Need advice about going back to school and nursing.

Re: Need advice about going back to school and nursing.

• opheliainwaders member

  June 2014

  Hmm. I actually would call up the dean of students (or does you school have an ombudsman?) and explain that you need a space for pumping, and politely explain that it cannot be a bathroom. I don't know whether they are legally required to provide space for students to pump, but try are probably required to provide one for faculty, so perhaps suggest that you use that? Alternatively, do you know of any faculty with young kids? One of them may know the deal.
  
  I'm not sure what to do about the schedule, apart from pumping before and after the block, though.

  

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• mommatotwo2 member

  June 2014

  I would see if you can make an adjustment to your schedule so that you have at least 45 minutes in between classes, so that you can either go and feed your LO directly, or find a place to pump. I couldn't do anything in 10 minutes, except maybe set my pump up and put my milk away, if that. I needed at least a good 20 minutes to get letdown and a decent amount of milk.
  
  Will you be driving your own vehicle to school? If so, you can buy a plug for the car, or you could use a battery pack that a lot of pumps come with. I'd contact the Dean or maybe the student counseling center and find out if there is a place you can pump. Tell them the restroom is out of the question. Perhaps a professor would be willing to let you use their space for a short time (maybe a teacher that teaches womens studies or something- I dont know, just throwing ideas out there of who might be the most helpful) or maybe there is a spot in the counseling office you could use for 30 minutes. Maybe contact the student health facility on campus, if there is one, maybe they have a room you could use.
  
  If there is absolutely nothing you can find, then just be sure to be nursing LO the moment you drop off (maybe at the daycare center) and the moment you pick up (again at the daycare center.) How many days a week will you be attending class? If it's not every day, you *might* only have a small dip in supply if you don't remove the milk from your breasts for a 7 hour period, but you will definitely have a dip.
  
  I changed jobs at 8 months and went from having an office that was only shared about 20% of the time (and in which case I went to my car to pump), to being in a cubicle with no lacatation room at all. I was persistent about having a pumping space and got brave about asking other moms in the company if I could use their office when they were out of town traveling, etc. It wasn't easy, and most definitely not ideal, but we kept going strong and I successfully pumped to a year.
  
  You can do this!!! Good luck!!!
  
  
  

  

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• IBackBevo member

  June 2014

  Another idea: Talk to the prof to see if another student can record part of the lecture for you while you pump. You then can catch up later. You could use an empty classroom nearby and just hang a do not disturb sign on the door...I am sure you would need to get permission but I doubt that would be a problem.

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