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?
Re: using pump with 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!)
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.
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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.