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"When you're a new mom,

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you have a lot of different priorities.

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I mean theres so many things

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coming at you, and so many

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decisions, and so many choices to make

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And for me it was very important to say

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Breastfeeding is the first thing that needs

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to be payed attention too."

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"It's nurishing

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of the spirit almost.

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It's the connection that you have

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beyond just milk."

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"Hi I'm Cate Colburn Smith.

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I'm a business professional,

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breastfeeding advocate,

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and a mom.

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I wrote the book

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'The Milk Memos'

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about my own experience

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returning to work and continuing

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to breast feed my daughters.

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And we created this video to educate,

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motivate, and inspire you to keep

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breast feeding after you go back to work."

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"I always, always knew, I would

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breast feed.

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I'm a dietician.

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That's the optimal feeding

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for infants.

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The American Dietetic association

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is the organization I follow

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as a dietician,

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and that's what they recommend."

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"I mean we read about it all the time

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that breast fed babies

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they do better in every aspect of life,

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and I wanted to give my son that advantage

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that breastfeeding offers."

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"It's very cost effective

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and you dont have to

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wake up in the middle of the night

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especially when they are you know, feeding

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every two hours.

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I didn't have to get up in the middle of the night

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and go shake a bottle."

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"One of the benefits that I really saw was

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I got sick, I wasn't sure if it was the flu

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but I did get really sick

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and I was scared for her to get

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sick, and she didnt get sick.

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And so it really protected her

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from any sickness that I had."

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"It's your time to reconnect with your

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child.

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The separation between mother and child

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is easier when you're nursing,

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hands down, no questions asked."

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"Just to be able to

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unconditionally love her during

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that moment I think is

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is the best feeling that you can have."

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"The American Academy of Pediatrics

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strongly endorses breast feeding,

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because they know it results in the

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healthiest outcome for

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babies and mothers.

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And their recommendations are that

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every baby, with rare exceptions

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would be breast fed.

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And they recommend exclusive

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breast feeding for the first

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six months.

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We know that exclusive

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breast feeding helps extend

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the duration of breast feeding

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and exclusive breast feeding

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gives the most health benefits to

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the babies.

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These benefits are dose related.

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So the more fully you breast feed

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and the longer you breast feed

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the more benefits to the baby."

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"Breast feeding is a natural thing

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but it won't happen on its own.

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To really make it work,

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you'll need to have a plan

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and have it be a high priority.

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And ultimately remember why you're doing it

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it's for your baby."

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"So I knew that there was going to be obstacles

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that would happen, that would take place

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because I heard it from other women

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but I knew that it was going to be my goal

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no matter what obstacle came up

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that I was going to breast feed

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up until one year."

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"I read something in a fitness magazine

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that said if you have to make yourself

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your priority

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and if youre going to exercise you have to

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put your exercise on your calendar.

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And I just thought well my baby

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is my priority right now and its

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the same thing

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I'm going to put it on my calendar

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that's it, that's my time

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every day."

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"To be able to pump

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so that I can come home

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and breast feed my baby, that really, ultimately

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because pumping is

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as humorous as it is

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it's not the most fun thing.

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you do have stuff attached to your breasts

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you do kind of feel like a milk maid sometimes.

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It's not glamorous.

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If this is what I need to do in order to be able

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to come home and breast feed my baby

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that is why I'm doing it."

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"It's a means to an end."

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"It is."

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"As great as breast feeding is

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unfortunately some women face challenges

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It may be physical issues

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or

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for some women

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there are challenges in the workplace

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with coworkers, and management."

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"Work was my priority also

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unfortunately my coworkers

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didn't feel comfortable with that.

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They had a lot of resentment built

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they weren't telling me

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and they would go individually

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and file complaints to my boss."

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"They would say

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'When are you taking home your boob juice?'

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or

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just little remarks.

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But to me it was like okay it was kind of

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funny, but at the same time

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I knew they were trying to make a point."

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"..And her response was 'I don't think that's a good idea.'

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and as a professional

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you're not garaunteed breaks.

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And again thats another point

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where, if I was strong enough

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and assertive enough

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I could have said

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'There's a breast feeding law that supports me.' "

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"Research shows that

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workplace lactation programs

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benefits employers in many ways.

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Health care costs are lower

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because mother and baby are healthier.

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There is lower absenteeism.

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Higher productivity and job satisfaction

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improved employee loyalty,

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and a positive image for the employer

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in the community."

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"We didn't have our first illness

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until my son was eleven and half

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months old.

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So I never take off work

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because my child is healthy."

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"Them being so supportive

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has made me feel a lot better

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about coming back to work

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and a lot better about staying

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with my current company."

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"I still met all of my requirements

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you know, getting my paperwork done,

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making sure that I was

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meeting with our clients, returning phone calls

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all that stuff."

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"A lot of times when I would

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come back from a pumping session

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I would definietely feel more focused

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in my work."

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"To me it brought in more of a way

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recruit other individuals

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for working for that company

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because they knew that they were

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family oriented."

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"All of society benefits when our babies

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are breastfed

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because we have healthier citizens.

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You have to remember that infants today

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are leaders tomorrow and so

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having a baby that has

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optimal brain development from the

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composition of the milk

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and has the health benefits

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of breast feeding.

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It is really a win for everybody.

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We save significant healthcare dollars

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when we promote breastfeeding."

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"I encourage you to set a goal for how

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long you'll continue breastfeeding

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after returning to work.

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Know that you can achieve that goal

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and even go beyond it,

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and that there are tons of resources

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to help you.

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On ColoradoBreastfeeding.org

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there is great information and links.

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You can turn to your Pediatrician,

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A lactation consultant, and most of all

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to other working moms

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who have continued breastfeeding

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and gone through exactly

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the kinds of things you're experiencing."