Pumping on the go

CarrieB. · March 2014

So I had a couple client meetings today and it was the first time I had to do any travel since I've been back at work from leave.

If you pump in your car, how do you do it? I was using a blanket as a cover and sitting in the third row of our minivan at a rest stop, but i felt like a weirdo. We have tinted windows, but you can still kind of see in. There was some dude walking around near my car smoking which creeped me out.

djm31012 · March 2014

That's about the best you can do in a car unfortunately . Is there a conference or bathroom u can go in instead ?

aglenn · March 2014

Yeah, people don't pay any attention. I have pumped while driving (nursing cover, handsfree bra, hooked up everything in the parking lot beforehand) and once did this when leaving a client's parking garage before I realized I would have to go by the pay booth to exit...but even then, with rolling down my window and talking to the attendant and everything, I don't think they even noticed. I pumped in glass-doored offices at work all the time, too, because we had only one private room for pumping and it was hard to fit in the schedule. I guess I kind of got to the point where I realized that anybody who saw anything would probably be more embarrassed about it than I would. Gotta do what you gotta do and all.

brachysira · March 2014

I used to pump in a parking garage. It was summer at a university so there was a row at the top with only about 10% full. I would turn on the radio and didn't even use a cover, which wasn't too revealing except when I wore a maxi dress once and had to pull up my whole dress. I was still freaked out and quit when people walked by, but that was rare.

I would then occasionally also pump using a hands-free bra on the freeway after setting up in the garage. It was uncomfortable and usually there would be some kind of issue with a cup not quite being in the right place and I would give up. Other people have said they did it on a regular basis, so perhaps it would have gone better with practice. Once I was not planning to pump when I realized I was stuck in a huge traffic jam and would be on the road 3 extra hours. I just set up right there on the interstate with cars parked all around. I don't think anyone noticed and I didn't care if they did. It wasn't my neighborhood so it wasn't like I was going to see anyone I knew.

I would say that being slightly uncomfortable was not good for supply. I hope you don't have to do this often, and perhaps if you do, you could go in somewhere like a bathroom on a different floor of the building you are visiting. If you do use a rest stop, just lock up and relax. Men are not going to figure out what's going on and it doesn't matter if they do.

thedash · March 2014

I have often pumped in the second row of my van. In parking garages and open lots. I don't use a cover but try to pull my shirt down or close my jacket. I run the heater and listen to the radio. It's relaxing!

JACKIE_RS88 · March 2014

Same as @CK2MD I was an exclusive pumper so multitasking had to work for me. I did it on the 30 min commute to daycare/grandmas and on the commute home from work. That saved me an hour out of each day having to dedicate to additional pumpings for my son.

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