Friday 6 January 2012

Ordering Take Out from The Breastaurant

When I first joined one of those "new mom network" mom groups - a couple of the ladies were talking about how they had to pump ALL the time because they had so much milk, Or wanted to go out for a couple of wobbly pops and needed to stock up on some boob juice for the bebe.
So.... how many of you ladies out there have to pump ?show of hands ?
I never really had to. I tried a couple times but i never really got much. Maybe it was because it was one of those manual hand pump things - not one of those super fancy electric things. But I never really had the actual "need" to pump breast milk. I know some ladies have to pump because they are engorged, or they have to go back to work, or want to go out for a couple bottles of wine. What I wonder - Is Where do they use these breast pumps ? I assume in the privacy of their own home.
I had a conversation with a friend of mine about her experience with the pumps - she had to go back to work earlier and she couldnt really express her milk in her office as anyone could walk in and find her hooked up to this contraption, so she did it in the washroom.
Huh --- this reminds me of an episode of "The Cupcake Girls" that I watched a while ago. One of the ladies was in her office on the phone while hooked up to her pumping machine, and the client on the phone was asking her what that noise was in the background. She just said it was the mixers & blenders in the assembly room.


( * please note * this is NOT one of the CupCake girls - this photo was taken off the interwebs !)

I dont imagine this is what its like "In Real Life" for most ladies...You know - Big toothy smiles, shirt wide open sitting at your office with a cappuccino on your computer tapping away and pumping.... maybe it is - maybe it isnt - who knows. ( Hey - you know what would look great with this pic, if one were to pump at the office ? A CoverBoo -- Ok. yes shameless plug..... I'm just sayin' ! )

Now This is how I would think most of the pumping moms are like In real life :
Chillin on the rocker with a coffee & magazine - wearing sweatpants.


( Again - photo taken off interwebs)

I know breastfeeding is always a hot topic - I guess by association using breast pumps are too. oh well. Wether you formula feed, bottle feed, breast feed it doesnt matter - just so long as the baby is "feeding" !!!

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