Ah, this sort of thing can cause a lot of stress for mum! It does generally have a way of working itself out - babies will sometimes just go without, or suddenly surprise you with their adaptiveness. Does she take a sippy cup of water? How much food is she eating? At her age - or fairy soon at least - she may be able to go the day without milk feeds anyway.
Your breasts will get used to it, but having a plan b might be a good idea just in case. Even just one short break time during the day to ease the pressure could help you avoid blockages.
Anyway, good luck! Hope it all goes smoothly
ETA - oh, and your breasts can probably manage with day feeds on weekends, too, but not during the week, if that works for you guys. (breasts are clever like that)
My personal experience is that my boobs adjusted quite well when I returned to work. I went back three days and basically the baby would feed normally on my days at home and just not feed during the day on my work days. Baby and breast seemed fine with that!
If you are worried, you could try stretching her feeds out a bit now, in preparation? As MadB says the important thing is to prevent any blockages occurring.
Good luck - it can be a bit of adjusting initially!
I went back to work when DS1 was 8 months. It was over 5 years ago now so my memory isn't great but i do remember i began sending some formula for those few feeds he'd be missing from me (in a bottle). He'd barely had a bottle before that but as they do, they tend to take it from others if they're hungry enough when mum's not around. I think my hours were 8:15-4:15 so we'd feed first thing in the morning, i'd pack enough for 2 bottles while i was at work, i'd collect him by 4:30 and feed him the moment we walked in the door. He was fine with this and my boobs were quite ok with it too. Probably felt it in the first few days but nothing too uncomfortable from memory. I only worked 2 days so all the other days were 'normal' and we kept this going until he was 13 months old when we weaned.
DS2 was 10mths when i returned to work again same hours 2 days a week and he really wans't a bottle fan. I think if anything i tried formula in a cup but at that age wasn't too fussed and tried to ensure that he had other dairy options for those days until i fed him when we got home. He weaned day feeds at 14 months. Thinking that your DD and my DS2 are similarish i'd offer a cup and not a bottle and send the dairy alternatives if you can, if she's hungry she'll eat, she'll adjust.
I suppose all you can do is see how it goes with your milk and hope that you don't get too uncomfortable, if you do you'll have to figure out a manageable way to get your supply to adjust.
Be assured that your child and your body will adjust and hopefully both will be happy to continue on your new schedule to breastfeed for as long as you both choose.
At 10 mnths there is no need for her to have a bottle. She will be just fine with a packed lunch and water while you are away. She doesn’t need formula. Just food and the milk you give her when you are with her. When my first child was born I was working as a teacher and went back to work full time when he was 6 weeks old. By the time he was 10mnths old I was “over” expressing, and then my health nurse told me to just stop and give him food and drinks - I hadn’t thought of it before. He went on to breastfeed just fine. You may have to express for comfort at first. It’s easy to get a private spot in a school and staff and admin will be supportive. Your breasts will soon adjust and you won’t need to express for long
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