Breast Feed at Work

[Hoosier Gun Coat]

Obama orders breastfeeding policy for federal workplace

OK, how many here have breast feeding stations at your work place. Maybe this is common....I don't know. (BTW I'm not against breast feeding, I feel that if the child and is still that young he/she needs to be at home and not at work).

Discuss.

 

[rjstew317]

no breast feeding station, but we did have a closet that would get a little freaky deaky

 

[Eddie]

I don't see a problem with it. Our society could do to be a little less puritanical. Nothing bad will happen because a woman breastfeeds her baby in public.

 

[96firephoenix]

sounds like a good policy, but I agree with HGC... if the kid is still breast feeding, the mother should still be on maternity leave and she and the kid should be at home...

idk exactly what various employers rules are regarding maternity leave, but I think if the mother plans to return to work after a time, she should get some paid maternity leave. sorry for the slight threadjack.

 

[jeremy]

I do not think my wife would like it if I were to breast fed at work...

 

[rjstew317]

I do not think my wife would like it if I were to breast fed at work...

that's what I'm talking about. If the ladies want to whip them out at work i say go for it.

 

[Pocketman]

If the Fed Govt wants to compete with the private sector for good employees it has to be competitive.

 

[Lucas156]

I wouldn't have a problem with it its natural. I won't lie it would make me feel a little uncomfortable but its something mothers have to do.

 

[Bigum1969]

sounds like a good policy, but I agree with HGC... if the kid is still breast feeding, the mother should still be on maternity leave and she and the kid should be at home...

idk exactly what various employers rules are regarding maternity leave, but I think if the mother plans to return to work after a time, she should get some paid maternity leave. sorry for the slight threadjack.

Wowza.

Little House on the Prairie must be your favorite show.

Babies breastfeed until they are one (or longer in some circumstances).

So my wife should have taken a year off work?

 

[Slade]

I think the main thing we have going on is ladies pumping their breast at work. New law requires that we allow it. This has not caused us any issues. Usually completed over breaks and lunch. Worst part for me is discussing with employees.

 

[jd4320t]

We have a few breast milking rooms at work but I've never seen any women using them.

 

[RichardR]

Breast feeding stations at work? wouldn't that require the nursing mother to bring their infant/child to work with them every day?

This doesn't seem well-thought-out policy to me, can you imagine sitting in a cubicle next to an infant for 8 hours every day trying to talk to a client/customer on the phone with WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA being screamed few feet from you?

Ahh I didn't catch the breast pumping station part ... yea that's fine with me, so long as they squirt a little into my coffee every morning.

 

[eldirector]

Why is the child at work?

Oh, I see. This is about "pumping stations". A few mothers have pumped in the washroom or a private office at my place. Don't see the issue.

 

[jd4320t]

Breast feeding stations at work? wouldn't that require the nursing mother to bring their infant/child to work with them every day?

This doesn't seem well-thought-out policy to me, can you imagine sitting in a cubicle next to an infant for 8 hours every day trying to talk to a client/customer on the phone with WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA being screamed few feet from you?

I believe they are meant to allow the mother to milk herself and use it later.

 

[jd4320t]

Why is the child at work?

Oh, I see. This is about "pumping stations". A few mothers have pumped in the washroom or a private office at my place. Don't see the issue.

Lactation Stations

 

[Pocketman]

Lactation Stations

LOL - Good description.

 

[Bigum1969]

We have a few breast milking rooms at work but I've never seen any women using them.

Let's hope there aren't men using them...

 

[jd4320t]

Let's hope there aren't men using them...

HA! At the PC place I work it may be possible.

 

[Lucas156]

This doesn't seem well-thought-out policy to me, can you imagine sitting in a cubicle next to an infant for 8 hours every day trying to talk to a client/customer on the phone with WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA being screamed few feet from you?

Yeah I can imagine. Seems it would be the same as talking to some adults as listening to babies cry. Some are just whiners

 

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