We all know - as has been quoted time and time again - breast is best! But why does this suddenly mean the baby has to be with the mother in order to take the breast milk. Has everyone forgotten about expressing! I know that this can be uncomfortable and difficult, however it seems to many mothers that investing in the newer breast pumps and time taken to express would be highly preferable to having to schlep a small baby into work - perhaps on the underground (buggy nightmare), on the bus (another buggy nightmare), in the cold (and snow), in the heat (on the underground, smelly armpits and all), etc.
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| Do you want your baby to come to work with you? |
Amongst the weather news and student protests, proposed legislation in regards to breastfeeding seems to keep popping up. First was the bill to make breastfeeding in public a legal right and then a proposed bill emerged to urge employers to make areas available to working mother's who want to breastfeed. In one way or another, supporters of breastfeeding are pushing their opinion to the forefront.
Plus, the experts tell us that breastfeeding should be a calm and serene time, a time to bond with baby. Many women would argue this would certainly not be the case what with the boss breathing down your neck because it's almost deadline time, you can hear your phone ringing and your biggest client is waiting for that all important email!
In other words, nice idea and all that, but in reality - in the real, working world where women already have to prove so much to their employers and colleagues - do we think this arrangement is a) going to work in the practical sense, b) make working mothers lives easier or more stressful than they already are?
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