Pumping Milk at Work
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Maybe clip your nails while she's pumping. A little tit-for-tat.
Truth.
My wife stopped around a year or little before for each kid but pumped enough extra to go a couple more months of bottles.
Whatever you decide to do, please keep us abreast of the situation.
Her child is 16 months old now. I'm probably not going to say anything to anyone but I just found it odd is all.
My wife tried very hard with kids but it just didn't work for her. I know it is a lot of work and can be terribly frustrating (especially in our case) more power to all that pumping and feeding works for.
Just feels like it could be a slippery slope legal wise in the office. (I know it is not a sexual thing at all)
My wife tried very hard with kids but it just didn't work for her. I know it is a lot of work and can be terribly frustrating (especially in our case) more power to all that pumping and feeding works for.
Just feels like it could be a slippery slope legal wise in the office. (I know it is not a sexual thing at all)
Not related, but I go into a bullpen a lot to dump chips. Cows sure do love fresh woodchips, especially from green trees.
I find that many women who breastfeed are very protective of their perceived right to do it anywhere and anytime they please. I'm convinced there are people that do it in certain places just to outwardly show that they breastfeed/pump and they don't care what you think about it.
It's great and all that people do it, but there is some weird sub-culture of breastfeeding mothers who seem determined to show the world that they are breastfeeders.
It's great and all that people do it, but there is some weird sub-culture of breastfeeding mothers who seem determined to show the world that they are breastfeeders.
Stop being a prude and let the woman pump. If the noise was distracting I could understand but you should be able to get over the fact that she has her boob out a work.
Odd considering they have made accommodations but if it is not personally offending you why would you say anything?
16 months is very odd, but I don't think pumping in the cube is really that strange. Most would use the designated room for such activities though. Perhaps she has a relative or friend who can't breastfeed their infant and she volunteered to donate. Some even sell their milk so perhaps if you could get her a raise she might stop. 
You should take your pump out and use it. That'll show her.
Now that I have had a minute or two to think about this I think it's odd that we are thinking it's odd.
Part of the answer as to why she doesn't use the designated space may lie in the nature of the "designated space". On campus, most of the lactation stations are in bathrooms.
If she has reasonable privacy in her cubicle and nothing is showing, I don't see the harm. More convenient electrical outlets, more comfortable chair, counter space, and she doesn't have to listen to toilets flushing while she's pumping. Plus, she's not taking time away from work (which is what people are usually ******** about).
Just ignore it. Livestream music to headphones if the noise of the machine bothers you. And applaud her for her dedication to motherhood AND job.
If she has reasonable privacy in her cubicle and nothing is showing, I don't see the harm. More convenient electrical outlets, more comfortable chair, counter space, and she doesn't have to listen to toilets flushing while she's pumping. Plus, she's not taking time away from work (which is what people are usually ******** about).
Just ignore it. Livestream music to headphones if the noise of the machine bothers you. And applaud her for her dedication to motherhood AND job.
I wouldn't complain. She might report you for posting to CF during work hours.
If she didn't have a room to do it in then I could understand but it's ridiculous that she does it at her desk when there are facilities meant for just this type of thing. I wonder how she would feel if you decided to **** in a bucket next to your desk so that you could continue to work.
We have these rooms and they are lockable and with wi-fi you could do everything that you could at your desk.
We have these rooms and they are lockable and with wi-fi you could do everything that you could at your desk.
