Call on Congress to bring moms out of the bathroom stalls and into the
pumping rooms they deserve!
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Dear Friend,

Cramped airplane bathrooms. Steamy hot cars. Filthy utility closets. These
are just some of the places that breastfeeding moms have had to pump
breastmilk because they didn’t have access to anything better.

[ [link removed] ]→ Click here and add your name to our letter calling on Congress to
support working moms who don’t have adequate spaces to pump and store
breastmilk at work. 

Right now 60% of moms find themselves pumping in less than ideal places
(like in a coat check closet?!?!). [1] It shouldn’t have to be that way
and working together we can help change it!

That’s why MomsRising launched #IPumpedHere, a “laugh (so you don’t cry)
and then demand change” campaign to bring breastfeeding women out of the
bathroom stalls, inside from the cars, and into the pumping rooms they
deserve.
 
Moms across the country have been sharing photos and stories of the places
they’ve pumped on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

MomsRising Member Lauren from Illinois shared, “I wish that I had more
support while breastfeeding, in the workplace, in particular. I had to
pump - and was only allowed to on my lunchtime, NOT enough to maintain my
breastmilk supply - in my car! Only when it became so freezing outside did
I then have to go inside to a cramped bathroom with no counter space for
supplies.”

Lauren deserves better! Breastfeeding moms across the country deserve
better!

[ [link removed] ]→ Click here and add your name now to our letter urging Congress to
ensure that all working moms have adequate spaces to pump and store
breastmilk!

Right now many moms plan to breastfeed but hit seemingly insurmountable
hurdles when they return to work.  Returning to the workplace in the midst
of the COVID-19 pandemic poses an additional challenge.  Sadly, returning
to work is too often a significant barrier to breastfeeding. [2]

The simple truth is that not everyone has the time or place to pump. Under
the Affordable Care Act (ACA), women who work an hourly job and some
salaried workers must be provided with a reasonable break time to express
breast milk up to one year after birth and a place, other than a bathroom,
where they can pump. [ [link removed] ]

[3]→ Add your name now so I can make sure your voice is heard too, and be
sure to share the link below with your friends and family so they can also
take action.

Together we can bring moms out of the bathroom stalls and into the pumping
rooms they deserve!

--Tina, Sili, Donna, and the entire MomsRising.org team

P.S. Be sure to check out [ [link removed] ]IPumpedHere.org to see our hilarious videos,
find out more information about your pumping rights, and see even more
pictures from moms across the country. Add your own pics by using the
hashtag #IPumpedHere and sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!  

[1] [ [link removed] ]Univ. of Minnesota Academic Health Center National Study
[2] [ [link removed] ]Surgeon’s General Call to Action on Breastfeeding
[3] [ [link removed] ]Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA

 


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