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If breast-feeding is so highly recommended by health care professionals, why don't more moms do it? Many moms find that continuing to breast-feed after they've returned to work is often highly inconvenient. For breast milk to continue to form, breast-feeding must take place in regular intervals. If moms are away from their infants for several hours at a time, they must pump instead. In fact, pumping must occur even more often than feedings -- it's recommended that working mothers pump every 2-3 hours. The milk can then be frozen and stored for future feedings. Lots of moms run into problems taking a break every few hours to pump -- and they face another quandary in finding an adequate location. Employers are becoming more and more accepting of breast-feeding moms who need to take time off to pump during the work day. Hundreds of companies provide "lactation programs" that include rooms to breast-feed or pump and break time in which to do it. Several states have legislation in place that requires employers to provide accommodations for breast-pumping or -feeding women. In some areas, that means employers must give women unpaid breaks every 2-3 hours, and some have to provide some type of location -- other than a bathroom stall -- in which women can pump their breasts. To see recent state-by-state legislation on breast-feeding, visit the site of the La Leche League, an international nonprofit support group for mothers who breast-feed. If you're a mom who wants to continue breast-feeding after returning to work: Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
