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If you pump or pumped at work, where did you do it? A dedicated room, office, bathroom?
Asked by Work It, Mom! Team, 28th Mar Answer this now »
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MortonPixie 4th Apr
I
use
my
office
that
has
a
door
that
locks.
I
work
with
all
men
and
when
I
first
came
back
to
work,
they
must
not
have
understood
what
I
was
doing
in
there.
The
second
day
back,
my
boss
used
his
key
to
come
in
after
I
had
told
him
that
I
needed
some
privacy
and
locked
the
door
to
pump.
He
thought
I
just
needed
some
"alone
time".
Horrified
is
not
even
close
to
the
word
I
would
use
to
describe
that
feeling.
I
don't
think
humans
can
make
that
sound.
So
I
used
clip
art
to
make
a
sign
with
a
screaming
baby
riding
a
cow
and
hung
it
up
three
times
a
day
when
I
pumped.
Heh.
After
a
couple
of
weeks,
they
got
tired
of
being
reminded
what
I
was
doing
in
there
and
asked
me
to
make
a
more
discreet
sign.
;)
HollyB 4th Apr
I
pumped
in
my
office,
which
took
some
getting
used
to
since
I
don't
have
a
lock
on
my
door!
We
are
family-friendly
here
and
have
some
women
who
are
pregnant
but
in
cubes.
We're
going
to
need
to
create
a
space
for
them
--
any
suggestions
on
approaching
that
topic?
chicken 4th Apr
I
worked
for
a
rental
car
company
when
I
had
my
first
son.
I
was
in
an
office
with
almost
all
men.
The
women
that
worked
there
were
young
girls.
There
wasn't
a
lot
of
understanding
when
it
came
to
pumping.
I
would
set
up
shop
in
the
bathroom,
but
there
were
no
outlets,
so
I
would
have
to
run
an
ext.
cord
in
to
pump.
It
was
uncomfortable,
and
at
the
time,
I
was
young
and
didn't
realize
that
I
had
the
right
to
better
provisions.
My
job
now
has
special
rooms
for
nursing
moms.
It
is
great
how
different
attitudes
are
now
vs.
10
years
ago.
Amy McNamara 31st Mar
When
I
was
nursing
I
pumped
in
a
dedicated
pumping
room.
I
still
appreciate
how
amazing
it
is
that
my
work
offered
this.
I
pumped
3
times
a
day,
and
nursed
for
almost
2
and
a
half
years
(only
pumping
the
first
year).
The
room
provided
pumps
and
you
could
just
bring
attachments.
We
also
had
a
visit
for
a
lactation
nurse
once
a
week,
if
you
had
questions.
Kathy 31st Mar
I
pump
in
our
conference
room
3
times
a
day,
and
I
just
have
enough
for
my
11
week
old
daughter
for
the
next
day.
The
room
is
open-air,
so
everyone
can
hear
the
pump
when
it's
running
-
sort
of
embarrassing,
but
I'm
getting
over
it.
I'm
planning
on
breastfeeding
1
year
(hopefully!)
Thankfully
I
have
a
family-friendly
enviroment
to
work
in,
and
they
allow
me
to
do
this
(although
I
think
all
jobs
should
allow
you
to).
BrendaG 31st Mar
My
office
has
all
glass
doors
in
the
office,
except
for
a
few
executives'
offices.
I
didn't
start
my
job
until
after
I
had
my
son
b/c
we
moved
while
I
was
prego,
so
on
my
first
day
of
work,
I
took
the
tour
and
finally
said,
it
appears
there
is
not
a
lot
of
privacy
here,
is
there
a
place
where
I
can
go?
Well,
being
a
family-friendly
company,
one
of
our
VPs
had
forged
her
way
out
of
the
bathroom
for
pumping
and
had
created
a
curtain
on
a
springrod
that
could
be
put
up
in
the
window
of
the
office
door
to
block
the
view.
Apparently
people
just
"know"
not
to
enter
when
the
curtain
is
up.
But
I
usually
let
the
women
around
me
know
when
it
was
happening
so
they
could
kind
of
keep
look
out.
DebbiF32 31st Mar
I
am
currently
still
expressing
milk
for
my
11
month
old.
This
is
my
third
time
around
doing
so
and
our
company
has
individual
shower
rooms.
Like
full
baths
at
home
(not
as
comfy),
but
the
door
has
a
lock
on
it
and
this
is
where
i
pump
while
i
am
at
work.
KC 30th Mar
I
pump
in
my
own
office
or
in
one
of
the
exam
rooms.
I've
found
that
I
have
to
be
very
creative
with
time
and
location
of
pumping.
And,
I
have
to
be
willing
to
openly
communicate
with
bosses
about
the
nursing
(which
is
interesting
considering
that
they're
mostly
male)
and
also
be
willing
to
run
behind
...
which
is
contrary
to
my
preference.
Sometimes
my
work
requires
me
to
go
to
conferences
and
this
is
where
pumping
can
be
challenging.
In
February,
I
went
to
a
two-week
conference
and
the
pumping
resources
were
very
limited.
However,
I
made
some
inquiries
and
discovered
the
the
college
of
nursing
(two
buildings
down
from
my
own
conference)
had
a
wonderful
lactation
room.
W-O-W.
Leave
it
(mostly)
women
to
understand
the
importance
of
'nursing'.
;)
sonyareads 30th Mar
Unfortunatly
for
me,
it's
impossible
to
pump
at
my
outside
the
house
job.
It's
not
that
they
wouldn't
let
me,
but
I
wait
tables.
There's
just
no
time.
I
was
feeding
or
pumping
right
before
I
left
the
house
at
3
pm,
then
I
wouldn't
get
home
until
Midnight,
and
she
would
be
asleep.
I
pumped
then,
but
my
milk
supply
has
decreased
tremendously
because
of
it.
I'm
only
working
3
to
4
nights
a
week,
but
it
has
been
really
hard
to
keep
up.
She's
5
months
old
now,
and
we
have
slowly
moved
from
all
breastfed
to
supplementing
a
little
on
the
days
I
worked,
to
mainly
me
just
nursing
during
the
night,
and
using
formula
during
the
day.
It
makes
me
sad.
I
BF
both
my
older
two
for
the
first
year,
and
wanted
to
give
her
the
same
thing,
but
I
just
can't
keep
up.
earthmama 28th Mar
We
actually
had
a
locker
attached
to
the
ladies
room,
but
not
much
privacy.
They
allow
nursing
mothers
to
take
a
conference
room
when
needed.
I
always
intended
on
nursing
at
work,
but
when
it
came
down
to
it,
I
just
waited
until
I
got
home.
ouch.
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