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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I take a lot of flack for continuing to nurse my two-year-old at will.  This gives me some “cover” at least.  Even my primary care physician gives me lectures about continuing to nurse. [/quote]

I think the AAP advice about extended BF is mostly focused on people like you who aren't really looking for support as much as acceptance.

The reality is that most of those who breastfeed past a year don't need that much in terms of workplace accommodations as the child's diet becomes more diverse.

I know the repeat poster is probably a troll, but I wanted to make one other point about the complaints about the costs to employers of pumping at work. Having nursed my own children while working and based on decades of work in a female-oriented environment, I have never found that breastfeeding creates an undue burden on co-workers. I've always been happy to have experienced co-workers return to the workplace after maternity leave. The real burden on co-workers who are forced to do the job of two or more people tends to be when a new parent indicates that they will return to work after the birth of a child and then don't, or return briefly and then quit. 
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+1. Same.  The women who pumped were never a burden or lost productivity because of it.  [/quote]

I pumped and definitely lost productivity. It was never "hands free" for me no matter what bra/flanges I used. Plus washing pump parts takes time. It's not like I could skip lunch to make up for it since I needed the calories.[/quote]

Sorry to hear that.  I didn’t.  I never washed the pump parts at work and just kept them in the fridge and ate lunch while I pumped.  I also got good at reading reports while I pumped.

But I know it isn’t feasible for all women working.  I can’t imagine how police or nurses or shift workers among others handle it.  [/quote]

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