Breast Pumping In Bathroom

The fair labor standards act says that employers must provide a private space that isn t a bathroom for a new mother to use for pumping breast milk.

Breast pumping in bathroom. But you have to make sure the pump parts are completely kept away from wet surfaces yuck trash cans and toilet seats. In the days. Is pumping in a bathroom sanitary though.

Even pumping can be safely accomplished in a bathroom according to phillips. It doesn t necessarily have to be a dedicated lactation room however now the bad news. The process of pumping can be involved and messy.

A lactation room cannot be a bathroom while it affords privacy toilet areas are not sanitary. The space should also be free from intrusion by other employees or the general public. Support and tagged breast pump breastfeeding nursing in public public breastfeeding public restrooms pumping accompdations pumping moms 13 comments.

Posted on february 20 2014 by latch the babes. Pumping in a bathroom stall is gross and less than ideal but some parents do not get a choice tori sproat author and international board certified lactation consultant with tiny tummy. You also must be given a private space that is not a bathroom where you won t be bothered by coworkers or customers.

A look at the real dangers. Pumping in the bathroom. The business case for breastfeeding recommends that at a minimum employers provide a safe and private space with a chair and a small table or shelf to set the breast pump on.

Most of the time i got to pump in a beloved professor s office but a few times i was in the bathroom. The room must protect a breastfeeding employee from being seen by co workers or the general public while they are pumping breast milk. An especially useful space could include an electrical outlet a door that can be locked from the inside a sink and or a refrigerator located near the pumping space.