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this is probably a California law, but my employer had to provide a space for pumping. It was a small office on a different floor than my office. Prior to that, moms used a supply closet. not ideal!
I think that it's because they think you should be at home with the baby rather than at work and pumping. I've seen this is a lot in the workplace. My husband recently overheard a discussion in his office amongst a group of hiring managers who thought they were doing a pregnant woman a favor by not offering her a job because then she could just stay home with her baby instead. It really happens.
I think that it's because they think you should be at home with the baby rather than at work and pumping. I've seen this is a lot in the workplace. My husband recently overheard a discussion in his office amongst a group of hiring managers who thought they were doing a pregnant woman a favor by not offering her a job because then she could just stay home with her baby instead. It really happens.
While I'm sure that things like that happen occasionally, I don't believe that is the norm. Women have been in the workplace for quite awhile now - been pumping awhile too. Maybe I'm spoiled by working for a large and employee-friendly workplace but I just don't believe that every incovenience or "complaint" (and we don't really know whether this was a complaint against the OP, the safety issue or someone trying to help) is a conspiracy against women or breastfeeding.
Sorry to ask what may be a dumb question but why do you pump during the day?
I thought that the idea is that one pumps at home before going out to a place where one cant feed or cant take the baby?
I am assuming here that the baby is not at work.
Actually while I think of it, instead of asking for a pump house why not ask for a nursery and take the baby to work?
You cannot go 9 hours without expressing milk during the day, usually. OUCH! and eww (the breasts would leak all over the place).
I have known working moms that work within 10 min of the child care center that would just go feed the baby on the lunch hour, but depending on the age of the baby, that could be stretching it timewise to go between feedings/pumping.
It is hard, if not impossible in some jobs, to work and take care of a baby at the same time and most employers do not have on-site child care nor would they be interested in providing an approved space for a nanny to take care of a baby all day long.
You cannot go 9 hours without expressing milk during the day, usually. OUCH! and eww (the breasts would leak all over the place)..
Very OUCH! I remember when I was first breastfeeding my daughter and went back to college(she was 6 months) I couldnt go 3 hours without pumping, hurt so bad.
Perhaps they complained because you are getting three 10 minute breaks a day that your coworkers don't get.
My husband got irritated with the smokers at work always taking breaks, so he started taking "smoker equivalency breaks" to go out and stretch his legs and get some fresh air.
I am sure many people take some sort of break or another whether its to smoke, get a refill on coffee or take a crap.
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