfully.
