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[ID] 1218 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Other Areas: Employed breastfeeding mother [Comment] I was employed full time at the time I had my three children. Thankfully, working for a school district I was able to take unpaid maternity leaves that ranged from six to nine months based on the time of year my children were born. I cannot communicate to you the stress involved due to the fact that I wanted to breastfeed exclusively yet still needed to work. So far I have breastfed all of my children for at least two years each. My success in breastfeeding is due to working for a school district, having a very supportive husband who juggled his schedule and brought our children to my work to nurse and parents who chipped in financially to help during the unpaid leaves. In return for our struggles we have three children who are exceptionally healthy, well-connected to both of us and showing signs of giftedness. The United States needs to support breastfeeding mothers by assuring every breastfeeding mother up to two years paid maternity leave. This is not unheard of in other developed nations. If breastfeeding exclusively for six months and continuing for at least a year is recommended than there needs to be some financial support available to help all women achieve this. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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