# Mum Pumps Breast Milk During a Half Marathon

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/parenting/mum-pumps-breast-milk-during-a-half-marathon/
- Published: 2016-09-20T14:48:37+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _Nothing can stop this breastfeeding mother to pump breast milk — not even in the middle of�a half marathon._

Anna Young, from�Salt Lake City in the US, had decided she would�run�a half-marathon
before she even knew she was pregnant, even if the big event was to take place when
her first baby�was five months old.

On the day of the marathon, Ms Young was faced with a dilemma. She needed to leave
her house at 4.30am and wouldn’t be able to feed again for hours.�So she came up
with a plan — she would pump milk during the race. Indeed, she pumped after running
the first 8 miles (which is almost 13 km) and nursed her daughter after she made
it to the finish line.

[⌊Mum pumps breast milk during a half marathon race⌉⌊Mum pumps breast milk during a half marathon race⌉ ](https://i0.wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/marathon3.jpg?quality=89&ssl=1)

The 27-year-old mother posted�a photo of herself on the Facebook page of�[Occupy Breastfeeding](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154434607694463&set=o.131061033664625&type=3&theater).
Ms Young said that her motivation came from the group and the La Leche League to
do both things at the same time — run and breastfeed. “This group and La Leche league
motivated me to find a way to run my race and take care of my daughter.�[#normalizebreastfeeding](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/normalizebreastfeeding),”
she wrote along with the photo.

The photo has now gained more than 11,000 reactions and over 1,900 shares.

Source:�[Essentialbaby.com.au](http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/baby/breastfeeding/marathon-mum-pumps-breastmilk-while-on-the-run-20160919-grjalg)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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