http://kidoinfo.com/ri/free-to-be-the-medela-freestyle/ Connects families with creative ideas, useful tips and local events in Providence, Rhode Island and beyond. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/free-to-be-the-medela-freestyle/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 elyse Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:17:52 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/free-to-be-the-medela-freestyle/#comment-2558 this is so beautifully written and true (i used to do an impression of my loud, monster-movie-sound producing pump!). especially love: "I had to lug the big, generic Medela backpack with me to work and sequester myself in a dark break room (praying that no one would open the door) and stand for twenty minutes while I pumped, listening to the loud, rhythmic motor while holding the breast shields in place. Not my idea of a restful break, even if it was productive." this is so beautifully written and true (i used to do an impression of my loud, monster-movie-sound producing pump!). especially love: “I had to lug the big, generic Medela backpack with me to work and sequester myself in a dark break room (praying that no one would open the door) and stand for twenty minutes while I pumped, listening to the loud, rhythmic motor while holding the breast shields in place. Not my idea of a restful break, even if it was productive.”

]]> http://kidoinfo.com/ri/free-to-be-the-medela-freestyle/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 Valerie Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:14:28 +0000 http://kidoinfo.com/ri/free-to-be-the-medela-freestyle/#comment-2546 An LCD screen? Fancy! Things have changed since I got my pump in 2003 (and just retired it this year). One tip for pumping at work in a room that doesn't lock. Make a "Do Not Enter" sign and tape it to the door...covering the doorknob. No one will actually lift your sign to enter the room. An LCD screen? Fancy! Things have changed since I got my pump in 2003 (and just retired it this year). One tip for pumping at work in a room that doesn’t lock. Make a “Do Not Enter” sign and tape it to the door…covering the doorknob. No one will actually lift your sign to enter the room.

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