When I returned from maternity leave, I went to the pharmacies near my office to see if they carried breast pumps, pump parts, manual pumps, etc. I've been pumping at work for over 4 months without incident, but this morning I left my pump parts at home. (I have spare parts, but those were MIA this morning as well). The CVS around the corner from my office stocks manual pumps, so I bought one and all is well. I am bummed that I had to spend the money on a manual pump, but I am going to leave it at the office in case find myself in the same situation.
Re: Backup plan for pumping at work
Wow. I hadn't even thought about what happens if I forget something...
I am going to order spare parts on line now. Thanks for the heads up.