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In this article, we'll discuss whether or not it's necessary to prepare the baby for the mother's return to work. Fears and doubts often arise when a mother must return to work and leave her baby in someone else's care. They wonder whether they should prepare the baby to accept a bottle or if they need to start a milk bank. First of all, it's important to note that it's not necessary to "train" the baby before the mother returns to work.
The idea of keeping everything under control and ensuring the baby suffers as little as possible is understandable, but if weeks before returning to work we begin preparing the baby by denying him some feeds and offering them in bottles, we are increasing the suffering for both of us and using up milk that we will need when we are at work.
Let's imagine an environment
Let's imagine we're on vacation, happy, in a wonderful setting, and we have three weeks left until we return to work. To prepare for our return to routine, we start getting up early every day and going to work for a couple of hours. When we're done, we return to the paradise of our vacation, and the next day, we do the same thing. Who would dare to do something like that? So why prepare the baby this way? What need do we have to give him a hard time before his time?
The separation is going to be hard for everyone.
It's important to remember that separation will be hard for everyone, especially the baby. Adjusting to this new situation requires time and patience. Bringing forward the separation time is neither logical nor necessary. If you're home with your baby, enjoy him and let him nurse as much as he wants. The time for separation will come, and at that point, you'll need to get your act together.
Now, it's normal for parents to worry about their baby accepting milk when they're not there. But we must remember that everyone will find a way. If the baby accepts the bottle before you leave, you'll feel more at ease, but that doesn't guarantee that they'll accept it in the future.
Babies have serious problems
Most babies have serious problems accepting the bottle's nipple. They gag, struggle to express milk, or simply cry desperately. Just because they accept the bottle the first time doesn't mean they'll want it the next time, and if they don't, you'll spend days and days refusing the breast and struggling to finally get them to accept the bottle.
In conclusion, it is not necessary to prepare the baby for the mother's return to workThe best thing to do is enjoy the time you have with him and not rush through the difficult moments. The separation will be hard for everyone, but you'll all find a way to make it work. If the baby accepts the bottle, great, but if he doesn't, don't worry, you'll find another way to do it. The important thing is not to rush through the suffering and to enjoy the experience of being a mother.