sarahdosher
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@ckatiejo I totally get why you are annoyed. Pumping sucks. It especially sucks if it's not part of your usual routine. This is my second baby, but with my first that would have meant hauling my pump home from work and setting it up who knows where. It means washing pump parts. It means a plan for keeping everything cold. And if you have to pump twice?! She has no idea what she is asking.
But I also see her point of view. We have a dog too. If I was going to be gone too long, I'd have to hire a dog sitter. That costs $35 to take her out once and for a quick walk. We have a regular one, but if I'm asking two days in advance they might not be available. My parents could probably watch her, but they are an hour away, so I'd either have to inconvenience them for two hours plus the time to take her out of drive potentially four hours to drop her off and pick her up.
If I had to pick pumping or making less minute arrangements for my dog, I'd PROBABLY pick pumping...but it depends if I knew I'd have a decent place to pump and I wouldn't have to haul everything around. In either situation, I might just chose to bail.
Is there a middle option? Like could you do half one and half the other, somewhere in the middle (where you could run home and feed and she could take the dog out,) or something else?
But I also see her point of view. We have a dog too. If I was going to be gone too long, I'd have to hire a dog sitter. That costs $35 to take her out once and for a quick walk. We have a regular one, but if I'm asking two days in advance they might not be available. My parents could probably watch her, but they are an hour away, so I'd either have to inconvenience them for two hours plus the time to take her out of drive potentially four hours to drop her off and pick her up.
If I had to pick pumping or making less minute arrangements for my dog, I'd PROBABLY pick pumping...but it depends if I knew I'd have a decent place to pump and I wouldn't have to haul everything around. In either situation, I might just chose to bail.
Is there a middle option? Like could you do half one and half the other, somewhere in the middle (where you could run home and feed and she could take the dog out,) or something else?