Comments on: Health Care Reform: Working Moms Get Private Breast Pumping Rooms http://ecochildsplay.com/2010/04/13/health-care-reform-working-moms-get-private-breast-pumping-rooms/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 25 May 2012 07:16:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stephanie http://ecochildsplay.com/2010/04/13/health-care-reform-working-moms-get-private-breast-pumping-rooms/#comment-16593 Stephanie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:49:44 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=7658#comment-16593 I don't think the federal government should have the authority to mandate that employers create a lactation room. Breastfeeding is a personal choice and an employer should not have to bear the costs of either building a lactation room or otherwise accomodating that. It's just another disincentive for employers to grow to more than 50 employees because of the marked increase in taxes and ridiculous legislative requirements, such a creating a lactation room. I don’t think the federal government should have the authority to mandate that employers create a lactation room. Breastfeeding is a personal choice and an employer should not have to bear the costs of either building a lactation room or otherwise accomodating that. It’s just another disincentive for employers to grow to more than 50 employees because of the marked increase in taxes and ridiculous legislative requirements, such a creating a lactation room.

]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2010/04/13/health-care-reform-working-moms-get-private-breast-pumping-rooms/#comment-16592 Jennifer Lance Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:11:15 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=7658#comment-16592 Liz, good points. I am not sure if the law also includes time away from work for pumping or just the rooms. I know was a pregnant elementary school teacher, I could hardly find time to pee as often as I needed to, so I don't know how you are able to get away to pump. Flexible schedules are needed for pumping too. Liz, good points. I am not sure if the law also includes time away from work for pumping or just the rooms. I know was a pregnant elementary school teacher, I could hardly find time to pee as often as I needed to, so I don’t know how you are able to get away to pump. Flexible schedules are needed for pumping too.

]]> By: Liz http://ecochildsplay.com/2010/04/13/health-care-reform-working-moms-get-private-breast-pumping-rooms/#comment-16591 Liz Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:27:03 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=7658#comment-16591 I think this is a huge shift. I've been pumping for my daughter since she was 9 weeks old (she's now 9 months old). I have a really supportive boss who made sure I had a private space to pump. I'm a middle school teacher, so pumping in public is, well, not anywhere near an option. The few times I've had to pump in places other than my house or my little room here at school have been extremely difficult. I just don't let down enough milk when I'm not comfortable. I'm not breastfeeding my child to be an activist. Nor do I want to show off the girls to my coworkers. They all know that I disappear 3 times a day, which is probably promoting breastfeeding in a passive way. I'm thrilled about the inclusion of a pumping room in the healthcare bill. I think it's a huge boon to moms who want to feed their kids but don't want to be a spectacle or a political statement at work. As a fairly private person, I want to feed my kid and do a good job at work. That's it. I think this is a huge shift. I’ve been pumping for my daughter since she was 9 weeks old (she’s now 9 months old). I have a really supportive boss who made sure I had a private space to pump. I’m a middle school teacher, so pumping in public is, well, not anywhere near an option. The few times I’ve had to pump in places other than my house or my little room here at school have been extremely difficult. I just don’t let down enough milk when I’m not comfortable.

I’m not breastfeeding my child to be an activist. Nor do I want to show off the girls to my coworkers. They all know that I disappear 3 times a day, which is probably promoting breastfeeding in a passive way. I’m thrilled about the inclusion of a pumping room in the healthcare bill. I think it’s a huge boon to moms who want to feed their kids but don’t want to be a spectacle or a political statement at work. As a fairly private person, I want to feed my kid and do a good job at work. That’s it.

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