Just looking for some reassurance...has anyone done jury duty while breastfeeding? I got a summons for next week and I have a 6 week old daughter. I contacted the court and they will let me postpone it until she's 6 months old - there's no laws regarding breastfeeding/jury duty in our state and no other way to get out of it. So I will be summoned again in October and I am freaking out about it for some reason. I'm a SAHM and have a 3-year-old son also, I nursed him until he was 2.5 and never pumped or used bottles or anything and was planning to do the same with my daughter...all of that would be new to me and so it's giving me anxiety. I wonder how hard it would be to pump during jury duty, when I should introduce a bottle (or if she's 6 months could she just do a cup?), how much I should pump beforehand, etc. Has anyone done this? Of course there's the chance they won't even call my juror number but I feel like I'll have to prepare anyway. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!
Re: Jury duty & breastfeeding?
I have a friend who (I believe) got dismissed or excused because she was a SHM and coudln't find care for her kids. She was actually bummed because her degree was in law, but she coudln't find a way to make it work.
I wouldn't try to get out it necessarily, but find out what accomadation can be made for you. I would imagine making accomadtion for you will be more hassle than they'll put forth and they'll just put your name back in the mix for later, but I don't really know.
Wow...here you are excused until the kid is eight if you are a SAHM and not sure for the BFing...they have to let you postpone. That or bring your baby with you! That would be me because the pump (I've had four) doesn't empty my breasts and DD won't take a bottle! Good luck!!
Let them know at that point you are required to pump every 2 hours for 20-30 minutes so you would need breaks chronically throughout the day in order to pump to feed your daughter and maintain your supply. We're in IL but I've had a friend postpone every 6 months for the last year and a 1/2 since at first she had a newborn then she was exclusively nursing and now she will be 38 weeks pregnant with her second when they called her again. It's looking like it will be 3 years before she finally actually goes in for jury duty but they just keep pushing it out.
Do not bring your baby.
You can try to postpone but they may not go for it. So you'll tell them that you need a pumping break every 3 hours (which will be twice, maaaaybe 3 times when you're there). They're not likely to put you on a jury, but just go.
It's not a big deal. I did it when one of my girls was 3 months old. It was fine.
this! I did the same thing...I got dismissed.. LO is as 9 mos.