Breastfeeding/ pumping - bloopers

holley79 wrote: Ok ladies let's here it. Please make me feel that I am not the only one here that has my blunders.

I'll go first:

About a weekend ago Annika was asleep and I was engorged. I decided to go downstairs and pump. Well I got everything out of the cabinet, set it up sat on the ottoman and away I went. WELL all of a sudden I felt something very wet on my foot. I forgot to attach the bottles to the breast shields. I'm sure it was a sight, me unhooking the tubing, running for the kitchen, grabbing bottles and napkins, getting the bottles screwed on, then holding then back on my BBs to catch letdown. I then help the bottle between my knees so I would have one free hand for hooking back up the tubing.

kimberley replied: that is too funny. no big bloopers here. just forgot to put in nursing pads a few times at work. you never seen someone run so fast to the washroom and stuff toilet paper in their bra lol. like i really needed the extra mishapen padding

amynicole21 replied: LOL! That's a good one

Just last month I flew to New Hampshire for the day for a business meeting. I didn't bring the PIS, just my Isis which I've never gotten the hang of By 6pm I was finally able to get away and pump in the handicap stall at the airport. It had been 14 hours since I last nursed Nora, and my bbs were like ROCKS I tried to use the Isis, but nothing was happening. I worked at it for 20 min at least, all the while hearing people getting irritated because they needed the handicap stall (there was another one on the other side, but they still insisted on waiting outside of the one I was in Finally I noticed something wet and realized that I had gotten a let down on the OTHER side and had been dripping all over the floor - there was a puddle. I finally put the Isis away and manually expressed what I could into the toilet

When I got home at midnight, Nora wouldn't wake up so I had to manually express into the sink. I've never seen something more grotesque than my lumpy, solid bbs. Horrid

luvmykids replied: My only blunder was a classic "first timer" type thing. The twins were about 3 weeks old and my mom came to sit so we could go see one of our horses at the track .... we were only going for the one race, an hour max. So I wore a cream t-shirt (first mistake) and thought I didn't need to bother with nursing pads since I'd be home a good 2 hours before the next feeding.

Well it just so happened that we were gone longer than expected, I started to feel some letdown but thought it was because I was freezing cold and kind of ignored it. About 2 minutes later I felt something warm and looked down, my shirt was soaked and completely see through!

holley79 replied:

Isn't that a fun mistake to make.

Bamamom replied: Not exactly a blooper but funny none the less

Tripp is a very vocal eater - lots of slurps, moans, and gurgles. Now imagine those noises coming at you from the next bathroom stall. I always want to announce when someone comes in "I'm JUST breastfeeding over here!!!!" It's so embarrassing!!

holley79 replied:
That is just too funny. I would be .I could imagine what people think.

boyohboyohboy replied: I was making a phone call once when I was nursing, and of course he was a loud eater also, all kinds of noises, sounded more like there was a cow in the room for such a little guy, and the woman on the other end of the phone asked me if I wanted to make the call when I WASNT EATING! she thought it was me!

jacobsmama replied: LOL I don't have nursing stories since it didn't work out for me but you guys are great!!!!!!!!!!

ashtonsmama replied: Those are awesome--


With Ashton I was once in Macy's (ok, a couple weeks ago), and he was so fussy and cranky, I knew he was hungry but wanted to wait until we got outside so I could sit down on a bench or whatnot to feed him since it was more comfortable--well he didn't care. He just wanted to eat RIGHT THEN. He started wailing and I tried to pull up my shirt to unhook my bra and get him latched on (mind you, I'm standing in a long line in the bedding section) and I totally pulled my shirt WAY TOO HIGH and exposed both of my boobs to everyone in line, in the store...thankfully not too many people noticed, but I quickly pulled my shirt down to cover up, but the guy in front of me totally saw my little show and started chuckling to himself and looked back at me...

coasterqueen replied: You know I should/do have some I know I do but I can't seem to remember any. I'll have to go back to my journals. I really haven't had many with Megan, though, except showing an occassional nip here and there and having to rig my pump when I forget parts.

MaxandSamsMom replied: I've pumped 8oz, put it on the kitchen counter, turned around and knocked the whole thing on the floor. More depressing then funny at the time though.

Carie

Mother replied: Ok just the way to start out on a forum.. I'm a newbie, first time here and I'm going to tell you about an embarrassing moment in my life..

Alright..

I used to work outside my home (now blessed to work inside) and I had problems with low milk supply for my Liliana (My middle dd) So I used to pump the entire 1.5 hours to work each morning and on the way home.. I had to go through a toll booth both ways... So I would hook up and start to pump and then drive away.. Go on with my morning like there was nothing.. I get up to the toll booth one morning, and I realized Id idn't have my ez-pass so I had to pay.. I was completely covered.. but threw a blanket over me to boot.. I go up and i'm waiting for the man to count me out 4 singles.. As he's doing it, he's chatting with me about the weather.. and all of a sudden I had an itch and itched my nose.. the horn got loose and started to make this REAL loud farting sound... I didn't know WHAT TO DO.. I was SOOOO embarrassed. He's like "What's that?!" I'm like uhm.. You don't want to know.. He was about 18-22 years of age.. He was a cutie and I was soooo embarrassed.. I looked down to find a big wet spot where the pump was... I quickly took my money and drove away.. I made sure EVERY day for the next few weeks that I HAD my ez-pass I didn't want to face him again!! haha.

Ashlynn's Mommy replied:

CantWait replied: No really embarrassing stories except either forgetting to put nursing pads in or them just getting sogged.

Anthony was also a very noisy eater.

holley79 replied: Thank you ladies for all the sharing.

A lady at the Dr's office was telling me a good one yesterday. She was telling me she was flying with her 9 month old son. (Large for his age) A gentleman that was sitting next to her on the plane looked over at her nursing and said to her, "He's a little big for that isn't he?" She looked at him and said, "So are you but you would do it if I let you." I laughed so hard I thought I was going to tt myself. Annika was like

CantWait replied:

kimberley replied: had one today! lol

standing by the computer at work getting thru some invoicing and feel a warm drip coming thru my sandals only to realize i forgot to put in nursing pads again!!!!!

holley79 replied:
Don't you hate that. That's ok I have to pump in the bathroom now. I was in there pumping and you know how it makes that noise (medela PIS). Well I heard one of the guys ask where I was, then what is that noise, then the Sgt trying to figure out a politically correct way to say it.

kimberley replied: that is too funny. oh the lives we lead lol

holley79 replied:
Isn't that the truth.