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Hi all seeking advice on how to respond once I’m lactating but people professionally etc that know I don’t have kids but needing to pump and if I leak what do I say ?
I reached out to a lactation consultant for help under the guise that I wanted to be a milk donor. She completely bought into it and didn’t think anything of it.
How about: I don’t share personal medical information at the office. Thank you for respecting my privacy.
In other words, it’s none of their business.
Great question!
I agree with TechieSFBay’s “nunya business” comment!
1. I imagine you can/should pump in private?
2. Could you carry a (neutral-color) jacket to hide your breasts (if there is a leak or carry/wear nursing pads? If at a work place, how would an onlooker surmise/know that it is a leak or a spilled drink/soup etc? (What I have noticed is: bigger the breasts, higher the odds that spills land on them! :-))As K says: medical professionals should not bother you unless they think/decide they have reason to be concerned. (Even still, it is your life! For example, many moons ago, I knew a friend who had a medical condition that caused her to lactate all the time, even after her daughter was weaned. I imagine ‘professionals’ should know about such scenarios?)
I hadn’t thought of nursing pads makes sense and pumping would be in my office which is private . Good point
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