Work Travel and Pumping??

ludali

Hi everyone - I travel for work, not crazy amounts...but usually 6 to 8 times a year.  I plan to breastfeed and then pump when I go back to work - my latest thought and concern though is...how is it going to work when I have to travel??  I'll be away for anywhere between 3 and 5 days at a time...hopefully there will be enough freezer milk available for my time away, but what would I do with the stuff I've pumped while away?  Is it possible to keep it refrigerated at the hotel and then transport it back with me?  Have you had to deal with this before?  How did you handle it?

Thanks!!

rockychryslerb2010

I started building my stash and pumping when E was four weeks old. My stash lasted until E was about 9 months, then I was barely pumping enough to meet his needs. We were able to make it to one year, just eating more solids and less milk.

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cyprissa

I did it too and we made it to 1 year. Towards the end I had trouble pumping with the electric but could pump like crazy with the manual which is so weird. Anyway, I did the same thing at the other poster. One tip though is that on travel I pumped directl

rockychryslerb2010

Oh yeah, I recommend a good manual pump too.  With traveling to a different office, I sometimes had a problem getting into the mother's room schedule.  They could accommodate me, just not when I was used to.  I finally resorted to manually

ludali

Thank you for the notes/advice!  I wouldn't have thought about having a manual pump too - but sounds like a good idea.  Oh boy, time to pack more for these trips!  :-D