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I pump twice while at work.  I store my pump in my office, and the pumped milk and pump parts in the refrigerator in our office kitchen.  I use the Medela quick wipes to wipe of the suction, valve, and membrane after each pump, but I don't run anything under water and really wash until I get home.  I store the parts in a big freezer bag in the refrigerator.

When I pull the parts out of the bag to pump, they are wet and weird smelling.  It bothers me a lot.  So, lately I've been towel drying them after I clean them with the quick wipes - but they're still moist and smell weird.  Short of placing the parts on a shelf out in the open in the refrigerator sans bag, I don't know how to avoid the wetness or the smell.  Do I buy a little mini refrigerator for my office?  How do you store your parts?  What is your pumping routine at work, and where do you put your stuff?  TIA!

ETA:  edited title to include BFers too.

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  • Sprite2012Sprite2012 member
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    I EP, and obviously pump at work.  I store the pump parts in a bag in the fridge, and dont even wipe them

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  • BarooGirlBarooGirl member

    I have my own pumping room so my pump stays out. Anyway, after pumping I take the top part and do a really good rinse (hot hot water and make sure they are clean) and then take back to my room to let air dry.

    At home, I pour the milk in the ne

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    I pump 3x at work. Both sides at 10am. One side at around 1pm. The other side around 3:30pm.

    I store every part except the bottle in the refrigerator for next use. I wash the bottle and turn it upside down so that the water drips out.

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    I have my own pumping room so my pump stays out. Anyway, after pumping I take the top part and do a really good rin

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    Do you rinse in the office kitchen, or is there a sink in your pumping room? 

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  • CandaceLeighCandaceLeigh member
    Hi, love! I'm pumping multiple times daily. I pump into the same bottles until they're full, so I usually fill one set of bottles during the day and one at night. I pump, then put the bottle with horns still attached straight into the fridge. When those b


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  • karkissy09karkissy09 member
    Do you have enough extra parts to just bring 2? One for the first session and one for the second? My first thought is that something in that fridge smells. Nor needing to use the fridge for a while may eliminate that.
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  • tngrl3tngrl3 member

    I pump at work. After I pump I put the parts in a plastic bag and put them in the fridge. I don't seal the bag though. I've never noticed a bad smell, just the smell of breast milk. No rinsing involved at work. Each night I wash the parts and use the s

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    Additional question and it may sound stupid, but how often do you change the bag out? I use a clean one each day cause otherwise it does start to smell weird. 
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    Do you have enough extra parts to just bring 2? One for the first session and one for the second? My first thought
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    imagetngrl3:

    I pump at work. After I pump I put the parts in a plastic bag and put them in the fridge. I don't seal the bag though.

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    Additional question and it may sound stupid, but how often do you change the bag out? I use a clean one each day cause
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    Hi, love! I'm pumping multiple times daily. I pump into the same bottles until they're full, so I usually fill o
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  • atrinh11atrinh11 member
    Am I the only one that doesn't store my pump parts in the fridge? I use the wipes also, then just wrap them in a paper towel to somewhat contain them, and they come back to my office with me. I put the milk in a cooler bag in a fridge, but not my pump par
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  • amdagnyamdagny

    I don't store mine in the fridge either.  I just carry them through the office, wash them out in the kitchen sink w/ hot water, and sit them on a paper towel near where I pump to dry until next time.  At the end of the day, I dry the parts of

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