{"id":219,"date":"2006-04-03T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-03T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=219"},"modified":"2014-06-27T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T06:14:28","slug":"pumping-days-are-numbered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"Pumping Days are Numbered"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m into my 17th month of breastfeeding now, I wonder how long more I’ll go on, but it seems the days are numbered because my supply is getting low.<\/p>\n

One of the reason why I could continue for so long is due to the facilities we have in our company (some credits have to be given to my understanding male bosses too). Some pro-breast feeding mums have persuaded the company and 2 rooms have been allocated for nursing mums, with a fridge too to store our supplies, long before Zara was born.<\/p>\n

I have used these rooms for 14months now (1st 3 months at home enjoying my maternity leave). This is where I met Two Little Fellas<\/a>, and some other nursing mothers; separated by a thin wall, we exchanged breastfeeding and parenting tips
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\nOn months when we have lots of new mummies who’d just returned from maternity leave, the rooms are occupied most of the times (sometimes a queue is formed). After a while, a new ‘user’ settles into a pattern, and chooses a time she prefers, or to meet up with a particular mum so that she has someone to chat to while ‘doing her business’.<\/p>\n

I’m currently the mum with the oldest kid still using the room (too bad there’s no trophies for this one). One by one I see mummies dropping off, and they asked me when it will be my turn to stop (oh, Daddy asked me the same question too). I don’t know, maybe when Zara is 18 months or 2yrs old? Or when I get pregnant again? Or I have so little supply it’s not worth expressing anymore?? Which ever comes first.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom 3 times a day in the beginning, I now settle with once a day starting of this year. At 4pm, with a good pump, a good book, 30minutes later, I emerge with 1 of Zara’s feed for the following day.<\/p>\n

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