using pump with batteries?

tomandcourt · June 2010

This must be my millionth pumping question - you'd think I'd have gotten the hang of it after 10 months. Anyway.

They're closing our lactation room for a month for construction. Which means it's going to be bigger, with better access - yay! But, in the meantime, I have the option of either going to another building to use the health center, or going up one flight and using a storage closet. The health center is more private, and there's a bathroom, but the closet is just one flight away, so I'll probably be using that.

HOWEVER, there is no outlet in the closet. So I will have to use the battery pack on my pump, which I've never done. For some reason in my mind it seems like it won't be as powerful. Am I crazy? Have you used your battery pack?

MamiJam · June 2010

I have the Medela PISA and have used the battery pack several times. It works just as well as the electrical outlet! Hope they finish the renovations soon!

Sofka · June 2010

I've used it on long car trips, would not use it 3x/day for a month though... but if can can get several sets of rechargeable batteries that u charge @ your desk, it might be doable...I don't think regulat ones would last long

doggylovr · June 2010

I used it for 3 days and use it that way off and on in the car. I have the ameda purely yours. I think you should definitely get rechargeable batteries..it sucks through them but worked fine. I got about 5 sessions out of 1 set of batteries...so do the math, you would go through ALOT. Don't know which pump you have or if they work differently on battery but that is my experience. I would do it if I used rechargeable but not for a month on regular batteries.

eeclem · June 2010

doggylovr:
I used it for 3 days and use it that way off and on in the car. I have the ameda purely yours. I think you should definitely get rechargeable batteries..it sucks through them but worked fine. I got about 5 sessions out of 1 set of batteries...so do the math, you would go through ALOT. Don't know which pump you have or if they work differently on battery but that is my experience. I would do it if I used rechargeable but not for a month on regular batteries.

Yeah, I was shocked at how quickly my pump goes through batteries. Just today, I went to pump at a conference and the batteries died half way through. I put them in a month ago and have used them *maybe* three times. (Thank God it was a short day for me!)

kbalb · June 2010

The power was the same for my pump-in-style battery pack. However, I completely agree with pp that the batteries won't last very long. I wanted to test it out before it crashed, so I used the pack at night for about three weeks. It died after about 20 10-15 minute sessions.

tomandcourt · June 2010

Good to know! I didn't even think about the battery life aspect (duh). Maybe I'll do some upstairs and some at the health center . . . thanks for the info.

Baby4OT · June 2010

Like everyone else said, it sucks the batteried dry! It seems to help a little to keep the batteries separate - not store them in the battery pack.

LindseyJW · June 2010

is an extension cord an option?

i used my battery pack a few times and felt the motor was just as strong as using outlet energy. but, PP make excellent points about longevity of use.

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