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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the people saying that they pumped while working- that's only if you have privacy. I share an open office and have to go to another floor to the lactation room, which has no space set up to work. So multiple times a day I have to pack up my pumping equipment, head to another floor, undress to put on the pumping bra, pump, re-dress, visit the office fridge and sink, and head back to my office. It's ~30-40 min 3 times a day.[/quote]

So true, with my first I lost my office and moved to open office. I also had oversupply so had to pump 3x a day and it was such a drain on my productivity, my day, and my focus. I felt so Guilty taking all that time I never felt like I could take a lunch or walk or do an errand, and just felt like I was constantly running around the building and could never get into a groove, and was constantly having to ask people to reschedule meetings since they completely ignored my blocked calendar times. Professionally it was just so hard and my LO had severe allergies so I had to pump for damn near close to 2 years. I have now nursed two kids 4.5 years and think she actually undershot the money. I have oversupply so am always using nursing pads, have spent thousands on lactation consultants. hospital pump rental, having mastitis 5x (literally hell), ENT for tongue/lip tie, extra pump and parts, nursing bras, pumping bras, oh yeah and bigger clothes since I hang onto about 12 pounds extra of fat when I nurse which means nothing fits me and I had to invest in clothes for my larger body that weren’t maternity clothes, and also get nursing clothes as well. After trying to pump in a dress at work I realized I had to always wear button up tops and pants or skirts or just pullover tops so I wasn’t naked in undies in the pumping room. [/quote]

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