https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:40:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466936 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:12:02 +0000 sarac 466936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a pumping bra might help you feel more comfortable? </p> <p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumping+bra&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;aq=t&#038;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&#038;client=firefox-nightly#q=pumping+bustier&#038;hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=pumping+bra&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;aq=t&#038;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&#038;client=firefox-nightly#q=pumping+bustier&#038;hl=en</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466935 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:11:21 +0000 sarac 466935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would far sooner pump with a cover (or uncovered, even, because I'm like that) in my shared office than sit in a bathroom. You deserve better than that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466865 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:00:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 466865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are friends with your coworker, I'd definitely pump in the office. With a cover and a sweater, you can look almost normal while pumping. I have to pump at the hospital and people are coming in and out of the room all the time. With a cover, I don't feel exposed (even though I still won't do it in front of guests at home). </p> <p>Some pumps are louder than others though so that might be an issue. If you insurance covers it, get the Medela Symphony. It's super quiet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466561 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:01:20 +0000 Smurfette 466561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lady at my work used to pump in an supply closet. It had a plug, she kept a chair in there, and would just lock the door. Our office has a room but it is on the other side of the building, 5 min walk, and half the time she said someone else was in there. I will probably have to do the same as her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466477 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:24:33 +0000 JoJoGirl 466477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will any of your coworkers be out of their offices on the days you need to pump? I had an officemate pump every two hours for DAYS without asking us first (3 cubes in an office) and it was REALLY awkward (we asked our manager to ask her to pump elsewhere.. still feel bad about it but seriously.)... but if you ask her and she's okay with it, maybe you can do it while she's there? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466469 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:15:29 +0000 T.H.O.U. 466469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: What about a closet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466455 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:07:40 +0000 jedeve 466455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in a small office - just a few rooms and the conference room is the main open/shared room. We are looking at moving so hopefully when I get back from mat leave there would be an extra space. It's all women who work here and they are very accommodating, it's just the layout of the place is too small to go anywhere else. </p> <p>Car isn't a bad idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466447 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:03:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 466447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't pump in the bathroom! Ask them for space! Even just a closet! </p> <p>If nothing else, pump in the car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466439 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:57:18 +0000 ladyfingers 466439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Brownie is right -- they have to provide you with a space that is NOT a bathroom (though it doesn't have to be exclusively a pumping space, it can be a shared space like a conference room, etc) and they have to prove undue hardship to get out of it, no matter how small they are. Good luck! Don't pump in the bathroom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466422 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:39:21 +0000 rachiecakes 466422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the conference room but when that was in use I used a supply closet. I would've used my car if I couldn't use either of those rooms. I wasn't comfortable pumping in a public bathroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466420 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:38:41 +0000 yin 466420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I exclusively pumped and had work with whatever situation I was in when I left the house. More often than not, I would just pump in my car with my jacket draped over. I tried to park further away to get a little bit of privacy. I have also pumped in a lot of bathrooms, and it made me pretty stressed out. It doesn't hurt to ask your employer if there is anything they can do to help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466415 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:37:25 +0000 brownie 466415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually, just being small does not necessarily mean they don't have to follow the law (you should look into the law). They have to show that it would cause undo financial loss. If you are exempt, then yes, they don't have to follow the law. You should read the law yourself. Also some state laws supercede the federal law so you may have protections that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466413 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:35:51 +0000 purrpletulips 466413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check about a small conference room, see if there are other workers whose offices would be available on the days you work that perhaps you could use or ask your co-worker to step out of the office for the times you need to pump (someone at my office currently does this and I did this on occasion when our conference room wasn't available). </p> <p>I've had to pump in the bathroom when at a conference and a tip I can share (if you have to go that route). If the toilet has a tank (like most house toilets), sit facing the wall and use the tank as a shelf to hold your pump, while not all that comfortable i found it easier than trying to balance my pump on my knees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466405 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:32:04 +0000 autumnlove 466405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes my designated pumping spot was occupied so I had to pump in the bathroom with a folding chair or my car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466402 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:28:54 +0000 pelikila 466402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a small conference room you can use? Or maybe a private office that isn't occupied that you can borrow? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466397 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:25:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 466397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wagon Sr. had a coworker who pumped sitting on the toilet in the bathroom. I pump in a bathroom, but it's a single room bathroom with a couple of padded stools. If I were in your situation and my employer couldn't provide a room, I'd probably pump in the car with a cover. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466392 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:16:30 +0000 mrskc 466392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely wouldn't want to pump in the bathroom. Have you discussed with your work at all? Even tho they're not required, would they be willing to provide you with a room. Another option is maybe using a cover and pumping in your office. That might be a pain and I'm not sure how your coworkers would feel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/no-pumping-room-what-do-you-do#post-466384 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:07:41 +0000 jedeve 466384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work for a small company so they aren't required to have a pumping room. The bathroom is two stalls, although I suppose I could maybe drag a folding chair in there. I share an office with a co-worker who is there in the mornings. I'm planning on working 2 full days and one half day a week after baby, so I'm thinking I will probably need to pump sometime when my coworker is there.</p> <p>Will I just have to suck it up and sit on the toilet? What do you do if you work somewhere to small to provide pumping space? </p>