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[ID] 1065 [Interest Areas] Other Areas: nursing mother [Comment] I nursed two children while working - for a year each. It was hard. The state I lived in (UT) does not require employers to give employees any breaks, so I had to make a special request. I was given two ten minute breaks to express milk - not really long enough, since I had to wash pump parts, too. And I ended up expressing my milk in a telephone maintenance closet, which while better than a restroom, was still not great, as it did not have a lock on the door. Nursing mothers need breaks, they need a secure place to express milk, and they need support from employers. I don't think employers understand the benefits of breast milk for them, mainly fewer sick days for mom due to baby being breastfed. And there still is a level of embarrassment that women have to overcome due to the sexualization of breasts in the US. This is part of the reason I try to nurse in public often, so that people can start to see it and know it is normal. Onsite daycare is a dream. How about just a quality daycare close by so that mom can nurse at lunch? [Topic] 
Worksite Lactation Support, Onsite Child Care, and Milk Expression
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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