Pumping at a prometric test center

[PTPoeny]

Hi all, does anyone have suggestions for pumping at a test center? I have an accommodation for extra break time, but today I called the center and was told the lockers are too small to hold a breast pump, there is no where else to put my breast pump, there is no where to put a cooler(for milk), there are no outlets in the waiting area, but I can go pump in the open center area of the mall the testing center is attached to because there are some outlets there.

If this wasn't a big important test that I need to mentally focus on, I would bring a battery pack and sit down in the middle of the floor of their waiting room! I live in New York state so women's nipples are no longer considered indecent exposure here but women still occasionally get arrested for being topless. So I want to avoid that at all costs. What have other women done?

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[Ironspy]

I assume this is for step 3 since it says you're a resident? I'd recommend buying a cheap hand held pump to use in the bathroom and just dumping the milk. The hand held pumps are small and if you're tossing the milk you don't need a cooler.

It's a really frustrating situation to be in and I feel your pain.

Good luck

 

[PTPoeny]

No it is for boards, I finished residency in June and haven't updated my status. It is really frustrating as I had to call to schedule at one of the testing centers that is pumping friendly and this is what they consider pumping friendly.

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[PTPoeny]

In case anyone searches this in the future, I pumped in my car using my electric pump on the way there, halfway through and on my way home. I found another nursing mother who used a manual pump in the waiting room twice during the test and put the milk in her lunch bag. The lockers were bigger than described and will fit a pisa pump but not much else -ie not a whole pumping bag.

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