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Ali1
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Okay i have a very random question...for those moms who said their kids will only nurse from the breast and not from a bottle....can i ask you how do you manage to get anything done?? I don't mean that negatively, but i can't imagine having to be at my babies beck and call every time they need to eat (applause to you if that is the way it is). Is there a way to ween your baby to suck on the bottle?
My issue with this is not the fact that she is breastfeeding in public, rather it's that she is at her desk where she is suppose to be working! If you are going back to work after having a baby you need to make accomodations so that you can work during those hours. If you need to go and take a break to BF then do that, but not at you desk while you are working. Sorry but that is the same thing as me bringing my child to work while i sit at my desk, changing his diaper on my desk, etc. And there is no way my employer would allow that. JMO.
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Stacey1403
I wonder how many of you have actually seen a woman BF publicly? Are you basing your answers on that? I mean for the most part is it is done so discreetly you don't even know it is happening.
The only place I've ever seen it done in public was in the dining room at Burger King
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| Posted 3/6/07 12:11 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Ali1
Okay i have a very random question...for those moms who said their kids will only nurse from the breast and not from a bottle....can i ask you how do you manage to get anything done?? I don't mean that negatively, but i can't imagine having to be at my babies beck and call every time they need to eat (applause to you if that is the way it is). Is there a way to ween your baby to suck on the bottle?
I get stuff done but I do have to be at her beck and call. It is a sacrifice I am willing to make for her. I am very lucky to have an understanding boss, and an office with a door
ETA: I work in Day Care and my daughter is with me. I realize this is not the norm for other BF Moms
Message edited 3/6/2007 12:13:09 PM.
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munchkinbugs
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
First, why does the baby need to be at work with her?? That in itself is inappropriate. Isn't that why they invented the breast pump?? 
Two, yes it is inappropriate. The work place has a different set of rules then a public place. She should go to the bathroom or a breakroom to do that.
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| Posted 3/6/07 12:39 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by babybug631
She should go to the bathroom or a breakroom to do that.
So you eat your meals in the bathroom?
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| Posted 3/6/07 12:40 PM |
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Lanabean
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
This is one of those don't-judge-till-you're-in-those-shoes things. I think.
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| Posted 3/6/07 12:42 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Lanabean
This is one of those don't-judge-till-you're-in-those-shoes things. I think.
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| Posted 3/6/07 12:42 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Lanabean
This is one of those don't-judge-till-you're-in-those-shoes things. I think.
I agree
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MsMBV
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by babybug631
First, why does the baby need to be at work with her?? That in itself is inappropriate. Isn't that why they invented the breast pump??
Two, yes it is inappropriate. The work place has a different set of rules then a public place. She should go to the bathroom or a breakroom to do that.
As many people have already said, it is not that easy. Pumping is not always a solution & the company is REQUIRED BY LAW to provide a non-restroom environment for her to feed her child.
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MsMBV
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Lanabean
This is one of those don't-judge-till-you're-in-those-shoes things. I think.
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lullabella
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
IMO not appropriate in the workplace under any circumstances.
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neenie
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by babybug631
She should go to the bathroom or a breakroom to do that.
So you eat your meals in the bathroom?
its my lunchbreak right now- [please excuse me while i go eat my meal on the toilet! 
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| Posted 3/6/07 1:17 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by neenie
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by babybug631
She should go to the bathroom or a breakroom to do that.
So you eat your meals in the bathroom?
its my lunchbreak right now- [please excuse me while i go eat my meal on the toilet!
I just hate when people think it is okay to feed your child in a bathroom
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Superkat
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by mrswask
I don't think it's appropriate to do that at your desk in the workplace!! Especially since there is somewhere else she can go!
Exactly.
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neenie
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Stacey1403
I just hate when people think it is okay to feed your child in a bathroom
really???
but.... that's where we have our Thansgiving dinenr every year. 
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by neenie
Posted by Stacey1403
I just hate when people think it is okay to feed your child in a bathroom
really???
but.... that's where we have our Thansgiving dinenr every year.
You've go to be thankful for something
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MsMBV
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by Stacey1403
Posted by neenie
Posted by Stacey1403
I just hate when people think it is okay to feed your child in a bathroom
really???
but.... that's where we have our Thansgiving dinenr every year.
You've go to be thankful for something
If you eat in the bathroom, do you have to courtesy flush in the middle?
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MrsERod
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
breakroom, yes
bathroom, no
i can't remember the last time i brought my ham & cheese sandwich in with me to enjoy while I sat on the bowl...
unless of course my name is Antonella and i plan on auditioning for AI 
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MsMBV
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by MrsERod
breakroom, yes
bathroom, no
i can't remember the last time i brought my ham & cheese sandwich in with me to enjoy while I sat on the bowl...
unless of course my name is Antonella and i plan on auditioning for AI
oh dear
but you have to be reeallly happy about having TP
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eroxgirl
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by MrsERod
breakroom, yes
bathroom, no
i can't remember the last time i brought my ham & cheese sandwich in with me to enjoy while I sat on the bowl...
unless of course my name is Antonella and i plan on auditioning for AI
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Stacey1403
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by MrsERod
breakroom, yes
bathroom, no
i can't remember the last time i brought my ham & cheese sandwich in with me to enjoy while I sat on the bowl...
unless of course my name is Antonella and i plan on auditioning for AI
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
I am planning on BF'ing and I know that when family is visiting and it is time to feed the baby I am going to excuse myself to the nursery to be in private and that is my own family. I mean isnt there a corner or cubicle not being used? I just imagine my desk here at work how out in the open it is and cannot imagine BF'ing here. But on the flip side, you do what you gotta do I guess.
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neenie
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Posted by MsMBV
If you eat in the bathroom, do you have to courtesy flush in the middle?
i believe after each course is the rule of thumb... but i'll be honest in saying that i only skimmed that chapter of the Etiquette book. 
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HarleyGirlFLA
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
You ladies are funny..
I did talk to my boss today and he said he is taking her off Saturdays and having her work Mon - Fri 6pm - 10pm this way she can be with the baby all during the day and on weekends.
She's making a ton of mistakes in her own work so this was the only option he could come up that would allow her to do her job correctly and be with her baby.
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| Posted 3/6/07 8:15 PM |
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NW2006
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Re: Discussion....Breast feeding at your desk in the office
Hi - I was doing a search and found this thread. Can someone please provide me some more info, or maybe a link, on any laws that NY has? I saw that several posts said that companies either need to accomodate us, or are required, by law, to provide non-restroom environments. I tried looking it up online and can't find anything for New York. I need to send this over to HR.
Thanks so much! 
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