Pumping & Storing Breastmilk

Learn how to successfully pump, store, and thaw your breastmilk using the tips included in the Breastfeeding & Going Back to Work or School brochure.

Returning to Work or School

If you plan to return to work or school after your baby is born, you can still breastfeed! Use the Breastfeeding & Going Back to Work or School brochure and other resources on this page to prepare for your return to work or school. 

Childcare Provider Guidelines

Share your breastfeeding plans and the materials below with the person who will care for your baby while you are at work or school so you can continue to breastfeed your child.

Preparing & Storing Breastmilk > English | Spanish
Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers > English | Spanish

Rhode Island Milk Depot

Healthy Babies, Happy Moms Inc. (HBHM Inc.) become the Rhode Island Milk Depot for the Mother's Milk Bank Northest in January 2013. Mothers who have completed the screening process can drop off their donated milk at the HBHM Inc. office in East Greenwich.

LAWS

Learn about state and national laws protecting breastfeeding in the workplace.

Resources

Breast Pump Rentals & Sales
Rhode Island Breast Milk Depot

Publications

Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work or School > English | Spanish

Videos

Hand Expression of Breastmilk (Stanford School of Medicine)