Oh, the Places You'll Pump!

on September 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM

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If you're a pumping mom, you know what I'm talking about. Sometimes, if you want to get out and have some "me" time or, eh em, go to work, you have to pump.

When I was breastfeeding, I had to pump in bathrooms (awful!), offices (my boss's!), and storage closets (yes, that was our lactation room at work). The worst pumping experience was when I tried to do an overnight with my friend who lives more than an hour away and my pump broke. Boy, was that a long drive home.

Probably the oddest place I pumped (but not really that odd) was in the car on the way to and from a friend's out-of-town wedding (hubs was driving!). Not that other people on the highway could see what was up, but it was surreal going 70 mph and rockin' out to the "whish-whish, whish-whish" of the breast pump. Surely, the dudes driving next to us thought we had on some seriously good head-bangin' tunes.

What about you? Where's the strangest place you've pumped?

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About the author Sheri Reed

is a writer and the Entertainment, News & Sports editor for The Stir. She loves a good film, watches lots of good TV and follows Ryan Gosling's every move because she has to -- for work.

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Comments (6)

science_spot

on Sep 8, 2009 at 12:05 PM

ew, the bathroom... at both jobs :(

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Peajewel

on Sep 8, 2009 at 4:33 PM

I would have to say on a construction site. I work in construction and had to go to a job site with a guy from our office. I could not pump in his car because, well that would be awkward! So, when I got to the site, I ran up to a bath room that was not being worked in and posted a sign and then pumped away. Thank goodness there were walls up or I would have been in a port-a-john which is even worse than a bathroom!

I also was driving home and pumping in rush hour and was rear ended. In fact, there were three cars ahead of me that hit each other including the car right in front of me and then three cars behind me that crashed including the car that hit me. I did not hit anyone. However, I was pretty embarrassed trying to put everything away before everyone started getting out of their cars!

AmiJanell

on Sep 8, 2009 at 10:54 PM

I pumped in the car ALL of the time with a little hand held pump. Thankfully I never had to pump in a closet or bathroom or anything like that. We had nice spaces to pump at work.

J9Mommy

on Sep 9, 2009 at 2:39 AM

I have pumped everywhere....San Diego fair, Disney, the car...you name it I have done it probably. I pumped long term with my daughter and now once again am pumping. I just put one of those breastfeeding covers over me.

I have been trying so hard to win one of those Medela hands free pumps.

Mickey28

on Sep 9, 2009 at 11:08 PM

I have just started pumping, but I imagine the oddest place I will be pumping is in the car while tailgating at football games. It's the sole reason we bought the car adapter. LOL! Hubby and I are NFL season ticket holders and typically tailgate all day, so pumping will be necessary as bringing an infant isn't an option ;-)