Knowing that I would be going to work as soon as my baby hit 3 months, I started to practice expressing early. It not only made my milk more, it also gave me the confidence I would need to do it at the work place. What I needed for this were enough storage bottles. I would then keep the milk in my freezer. You can never have enough milk. So start early if you can.

I was lucky that my employers gave me a quiet, nice place to express. Actually that is not true, they gave me and my fellow expressing colleagues the keys to a store. It was cluttered and full of boxes; just the motivation a woman needed to get the milk going. But I counted myself lucky. At least I got a few minutes of to do my thing and also some privacy.To get myself in the breastfeeding mindset and ease the letdown, I carried a clothing item that belonged to my baby. That or just my phone. Looking at an image of her on my phone was all I needed to get things moving in the right direction.I used a Philips Avent Manual Comfort Breast Pump. Though worth every cent, I found it a little difficult to use since pumping by hand is not easy. I also realized that starting with one breast before moving on to the next one was a little tricky since by the time I was done with the first one, the letdown reflex would be over. The second breast would not produce as much milk as I wanted.

I used these BPA Free cups to store the milk. The baby can even take the milk straight from the cup when fitted with a nipple. I like the fact that they can easily be stalked together to save on the storage space.

Sterilizing the Milk Containers and the Breast Pump

At first I cleaned all my milk bottles and breast pump the minute I got home. I would then boil them so as to sterilize them. My friend then told me about Milton sterilizing tablets . I bought a packet of the tablets and would put everything in a bucket with a rid at night, put the Milton tablet in and let it sit overnight. That proved to be a lot easier than boiling the equipment every day.

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