Melanie - you can pump in the car with a car adaptor. I am on the road and have poor access to private bathrooms with power outlets. With my 3rd I got the car adaptor. I pull into a large parking lot, park on the empty outskirts and pump and go. Pumping in someone's house that may not be stable doesn't sound good.
Ruthof MD1:22PM March 05, 2012
My baby is six months old and i am going to be starting a new job. I really dont know how many people work there and i havent said anything to my employer that i am nursing. A friend told me we are not allowed to bring anything into the homes we are working in. We work with people who are aggressive and have mental disabilities. I really want to continue to breastfeed until he is a year but what do i do if i cant bring in a pump?
Melanieof WI8:04PM August 22, 2011
Heather -- women wokring in companies with less than 50 employees *do* have some power. The law actually says that employers of 50+ are exempt *only if* they can show that it is a *substantial hardship* to accommodate a breastfeeding women who neds to express her breastmilk. And it is astonishingly cheap and easy to create a small private space for a woman at her workplace. Use the wonderful resources available for free -- your tax dollars at work! -- from the Office of Women's Health:http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/government-programs/business-case-for-breastfeeding/
Liz Brooksof PA7:55AM March 10, 2011
I work with a Contracting company and am in the office most of the time. I am currently on maternity leave (have a 1 month old baby), but will return to work next week. My employers have set up the area so I can BRING my baby with me and feed him at the office. We only have about 25 staff in this company, including the field workers. But they did this with my first child as well and I was able to bring her to work with me and feed her there. Of course I only got about 15 - 20 hours of actual work done in the whole week, but I much prefer this than leaving my new baby with a sitter while I return to work. I thought this was very thoughtful and wonderful for my employer (who is a male) to let me do.
Kathryn Reevesof VA1:55PM March 07, 2011
There's just something about breast pumps that makes me nervous.
IMJUSTSAYINof MI2:45AM March 05, 2011
Soooo many women don't work in companies with 50+ employees and then they're SOL and basically have no rights whatsoever. It's progress but not nearly enough. Also, not all women work for software companies or colleges. It's time to make breastfeeding accessible and desirable to the women who especially need to be doing it in the lower income brackets with children who are more at risk.
Heather Jof NC9:27AM February 17, 2011
Fabulous! Any barriers that can be broken, allowing mothers to breastfeed their children is only good news for everyone! Breastfeeding = healthier babies = healthier mothers = less work time lost = lower healthcare costs = healthier work force & more diverse workforce = win for everyone.
kelly @kellynaturallyof NJ8:27AM February 17, 2011
Here is some more great information from the BBIC and BravadoDesigns on Back to Work and Breastfeeding:
Another good sign...the IRS recently reversed their long-standing position and are now going to allow breast pumps and nursing supplies as tax-deductible medical expenses.
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