pumping at work question...

Jen10702 · March 2012

How many of you that pump at work do it in the bathroom.. I kind of feel like that is a dirty place to be doing that.. Is it just me, am I being paranoid or should I ask for another place to pump... Thanks..

iluvmylab · March 2012

I would not pump in a bathroom. I'm a teacher and I pump on my planning period and at lunch. I use my classroom and lock the door. I also wear a cover just in case. I would ask for another place. Your employer is required by law to provide one in some cases that is sanitary, private, and not a bathroom stall.

cottonlily84 · March 2012

No I do not pump in a bathroom nor would I. That's just not clean, or right on your employer's part. I pump in my office with my door locked and everyone knows when the door is shut they don't even bother me. My co-worker came to my floor and pumped in an empty conference room with the door locked. We're blessed with very understanding and accomodating bosses though. Yours should be more so!

yankeebear · March 2012

Ask for another place to pump! I have a private office, but there is no way you should be made to pump in the bathroom.

Jen10702 · March 2012

That's what I thought, my only problem is that I am subbing.. And I feel like they will say if you have a problem with that, then don't sub.. I'm just trying to keep a good name BC I do need a permanent job.. Not that I'm putting sanitary issues over a job.... Do I still have rights?

iluvmylab · March 2012

Jen10702:
That's what I thought, my only problem is that I am subbing.. And I feel like they will say if you have a problem with that, then don't sub.. I'm just trying to keep a good name BC I do need a permanent job.. Not that I'm putting sanitary issues over a job.... Do I still have rights?

Have you asked if there is another place? You are probably not the first person to need a place to pump. My school told me there were plenty of offices, conference rooms, etc. that are empty throughout the day and I could use them if I didn't want to use my room. I'd find a female secretary and ask her if she knows of any places that have a lock that you could use.

Marion&Kit · March 2012

Yep, I pump in the bathroom - and it's very much no big deal for me, it's a clean place, I wash my hands, no problems.

If you're uncomfortable with it though, I'd totally just bring it up. It doesn't have to be a huge deal - if you're subbing, there's probably an empty classroom or a back room somewhere in the school with a door that locks. I doubt you're the first woman ever to need to pump there.

MrsT2008 · March 2012

Just because you are a sub does not mean you can't ask for somewhere else to pump. I highly doubt you're the first person to need a space. And honestly, I'd be pissed if they told me no just because I wasn't a full-time employee. IMO this is something that falls into common courtesy, whether or not they are required by law.

Jenny952 · March 2012

Depending on the size of your employer, they are legally obligated to provide a mothers room that is NOT in the bathroom. I would tell them that they need to find another place for you to pump, preferably an office where you can lock the door. My company has a small lab at a different location, and we put blinds and a lock on one of the conference rooms for the nursing moms.

amsettle · March 2012

I would not pump in the bathroom either, but it was definitely an awkward conversation to have with my single, male boss. Even now if there is a meeting going on in the room I use, I have to wait until they are done. Sad

Ms.Jade · March 2012

I don't know about in Texas, but in CA, it's required by law that every employer provide women with a safe, clean, lockable place to pump. It's illegal for that place to be a public bathroom. My friend Lisa (who's fro Texas lol) brought her son to work with her everyday until our employer set aside a pumping space for our staff.

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