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Couldn't she have just pumped enough to fill up a bunch of bottles to take with her before she left?
lol, have you ever had kids or a breastfeeding wife? That's not the only reason they have to pump. Couldn't you just pee before you leave for your nine hour flight? Why do you need to go to the bathroom during it?
Couldn't she have just pumped enough to fill up a bunch of bottles to take with her before she left?
No. She would have physically needed to pump because her body continues to produce breastmilk all day and all night long. It would have started leaking out of her breasts if she went that long with nursing or pumping and apparently, for whatever reasons, pumping was what she needed to do.
To be fair, she said the electric plug in the bathroom didn't work with her pump.
That's not surprising.
If I took my nebulizer in there, it probably wouldn't work either. It's basically a compressor. I think medical equipment draws more current than an electric shaver, which IIRC is what those bathroom outlets are meant for.
Delta's flight attendants aboard flight 413 from Nice to JFK worked directly with her to provide a number of options and found a private alternative to enable this customer to pump during the flight.
'Unfortunately, the power outlets on board this aircraft and in general are not equipped to operate a breast pump or other similar medical devices.'
So maybe the outlets in first class would not have worked either. I take a medical device for my asthma with me that is not always compatible with airline outlets, that's why it has a battery pack. I would think one could buy battery operated breast pumps as well.
They did find a solution for her. Sounds to me she's just griping because she wasn't allowed to sit in first class where she probably would have wanted to remain even after she pumped.
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So maybe the outlets in first class would not have worked either. I take a medical device for my asthma with me that is not always compatible with airline outlets, that's why it has a battery pack. I would think one could buy battery operated breast pumps as well.
They did find a solution for her. Sounds to me she's just griping because she wasn't allowed to sit in first class where she probably would have wanted to remain even after she pumped.
Didn't she switch seats with an inlaw so she could sit in first class?
It doesn't sound like she just went up there and occupied an empty seat - she was given the seat by the person who had been in it?
No mom could not pump before she left. Nine hours is a long time. Your breasts either leak or hurt when they are too full of milk. Mom needed some relief.
Mom may be on a pumping schedule and need to keep up supplies for the baby. If you don't keep up the schedule, the milk supply dwindles. Mom may need to store the milk so baby can be bottlefed when mom isn't around.
I don't know about pumping on a plane. I was fortunate that I could do it on my lunch hour at home. I never had to do it publicly. I think if mom had involved the air host/hostess in her request, they would have helped her find a suitable place.
So maybe the outlets in first class would not have worked either. I take a medical device for my asthma with me that is not always compatible with airline outlets, that's why it has a battery pack. I would think one could buy battery operated breast pumps as well.
They did find a solution for her. Sounds to me she's just griping because she wasn't allowed to sit in first class where she probably would have wanted to remain even after she pumped.
There are breast pumps available that do not require any power except the mother's hand. Yes, that's right, manual vacuum pumps; no battery, no outlet, no compatibility issues at all!
How was she going to store the milk once she pumped it? It does require refrigeration.
Yes, I do have experience with human mother's milk.
However, it was over 30 years ago...
There are breast pumps available that do not require any power except the mother's hand. Yes, that's right, manual vacuum pumps; no battery, no outlet, no compatibility issues at all!
How was she going to store the milk once she pumped it? It does require refrigeration.
Yes, I do have experience with human mother's milk.
However, it was over 30 years ago...
So what was she supposed to do, step casually off the plane in the middle of the flight to buy one off of a cloud? She obviously expected the outlets on the plane to work for a pump, the way they work to charge a phone or tablet. And apparently there were outlets that did work because they were ultimately able to accommodate her needs.
It is possible to nurse discreetly in public which I often did, even on a plane.
You think she was choosing to pump on a flight because it was more discreet than nursing a 4 month old?
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