What's in your pump bag?

Katedann

I'm going back to work on Thursday and trying to figure out pumping logistics. I'm a teacher, so I have one or two periods off each day to pump. I have a small closet off my room to pump in and a sink in my classroom, no fridge but I have ice packs.

Perhaps this info may be helpful for others too!

What do you lovely ladies have in your pump bag?

Do you pack it at the beginning of the week and leave it at work or bring everything back and forth?

What do you keep in your bag or car for "emergencies"?

Any other helpful tips?

mb314

I am still on maternity leave but with DS1, I brought my pump home everyday. Here is what I kept in my bag:

Battery pack and extra batteries in case I ever have to pump someplace without a plug or the power goes out

extra storage bags in case the bottles aren't sufficient

extra membranes because they are easy to lose

a microwave steaming bag for pump parts to sanitize them in between pumps

pump cooler pack! and four to five bottles and all pump parts

vvvvvfee

i kept my double-electric pump at work the whole time i was pumping. i had a manual pump at home for emergency use, but never ended up needing it.

this is what i kept in the pumping bag at work:
-two extra bottles and lids
-a spare set of membranes
-hands-free pumping bra (i brought it home weekly to wash)
-earth mama angel baby nipple balm
-hand sanitizer

each day i brought a hard-sided cooler in which i kept the following:
-a set of pump flanges and membranes
-adapter for the tommee tippee bottles i used, since i pumped directly into them
-4 bottles and 3 lids
-an ice pack

i kept all the parts and pumped milk in the cooler between pumping sessions. i had 2 sets of pump parts so i could throw one set in the dishwasher each evening. i also had probably a dozen tommee tippee bottles, and 6 or so medela bottles for storage. extra milk went into the freezer in BM storage bags.

kwitt22

Freezer bags

A steam bag

Breast Pump wipes

Extra set of membranes

Cooler (I don't do ice packs as I just leave it the fridge at work)

Car Adapter (actually just leave it in my car)

More Milk Plus 

a stack of paper towels or tissues

I bring my phone in with me so I can listen to music or podcasts. I also set a timer so I can be sure I have pumped for long enough.

I bring it home just in case. Sometimes I sneak in an extra pumping session if I can. I do have a back up pump, but I hate it so I try use my main pump 100% of the time.