Some advice or help please??

Location: Indiana

I wanted to see if this was in any way worth anything? I’m nervous about HR since they protect the company more. Someone also recommended to just going the formula route which is just hard and sucks tbh to even have to think about that…

But this is what I’m currently going through;

I recently returned to work after having my baby and pump several times throughout the workday. My employer does not have a designated pumping space, i essentially have to pump in my car in the work office parking lot. Sometimes it delays pumping because I have to walk and wait to make sure no one is seeing me through my car windows. It genuinely sucks actually.

The issue is that my branch manager and coworkers constantly interrupt my pumping sessions. I’ve been told to wait to go pump because a client might come in and I need to be available. Other times I’ve been told I need to complete certain work tasks before I can go pump. While I’m actively pumping, coworkers will text me about work-related tasks, which interrupts my sessions and has caused me to cut pumping sessions short and return to work earlier than I intended. It’s becoming a stressful thing now and it has caused my supply to dip several times.

On top of that, since I pump in my car, i accidentally fell asleep while pumping and ended up getting written up for it…. ?? I took accountability for it and I was legit in such a bad postpartum state to be honest I cried thinking I was going to get fired!

What frustrates me most is that everyone knows I’m pumping. It’s not like they don’t know where I am or why I’m unavailable. Yet I still feel like I’m expected to stop what I’m doing and handle work issues immediately. I rarely get a peaceful pumping session without someone needing something from me.

It’s a small office, but I don’t feel like that should mean I have to sacrifice my pumping breaks or constantly be interrupted. I’m starting to feel stressed every time I go pump because I know someone is probably going to contact me about work.

I’m not exactly sure what to say to HR as a lot of people have recommended I go straight to HR. I have out this in another group as well on here and they’re all saying HR needs to be contacted. Is it worth it??