Can HR get involved?

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Ladies,
What do y’all consider the appropriate amount of time of pumping at work per session? And how many sessions during an 8 hour work day? 
What is considered taking advantage? 
Yes I know everyone’s different but what do y’all think?

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Maybe 3 sessions. 2 15-20min ones and 1 30min one that is my lunch break. So 15 min one in the morning, then one during my lunch, and 15min one in the afternoon.

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Ask your HR. I mean I can understand if they’d set a limit. After all you are there getting paid to do a job. If you are spending half of your day there pumping they probably should only pay you part time. 
Your HR should be able to tell you.

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2-15 minutes and 1-30 minute but have to be during your breaks.

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Thats also 10 to 15 mins pumping 2 to 3 times per day

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Depends on the state. In NY its 2 to 3 times in an 8 hour period

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Depends on how often baby is eating… I’d follow the same time in between to keep your supply where baby needs it whether they’re hungry every 2/3/4 hours. I’d definitely say 30 minutes at a time would be enough too.

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I pumped 3X a day for ~20 minutes. I have a semi-desk job and have my own office so I just planned my desk work for my pumping breaks.

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When I was pumping I had to pump every 2 hours for about 30 mins each time. It really depends on how much baby is eating, if baby eats around 4oz per feeding I would pump long enough to get 2-4oz off each side, which back when I was pumping I could get that in about 10-15mins. But I had an over supply and an easy/fast let down/flow. 
I don't think this question can be answered with a specific answer, as every woman's flow speed is different and it also depends on how much baby eats a feeding. But the idea is that you're pumping at work to replace the baby's feeds throughout the work day, so if baby eats every 2 hours that's how often you should pump, and if it's every 4 hours, then that's how often you should pump. Personally I think 3x in an 8hr period is enough for the average pumping momma. As the 4th could be after clocking out before going home so it's not taking advantage of being on the clock. Personally I would also utilize my lunch break for one of the pump sessions, and most jobs have 2 15min breaks plus a 30min lunch. So it really just depends. If you get those types of breaks you should utilize those as to not take advantage of your employer. If you don't have those kind of breaks, just do your best to match baby and not take longer than you actually need.

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I pumped for 20 minutes at 9, noon, and 3. Between set up and clean up my pump break was about 30 minutes.

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why does it matter smh, we are woman? it’s apart of life. people should get over it

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