One of my former  WIC clients has a partner who now knows more than most
husbands do about using a breastpump! She needed an electric pump, was stuck
way out in the country w/out a car where it was inconvenient for me to get
to her, but her boyfriend worked at an auto repair shop near where I was
headed, so we arranged for me to take the pump to the garage & give it to
him. Well, into the garage I walked, carrying the pump, and out came the guy
AND all his mechanic buddies wiping the oil & grease off their hands. ALL of
them clustered right around as I explained how to use it, what kinds of
things the mom should be looking at - complete with all my usual exuberant
and often kind of personal hand gestures, and my standard demonstration of
how the thing works on my 2 cheeks (on my face!,of course). First I felt
kinda embarrassed, then I figured, what the heck, it's a learning moment,
and gave it my full routine...

Those young guys, mostly between 19 and 25 or so, were really interested!
Hey, it's a machine, they were curious, and they were totally willing to
hear about why it was so important for this guy's baby to get breastmilk -
said they'd tell their girlfriends/wives! I expected a lot of guffawing &
wisecracks, but they were totally respectful, took it quite seriously. I
learned a lot from that experience!

Cathy Bargar, RN, IBCLC Ithaca NY

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