Diane Graber, a clerk in the registrar's office, is one mother for whom the lactation room in PBAB made all the difference. She makes the trip from her office in Jessup twice a day to express milk for her daughter, Sarah. In 1992, when she had her first child and there were no lactation rooms, it was a different story. My first daughter, Hannah, wasn't breastfed for even three or four weeks after I returned to work. Sarah is still being breast fed, and she's 10 months old.
Lactation rooms vary in terms of the amenities they provide.
The PBAB room is only about five by ten feet, but it's well equipped with a sink, counter, refrigerator for milk storage, hospital-grade Medela electric pump, and, most important, a locked door. The moms bring their own bottles and setup. Some have tacked up photographs of their babies. Not all the rooms are this elaborate. The room in PBAB had the advantage of being included in the building from the design phase.