I just pumped my breastmilk in the bathroom at Belle Tire while I am waiting for my brakes to get done. It felt a little weird, I was in there for a while too so Im sure people thought I was about to stink them out, lol. What the strangest place you've ever had to pump?
I went back to work when my 2nd was 3 weeks old. I always pumped in my car on my break (it was night time, so it was dark), listened to the radio, caught up on school work, ate my dinner... all while pumping. Every so often someone would pull up and park besides me and they never failed to do a double take like 'is her boob really out?!' followed by the super embarrassed 'oh sh!t it is! Act like you didn't notice!!' look ;)
The janitors closet. I worked at an elementary school. The only room that really had a locking door and no traffic was janitors office/supply room. So they put in a rocking chair for me and a radio. A stack of magazines. It was sweet that they made a little nest for me, even if it was among the brooms and dustpans.
I pumped in the passenger seat of the car on the highway several times. The truckers can see in... and did! I just did not make eye contact!!
I had to go in for jury duty (thank goodness I was excused) but I had to pump in a supply closet and then again in the jury chamber bathroom. They were calling my name apparently for some time because when I came out they asked if I was okay!
I went to a Tim McGraw/Faith Hill concert while I was nursing and had to pump in the bathroom at the arena. I don't think I used the milk, though.
In a grocery store bathroom, in a storage closet at work because someone was using the phone in our "mommy's room" , in the bathroom at a golf course and in the car on our way to vacation because I didn't want to have to make another stop!
Let's see...I've pumped in the car (hands free while driving, or when someone else is driving or while parked because I didn't want to pump in the restroom during an off-site meeting). I used a cover or my jacket/sweater on backwards for that.
I did once quickly pump in a restroom at Corporate Headquarters with my boss around b/c I had to. I picked the biggest stall and hung the pump bag off the hook. I wiped everything down multiple times and just tried so smile and go on with our corporate meeting adventure after. So it wasn't so much the location as the company....
In the car while driving alone. Never will I do that again. Not only was it very hard, not safe but it drained the batteries quick, fast and in a hurry!
Also have done in the bathroom stall at work. Then we got a 'nursing room' which was really just a computer room with a bunch of servers in it. It was quiet though so that was nice!
