Today’s topic: Pumping and driving - and I’m not talking gas. 

I was perusing a parenting message board earlier this week and a woman was gushing on about how she used this contraption to express milk hands- free during her commute. 

Oh my. 

Now, I am all for finding short cuts and efficiencies for busy moms - but really?  This is a whole new kind of distracted driver that I hadn’t been aware of.  What if the ganglion of tubing gets caught up in your steering wheel? What if one falls out while you’re making a left turn? What about the guy in the semi in the next lane? What if you get pulled over? I know that some breast pumps do come with a car charger but I always assumed that was for a road trip to be used once you reach your destination.

I appreciate the multi-taskiness of the halter for reading and typing. Let’s face it - pumping milk can be a chore and would be nice to be able to easily flip pages in a book or magazine whilst doing so. It’s actually a pretty ingenious invention. (And look! The models seem so HAPPY!)   But nowhere on the site does it say “great for driving!”

So my question is - was this just a random scenario on a message board or are women out there really expressing themselves in the other lane on 35W ?Â

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