the milk memos

It all began when IBM manager Cate Colburn-Smith sat down in the company’s employee lactation room, shed a few silent tears, and wrote this on a paper towel: I’m a new mom and today is my first day back at work. Is anyone else using this room?

Right away women responded, and the paper towel was eventually replaced by a series of notebooks, in which these moms offered one another advice and support for juggling work, life and a newborn. Based on the original notebooks, The Milk Memos is an informative, encouraging (and often hilarious!) guide to blending motherhood and work. Actual journal entries are interwoven with information-packed sections on subjects that matter to working moms, such as:

Finding the right childcare solution
Getting a decent night’s sleep
Finding a private place to pump breastmilk
Establishing a pumping routine in the midst of a
busy workday
Negotiating with an employer for flextime, part-time,
or a job share

Whether you love your job or just need a paycheck, love nursing or have found it to be one of the greatest challenges you’ve ever faced, you’ll find a voice that supports you and speaks to you in The Milk Memos.