How do I manage feeding and naps while working from home, and transitioning back to office?

Moms recommend gradually moving the baby onto a meal-and-snack schedule with a caregiver giving pumped milk or formula during work hours, plus practical workarounds like feeding on camera-off calls - and reassure that the return to work, though hard at first, gets easier.

Community Answers from Moms(5)

Here's what moms in our community shared based on their own experience.

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   With a nanny and WFH, putting the baby on 3 meals plus a fruit snack in the first half lets you feed once in the first half, once before the afternoon nap and once in the evening. Some days you'll be in meetings with the baby on your lap, but it gets better.

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   Use pumped milk or formula if you want to extend breastfeeding, and increase solid meals slowly (2 meals, then 3 and a snack). You'll need a nanny or caregiver to give pumped milk or formula while you work.

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   If your camera can be off, you can feed during the call while someone else puts the baby to sleep.

4. 4

   On returning to office, there's no need to worry much - the first few days feel hard but you get used to it.

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   One mom found her concern about a career setback after maternity leave wasn't substantively borne out in the discussion - the main reassurance was simply that adjustment comes quickly.