Diana,

I took the exam last year, while I also had a 10 month old who was 
breastfeeding.  I made sure to put on my application my need for a place to 
pump.  I was told I could not have any extra time if I needed to leave during 
exam time to pump, which my schedule was to pump at 10, 12 and 2.  (usually 
the 12:00 was to go see my daughter and nurse her)  But, the way the flow 
of the exam worked, I was able to nurse before the exam, pump after the first 
session, pump after the second and was still fairly comfortable.  I probably 
could have pumped sooner, but the exam was too important for me to risk not 
having time to finish.  

I will say though, that when I called the exam site to arrange a pumping 
place, I was told I would need to pump in the bathroom.  This wasn't 
acceptable for me, so I put up a bit of a fuss and was given a room to pump 
in.  I told the site administrator that I thought it ironic that they supported 
breastfeeding, but was asking me to pump in a bathroom.  And, that they 
wouldn't give a breastfeeding mother who had to pump time extension for the 
time they had to pump- for example, adding 15 minutes to the end of the 
exam if it took 15 minutes to pump.  So be it, I still passed!  And I still had 
time to pump!

Good luck to you, hope you decide to take the exam this year!

Jamie Huddleston, IBCLC

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