August 1-7, 2024 marks the 33rd World Breastfeeding Week. The theme of this year's event is "Supporting Breastfeeding for Fertility".

The end of maternity leave means that nursing mothers start to go to work, feeding and other life rhythm will change. In order to achieve efficient nursing, "nursing mothers" need to make preparations in advance and master the correct nursing and feeding methods.

Do your homework in advance

Before returning to the workplace, the "carrying mother" should reach a consensus with the child's caregiver to feed the child, in order to adapt to the changes in the way of pumping and feeding after returning to the workplace.

Prepare the items to be used. Breast pump, storage container (bottle or bag), ice pack, freezer pack, marker, anti-overflow pad, etc.

Store breast milk in advance. Before going to work, learn how to pump and store breast milk, and store breast milk in the refrigerator in advance. After going to work, you can ask the child's caregiver to give the child the breast milk prepared in advance; After work, breastfeed the child in person.

Find a suitable spot in your workplace to pump. Before going to work, communicate with the unit in advance and get familiar with the work arrangement after returning to the workplace. After arriving at the workplace, find a suitable place for pumping milk.

Schedule your pumping time properly. Generally before going out in the morning can kiss to feed the child 1 times. After arriving at the workplace, you can initially use the breast pump at least once every 3 hours and no more than 6 hours, depending on the frequency of previous breast-feeding. Usually during the work period, one to three breast pumps can be planned for a single pump of 15 minutes each time. It is important to use the breast pump regularly to pump milk, and to stimulate the breast constantly to ensure the amount of milk produced.

The use of milk storage bags should be careful. The amount of breast milk in each bag should be about 3/4 of the capacity of the milk bag to avoid bursting when freezing; Before sealing the storage bag, make sure to drain the air from the bag to reduce bacterial growth; Mark the date of storage and the amount of milk on the surface of the storage bag; After putting it in the refrigerator, use it according to the principle of "first in, first out" of the milk storage bag, that is, use the earliest milk in the refrigerator first, and ensure that the milk is used within the shelf life.

Continue to breastfeed in person after going home. recommends breastfeeding at home at least 3 times outside of work hours. This is good for both the baby and the mother, the baby can eat the mother's milk, and the mother can empty the breast and continue to produce milk.

Keep in mind the matters for attention

Before pumping, wash your hands first, and then adjust the breast pump to massage mode to stimulate the milk matrix (frequent breastfeeding process, will promote the secretion of prolactin in the mother's body, prolactin triggers the lactation reflex), and then change to pumping mode to improve the efficiency of pumping.

Correct storage of breast milk. The pumped milk must be stored in an airtight, clean, food-grade hard plastic bottle or milk storage bag before being refrigerated or frozen for storage in the refrigerator. Note that breast milk can be stored for up to 4 hours at room temperature of 25 degrees Celsius; Do not store for more than 48 hours in the refrigerator (4 degrees Celsius); And refrigerated (-20C) for no more than 3 months.

Heat breast milk properly. After refrigerated or thawed breast milk is placed in a bottle, it can be heated in warm water at 40 to 45 degrees Celsius for 5 to 10 minutes to bring the temperature of the breast milk to about 40 degrees Celsius. If it is frozen breast milk, it can be naturally thawed in the refrigerated layer of the refrigerator a day in advance before use if it is not urgently needed. If you are in a hurry, you can thaw frozen breast milk in running or warm water.

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After returning to the workplace, there may be busy work, pressure and other problems, to seek the help of the work unit and family in time, relieve the pressure and maintain a good mood. In addition, pay attention to the intake of more water.

Author: Gu Nannan of Obstetrics Department of Liaoning Maternal and Child Health Hospital

Review: Expert of National Health Science Popularization Expert Database, Chief physician of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University You Chuan

Chief physician of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University Wang Lixia

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