Pumping at work

[Gataloca]

Wow. I must have a case of super sensitive nipples because any manual pump I used was just murder on them--I couldn't pump long-term with a manual pump. But, hey....if it works, do it, right?

Really? I thought that the reason people get electric pumps was because they don't want to get their arms sore working on the pumping, lol

 

[thanka2]

Really? I thought that the reason people get electric pumps was because they don't want to get their arms sore working on the pumping, lol

Well, they do make your arms sore and for me didn't get much milk out and it took more than twice as long and they are rough on the nipples--at least for me.

 

[MommieMid]

Apologise if I'm stating the obvious. Is it possible for your helper/ carer, to bring your baby to you, so that you can feed her during your lunch hour?
Sorry that you have been having to face these difficulties.

 

[Gracey]

Hi MommieMid -- Unfortunately, my office is far from home -- 45 min by public transport. It would take two hours for the amah to get the baby here, have me feed her, and get the baby home. And a taxi is expensive as she'd have to cross the harbor twice.
Plus, there's no breastfeeding room anywhere -- and I'm not feeding her in a toilet cubicle! It's an extremely quiet, open-plan office and the staff are mostly men. Yesterday, I had to make a personal phone call,and I felt awkward doing even that at my desk.
It's nobody's fault -- it's just that my office is not set up to be mom friendly. I'm the only mom here. In fact, I think I'm the only mom in my department for many years.

 

[Newbie_hk]

I must say, I applaud your efforts even though it's a big struggle & circumstances at work can be a royal pain. Hang in there. Look at it this way, your baby is getting the benefits of your milk. You go girl!

 

[Gracey]

Ha! Thanks, Newbie. It's nice to get encouragement. It's not that my husband is unsympathetic, but I think guys are often a bit blind to these things. They don't realize the huge physical and emotional effort it takes, or maybe they just don't think to say thank you. So thanks for that. This forum is great encouragement for me to keep going.