But it turns out this is not a case of some new mother being forced to
pump in a bathroom because there is no other space for her.
When I heard that a woman was complaining
about pumping in the bathrooms at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week, I was all ready to be on her side.
Still, she said, she finds it traumatic to
pump in bathroom stalls in airports and courthouses, where she is forever in search of an electric outlet.
Manual pumps are handy because you don't have to be attached to the power supply, they are compact for taking away or if you have to
pump in the bathroom at work, and make less noise.
Is she back to
pumping in the bathroom?
It's seriously shocking how few bathrooms have outlets, not
that pumping in a bathroom is ideal, but it sure beats a lobby or public area.
On top of all that, nobody was being forced to
pump in a bathroom at the Wells Fargo Convention Center at all.
If one is going to
pump in a bathroom, whether or not there are men or women in it is irrelevant.
As a last resort, if you have to
pump in a bathroom, find a large one with a comfortable chair and some type of privacy barrier.
«The laws vary by state, but there are a few important things to know — your employer can't tell you how many pumping sessions you're allowed and you should never have to
pump in a bathroom,» O'Malley says.
If you plan to
pump in the bathroom, try to do it when there isn't a large line or many people walking around.
I'm pretty sure that the article suggesting that
you pump in the bathroom or in your car was their way of saying you have to be creative and flexible to figure something out if you want to do the best thing you can for your baby.
In the end, I had to either choose to wean or
pump in a bathroom.
So yes, I had to
pump in a bathroom.
This article states the worst advice to
pump in a bathroom or your car!
I think it is funny when people object to
pumping in the bathroom.
I can see how someone wouldn't mind
pumping in a bathroom if they found one that was clean, but my mind is kind of blown that anyone can't understand why someone would object to pumping in a bathroom.
It almost makes me grateful for the times I had to
pump in a bathroom, because at least I was responsible for cleaning it, so I knew it would be somewhat sanitary.
If you are stuck in a non-office setting, a bathroom can be a last resort — moms told
me they pumped in the bathroom of a courthouse during a break from a hearing, the bathroom of the Bronx Zoo during a company outing and, of course, airport bathrooms.
My first flight I went to
pump in the bathroom and ended up having the attendants pounding on the door that I was in there too long.
(Here I am
pumping in the bathroom at my last job.)
You do not have to
pump in the bathroom, unless you prefer to.
I'd like to say that of course I would have
pumped in the bathroom (just cubicles on my floor), I would have managed, I would have been superwoman.
«I couldn't imagine myself having to
pump in the bathroom.»
As a result, she often ended up
pumping in the bathroom stall, or even under the sink when a stall wasn't available.