Breastfeeding at work

Only two people weren't happy about me pumping at work, the person who was my manager before I went out on maternity leave (had a new boss when I came back who was very supportive) and a male nurse who wasn't happy about me leaving the department to pump every three hours. Everyone else was very supportive and made sure I had the time and the privacy to do it. The last facility I worked at was also supportive of nursing moms.

Talk about a double entendre!

Seen it done (well, not directly); never knew it to be a problem.

~faith,

Timothy.

I don't know if this subject has already been discussed before or not. Do hospitals accomodate nursing nurses? Have any of you been able to pump at work without hassle? I ask because I plan on having a couple of more kids once I start working as an RN but I don't want to sacrifice breastfeeding them at all. Let me know your experiences. Thanks.

I work in the NICU, so it wasn't a problem. We have a pumping room for the moms. You would go to a peds or NICU/PICU floor to find a pump. Everyone was fine with it. Nurses should understand.

In my state it's law.

they have to accomodate w/ pumping places and time to do it. Of all places a hospital should. talk to HR

I pumped at work, no hassles. Everyone was very understanding. I do work NICU though.

Every three hours? Many of us already have to pick up for smokers to take their breaks! Although pumping is certainly more beneficial than smoking, it gets frustrating for those of us who always have to cover because someone can't do something for one reason or another ("I can't take pts. with "X" illness because I'm TTC;" "I need my smoke break;" "I need to go pump again.")

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for some of these nurses to offer to give me time for a break...wait, that wouldn't happen, because there are too may people who are already "high priority breaks."

I work in the Birth Center and we have a room with a pump available next to the nursery for all employees. It's not soley dedicated as a pumping room, but many, many women use it.

I work at an ambulatory care center and was able to pump for the whole year. Manager was very supportive and so is the rest of the staff. Although I always have to be sure that the floor is not as busy that I can run to a corner office for 15 minutes every 3 hours or so. I found it close to impossible to breast pump when I know, at the back of my mind, my co-workers are running around all stressed and busy. Kinda affects my milk supply. Weird eh?

Thanks for all the input! I never thought of pumping down in the nursery of the hospital or somewhere around that area. Makes sense to me. The hospital I work at has to accomodate breastfeeding workers or they can forget having me as an employee! My baby comes first.

Thanks for all the input! I never thought of pumping down in the nursery of the hospital or somewhere around that area. Makes sense to me. The hospital I work at has to accomodate breastfeeding workers or they can forget having me as an employee! My baby comes first.

Almost everytime I pumped I went to OB and borrowed one of their rooms. If they were busy I hid behind a screen in the nursery. If they were full I was able to go to medsurg and borrow a room. Everyone was willing to help.