Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by Moehick

Thats why God created bottles...squeeze some breastmilk in it slap a nipple on it and Dad is good to go with feeding the baby

I've suggested this before and was told something about it being confusing to a child and they should only feed from the breast

I am being serious. Someone "yelled"at me for saying this.

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

The conference room unfortunately is all windows, but if someone saw her in there no one would bother her.

I think my boss could make special arrangements. We have one office that is empty and I am sure he would leave the door unlocked for her.

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by Moehick

Thats why God created bottles...squeeze some breastmilk in it slap a nipple on it and Dad is good to go with feeding the baby

I've suggested this before and was told something about it being confusing to a child and they should only feed from the breast

I am being serious. Someone "yelled"at me for saying this.

I was was fed both ways and I am hardly a confused person

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by Moehick

Thats why God created bottles...squeeze some breastmilk in it slap a nipple on it and Dad is good to go with feeding the baby

I've suggested this before and was told something about it being confusing to a child and they should only feed from the breast

I am being serious. Someone "yelled"at me for saying this.

I was was fed both ways and I am hardly a confused person

I had no idea a baby could be confused by that.

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by HarleyGirlFLA

The husband brings her and the baby into work. She feeds the baby while at her desk, phones ringing and everyone else trying to get their jobs done. Yes she is right in the front. She's the first desk on the floor when you walk in.

I'm in FL

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by SweetestOfPeas

Posted by june262004

Posted by Moehick

Thats why God created bottles...squeeze some breastmilk in it slap a nipple on it and Dad is good to go with feeding the baby

I've suggested this before and was told something about it being confusing to a child and they should only feed from the breast

I am being serious. Someone "yelled"at me for saying this.

I was was fed both ways and I am hardly a confused person

I had no idea a baby could be confused by that. My SIL fed from the breast and pumped for my nephew. No problems.

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Well as a nursing mom, I always pump or nurse Jordana at my desk, but I have a private office. I think she should have asked for a private space- and if not, then she should just cover up.

Unless a bathroom has a chair, I can't imagine nursing in there. Can you imagine sitting on the toilet for 10 minutes feeding your child?

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sorry thats offensive to me in the office

go to an empty room

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the only reason I would be annoyed about someone breast feeding at the work desk, is that they wouldn't be able to answer the phones

but before you boss says something he should have an arrangement set up for her in a private non-bathroom room, so she doesn't get all crazy on him when he mentions something

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by greeneyes361708

Posted by HarleyGirlFLA

The husband brings her and the baby into work. She feeds the baby while at her desk, phones ringing and everyone else trying to get their jobs done. Yes she is right in the front. She's the first desk on the floor when you walk in.

I'm in FL

She can't come into work herself? I'm not sure about the BF laws in Florida. Maybe instead of someone scolding her they should make sure there is an empty room available for her. I'm all for nursing wherever you want, but I'm not sure about nursing at work. I know if I had the opportunity I would.

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That is ridiculous. Your desk at work is just not appropriate at all. Give me a break.

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I find it to be inappropriate and I think your boss should make alternate arrangements for her.

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Message edited 3/5/2007 7:40:34 PM.

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I think after my email to him today he'll be making alterante arrangements for her

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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

sorry wrong thing

Message edited 3/5/2007 7:40:16 PM.

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Posted by june262004

Posted by HarleyGirlFLA


Heck she wheeled the office chair to her car because she liked it and wheeled it back in when she was returning to work.

STFU

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Message edited 3/5/2007 7:43:58 PM.

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I have to say, I get very frustrated at times. There is SO MUCH pressure for a woman to breastfeed. In fact, a report from the government likened not breastfeeding to smoking while pregnant (not that I agree with this at all).

BUT no one wants women nursing in public and people aren't willing to make accomodations. So what is a woman to do? Severeal women I know gave up breastfeeeding because at work there was no place to pump but the bathroom. It gets so frustrating at times.

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While I think it is totally inappropriate, it raises a question/issue that places should be set up for women to breast feed/pump while at work.

My job-- which I actually just had my last day on Fri-- the bathrooms were tiny, and two people couldn't even look in the mirror at the same time. There was another small room-- which only by chance the women who needed to pump went in there, but if the structure of the offce was different, there would have been no where for them to go. And the office was so jam packed-- there was not an empty desk, room, etc., and the conference rooms were always being utlized.

I know this is not the point of the post-- but, it really p!sses me off that working mothers have it so hard. Regardless, even if you don't care-- you should not make other people around you uncomfortable. Strangers are one thing, but your co-workers is just insane!

Message edited 3/5/2007 8:05:02 PM.

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The company should provide her with a clean and comfortable place to feed her baby.

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I think it is inappropriate and would hope she could find a private spot.

I have resigned myself to the fact that if I ever have a baby, I don't think I can even pump at work. No privacy other than the bathroom and it is so unclean I can't imagine pumping in there and giving it to the baby.

Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office

Ok, I guess I just can't wrap my brain around this one...how many times a day is her husband there with the baby? BF babies can nurse very often. I take issue with the fact that she has her baby at work at all. Wouldn't we all just love to bring our children to work?