ACK the germs alone.  I cannot IMAGINE ever pumping in a bathroom stall.
Seriously, icky.  Sheesh with a nursing cover and pumping in a cubicle would
be better or a conference room....

Desirre

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:06, julie taylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I was interested to read this in 'Dear Abby' today. I plan to respond to it
> - thought some others might like to as well!
> Julie Taylor
> RN IBCLC
>
> I am a new mom who works in a high-tech start-up company that does not
> provide a mother's room. I'm the first employee here to have a baby. The
> corporate plaza in which my office is located also doesn't provide one.
> Therefore, I must resort to using the restroom to pump my breast milk, which
> must be done every few hours.
> Some of the women using the restroom have wondered aloud about the "weird
> noise" they hear, while others walk back and forth searching for the source
> of the "sound."
> How should I respond to them? Using the restroom is not my choice, but it
> is the only option I have because I plan to breast-feed my baby for as long
> as I can. -- PRIVACY PLEASE IN SANTA CLARA, CALIF.
> DEAR PRIVACY PLEASE: You're reacting as if pumping breast milk is something
> to be ashamed of. It isn't. While you may be the first woman at the company
> to have given birth, I guarantee you won't be the last. So start
> communicating with the other female co-workers. It might be in all of your
> best interests to bring this to the attention of your supervisor or your
> boss.
> And as to the "pacers" and "wonderers" in the restroom -- try to understand
> that they are merely curious. Consider printing a sign you can tape to the
> door of the stall you occupy that reads: "Breast Pumping Station." It will
> stop the questions and save you from yelling out, "It's my breast pump!"
>
>
>
>
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Preparing For Birth, LLC - www.prepforbirth.com
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