As with
nursing in public, whether or not pumping
in public is something that you feel you can do will depend on the culture
of the area you're
in, your feelings about modesty, and your comfort with the
idea in general.
Miffed by a societal norm that perpetuates the
idea that women who
nurse their babies should do so
in hiding, I've thought
of a few things you actually don't have to do when breastfeeding
in public.
«it gives the impression that every
nursing mother is an attention - seeking lunatic» It also works against women who would like to see more paid maternity / parental leave or flex time for working because it gives the
idea that THIS is what women are going to do with that extra paid time, show up topless to a
public event and sit on the floor
nursing in front
of a formula company's table.