Returning to work after being off three months for maternity leave, is pretty damn difficult. I should know, I’ve had to do this twice in 2 years! To be honest, I enjoyed spending time with my two boys. Don’t get me wrong, being at home was stressful and tiring, especially with two little ones in diapers, but I eventually learned to incorporate my duties with my kids’ needs.
I was in a little bit of denial during my time off, believing I wouldn’t have to go back to work. But with the current position of the economy, I was prohibited from being that bare-foot and pregnant, stay-at-home mother who cooks and cleans on a daily basis and wears nothing but oversized, unflattering clothing which just may possibly have come from her husband’s side of the closet. Besides, I really couldn’t allow my husband to take on an over-worked, multiple job consumed Jamaican persona. If he did, I may as well consider myself a single mother because he would never be home. So, I did what was best for all four of us and took my ass back to work.
Having just gave birth 3 months ago, I’m, still lactating and breast feed my son whenever possible. Last year, I was afforded the luxury of pumping in one of the conference rooms. It was nice and private with the door closed, no windows for the closet voyeur to peer in and watch my lady lumps be yanked on like the utters on a cow.
I was in a little bit of denial during my time off, believing I wouldn’t have to go back to work. But with the current position of the economy, I was prohibited from being that bare-foot and pregnant, stay-at-home mother who cooks and cleans on a daily basis and wears nothing but oversized, unflattering clothing which just may possibly have come from her husband’s side of the closet. Besides, I really couldn’t allow my husband to take on an over-worked, multiple job consumed Jamaican persona. If he did, I may as well consider myself a single mother because he would never be home. So, I did what was best for all four of us and took my ass back to work.
Having just gave birth 3 months ago, I’m, still lactating and breast feed my son whenever possible. Last year, I was afforded the luxury of pumping in one of the conference rooms. It was nice and private with the door closed, no windows for the closet voyeur to peer in and watch my lady lumps be yanked on like the utters on a cow.
But our new location doesn’t have the same type of conference rooms, so I had asked a higher-up how I could solve this little dilemma.
This woman’s response, “I don’t feel that it is appropriate to pump in the office, but if you do, I would suggest using the ladies restroom on your scheduled break times”.
After reading the email, I damn near lost it! She’s a mother too so I figured her punk-ass would have some compassion. But she must have been drunk as hell if she thought that I would pump or even think about exposing my milk supply while popping a squat on a cold ass, paper seat-lined toilet while the chick in the next stall takes a massive, gut rumbling, putrid ass dump. That is absolutely foul and if you ask me, down-right inappropriate.
I shared this email with a co-worker and her response, “That’s discrimination against mothers that breastfeed and have to work. The bathroom is not sanitary enough for you to pump”. No sh*t Sherlock!
What does this woman think? That I’m going to sit at my desk,
which is out in front of God and everyone, pull my engorged boobs out from their safe and secure hiding place known as my bra, expose them as people walk by, and milk myself as though I were on a dairy farm? No! That would not only be inappropriate, but embarrassing as sh*t.
which is out in front of God and everyone, pull my engorged boobs out from their safe and secure hiding place known as my bra, expose them as people walk by, and milk myself as though I were on a dairy farm? No! That would not only be inappropriate, but embarrassing as sh*t. All I’m asking for is a little private room that I would be able to use three times a day in order to provide my 3 month old son nourishment. Maybe she would prefer for me to walk around the office as my boobies rapidly swell with milk and eventually fill to the max, looking somewhat like Pam Anderson’s robust knockers. I’m sure co-workers would feel rather uncomfortable once the booby levi broke, causing the front of my shirt to look like the aftermath of an erupted volcano.
Now that, would be both inappropriate and uncomfortable as hell!
I honestly feel, that if a woman needs to breastfeed or pump her breasts, that she should be able to without feeling like she is a filthy, disgusting animal. Now, I know there are classless women out there that don’t give a damn and will flop their melons out without covering up with a wrap or blanket and I’m sure we’ve all seen that woman that loves breastfeeding so much, that she will slap her 4 year old on her chest! Hello! The kid is damn near grown with a full grill complete with molars and the freaking fang teeth! But hey, every mother is entitled to nuture her child the way she sees fit, even if it seems absurd as hell to most! We can’t discriminate, right?!
Mothers! Take at stand at your workplace and demand a proper and sanitary area to pump. We shall refuse to be shoved in a cold stall in the office bathroom to provide our baby nourishment. A nice area with a couch would be nice, but settle for an office with a door, and if it has a window, make sure there are blinds or curtains. The last thing I might demand is a sign on the door that reads, “Meal Preparation in Progress, Do Not Disturb!”
Does my pumping in the bathroom complaint sound trivial or ridiculous? Well, let me ask you this…
Would you eat your lunch or dinner in a public bathroom??
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