Lactation Rooms
The university's lactation rooms (and other non-registered or private rooms) are located throughout campus and office buildings. The lactation rooms provide a private space for employees, students and guests who need to express milk while at the university.
- Access and Schedule Lactation Rooms
- Guidelines for Lactation Room Use
- Cleaning and Sanitization
- Coming Soon: Mamava Lactation Pods
Access and Schedule Lactation Rooms
To request access to the lactation rooms, please complete and submit the Lactation Room Access Form. This will grant you swipe card access to all campus lactation rooms as well as access to the Google Calendars to schedule time in any of the rooms.
Campus lactation rooms must be reserved prior to use. Once access is granted, use the links in the table below to access the calendar for the room you wish to use. Please note that you will only be able to add and view these calendars if you have been granted lactation room access by the Family Care Team. For more information on how to access and use the calendars, please see the Lactation Room Scheduling System Guide [pdf] or email the Family Care Team with questions.
PRIVACY NOTICE: Due to the limitations of the Google Calendar system, if you make an appointment to reserve a lactation room, your name and appointment date/time will be visible to other users of the Google Calendar system. If you have scheduling questions or concerns, please contact the Family Care Team.
On-Campus Lactation Rooms
View an interactive map to locate on-campus lactation rooms.
| Building Name | Street Address | Room Number | Card Swipe Access | Schedule via Google Calendar |
| ANSYS Hall | 4805 Frew Street | B Level, Room B05 | 24-hour access | Add calendar |
| Cohon University Center | 5032 Forbes Avenue | Floor 2, Room 257 | 24-hour access |
Chair 1: Add calendar |
| Gates and Hillman Centers | 4902 Forbes Avenue | Floor 8, Room 8214 | 24-hour access | Add calendar |
| Hall of Arts | 121 Tech Street | Floor A, Room A51 | 24-hour access | Add calendar |
| Tata Consultancy Services Hall (TCS) | 4665 Forbes Avenue |
Floor 2, Room 204 |
24-hour access |
Room 204: Add calendar |
| Tepper School of Business | 4765 Forbes Avenue | Floor 3, Room 3924 Floor 5, Room 5924 |
24-hour access | Room 3924: Add calendar Room 5924: Add calendar |
| Warner Hall | 5000 Forbes Avenue | Floor 1, Room 117 | 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Add calendar |
| Wean Hall | Hamerschlag Drive | Floor 4, Room 4432 | 24-hour access | Chair 1: Add calendar Chair 2: Add calendar |
Off-Campus Lactation Rooms (Building Access Required)
| Building Name | Street Address | Room Number | Card Swipe Access | Schedule via Google Calendar |
| Information Networking Institute (INI) | 4616 Henry Street | Floor 2, Room 213 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Add calendar |
| Mellon Institute | 4400 Fifth Avenue | Floor 2, Room 210A | 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Add calendar |
| Mill 19 | 4501 Lytle Street Building A |
Floor 2, Room 225 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Add calendar |
| PPG Place | 6 PPG Place | Floor 14, Room 1426 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
| SEI (Bakery Square) | 6425 Penn Avenue | Floor 4, Room 4006 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Request access from SEI Facilities to use this room |
| University Communications & Marketing | 4721 Fifth Avenue | Floor 2, Room 218 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Add calendar |
Guidelines for Lactation Room Use
- You are responsible for working with your supervisor to arrange for break time to pump and may contact the Office of Human Resources for questions regarding break time.
- Visitors must have a CMU sponsor to use the space.
- Lactation rooms are to be used for the sole purpose of expressing milk. If rooms are found to be used by individuals requesting access for purposes other than that listed here, access may be revoked.
- When scheduling time in lactation rooms, keep appointments 45 minutes or less, do not schedule more than two months in advance, and be courteous and cancel reservations if you no longer need them.
- Multiple users have access to the lactation rooms. Please display the "Lactation Room in Use" Door Sign [pdf] to identify that the room is in use.
- Carnegie Mellon does not provide pumping equipment. Should you choose to leave any items in the room, know that these are not the responsibility of Carnegie Mellon.
- Please keep the space neat and orderly. If you notice that dispensers are out of stock or if there is a cleaning issue, please report the issue to Facilities Management Services.
Cleaning and Sanitization
All lactation room users are expected to clean up after each use. This is not only out of respect for the next user, but to prevent contamination and illness transmission. Allow enough time during each visit to clean the pump equipment of breast milk spills and dispose of trash properly. Antibacterial wipes and paper towels are provided for cleaning spills; we do not recommend you use these products to sanitize your personal equipment.
Please keep the space neat and orderly. If you notice that dispensers are empty or if there is a cleaning issue, please report it to Facilities Management Services.
Coming Soon! Mamava Lactation Pods
The Office of Human Resources is partnering with Highmark and UPMC to purchase two Mamava XL Mobile Lactation Pods (one UPMC, one Highmark) to be placed on campus. These pods are freestanding, mobile suites for nursing parents to pump or breastfeed. Each unit includes comfortable benches, a fold down table, an electrical outlet for a breast pump and a door that can be locked for privacy. The units are mobile and can provide a lactation solution in buildings where there is no dedicated lactation room or where the demand exceeds the available capacity.