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Sanitary breastfeeding & pumping at the Tacoma Dome Update

This is a long one, but I think the outcome is worth the lengthy stories. If we're facebook friends, you might remember a post from earlier this year in February about my experience at the Tacoma Dome with respect to pumping.  You can read about it in detail here , including the comments where I posted some screen shots of communication with the Tacoma Dome staff, and my communication with local breastfeeding advocates.  I posted a follow up on facebook a few days later. The down and dirty of my experience that night is as follows: - I was allowed to enter the Tacoma Dome with my breast pump, after a special medical screening of my bag.  I was pleased with the ease of this process! -When I went to find a location to pump, I was passed from one staff member to the other, where they finally offered me a dirty bathroom.  I declined, nobody wants to prepare food for their infant (or feed their infant) in a bathroom.  The reasons why are many, but have you seen...