EBF, fighting bottle & back to work. Oh my!

I’m heading back to work in a little over 3 weeks. My 4-month old feeds about 6-7x a day (140-150ml). She’s been bottle fed expressed milk since birth but for about a month or so I’ve been nursing more: 2-3x a day, Lately she’s been fighting the bottle and prefers to nurse but I need her to bottle feed more since my hubby or mom is going to be home with her while I’m at work. During the day she’ll maybe take 4-5 oz total (if we’re lucky) and then pack in 2 bottles at 5pm, 8pm and nurse to sleep at 10pm. Then feeds 1-2x over night. Momma needs some sleep! Does this seem normal? She’s about 14 lbs. and the pediatrician says her weight is fine. Am I worrying for no reason? How am i supposed to go to work when I’m nervous about her eating?! Not too mention that I’m supposed to find time to pump at work…when? How often? I work from 8-4. I appreciate any tips or advice!

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As an exclusive pumping momma I would say try to pump every 2-3 hours. I took a look at your profile and see you’re from NY so am I. The laws in this state states they have to give you the time YOU need to express breast milk. I also saw you’re a teacher and I know that’s gonna be hard for them. I am starting at a daycare and they were trying to screw me over told me they’d have to take my lunch break away and do 2 15 minute breaks however that is very illegal. Make sure they follow the laws and you get the time you need so you don’t get a clogged duct or lower your supply. As for the bottle issue I can’t speak from experience or anything but try to have your husband and mom bottle feed her as much as they can before you start so she kinda gets used to them. If she won’t take it then at least you’ll be there to still feed her.

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