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stinky pumping room at work

brideinsummer04brideinsummer04 member
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I'm a teacher and the room they give us for pumping is used by others when my colleague and I aren't pumping. It is often used by another teacher to work one on one with two of her students while her teachers aide stays with the rest of her class. Both are third grade boys who wear a ton of cologne. I'm talking like it smells like they bathe in it. Strong cologne like this gives me an instant headache and I honestly get less milk whenever they stink up the place before I pump. I'm talking .75 less! I've opened the window but its 30 degrees outside and it gets freezing in there really fast. its actually a closet they call a classroom. Any suggestions? Or am I just out of luck here?
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  • JKB1986JKB1986 member
    Yuck. I'd stick cotton balls up my nose so I at least couldn't smell it.
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  • IDreamInPinkIDreamInPink
    Maybe a dab of Vicks under your nose?? 
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  • moriaspencermoriaspencer member
    imagemrscjmb9410:

    could you get one or two of those arm&hammer fridge boxes with the baking soda in them? then you could leave them in there and hopefully that would absorb some of the stench?

    that really sucks. i'm weirded out that 8yr olds wear cologne... 

    I've never heard of such young boys wearing cologne.

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  • brideinsummer04brideinsummer04 member
    I will definitely try this! As well as the Vicks. It was so bad today I held a diaper over my nose the whole time.
    imagemrscjmb9410:
    could you get one or two of those armamp;hammer fridge boxes with the baking soda in them? then you could leave them in there and hopefully that would absorb some of the stench?that really sucks. i'm weirded out that 8yr olds wear cologne...nbsp;
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  • bellelambbellelamb member
    My third grader would not be allowed to wear it, not that he's ever asked!
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  • KLCNCC50KLCNCC50 member
    I would suggest getting some surgical masks and chewing gum while wearing it. I am a medical professional and that is how we handle stinky smells. It works great as long as you don't mind breathing in the mask. Good luck.
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