January 2014 Moms

What's in your pump bag?

I know I might still be slightly in the minority here with being back to work, but I feel like I'm finally falling into a routine with what I like to keep in my pump bag. Besides parts, obviously, what are your essentials? (Or STMs, what did you keep in it last time that you plan to do again?)


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Re: What's in your pump bag?

  • worleygirlworleygirl member
    edited March 2014
    I kept a dish towel in there. I laid it on my lap while pumping bc I kept getting milk drops on my clothes when I would pull the horns off. I don't like doing laundry.

    Eta - I'm not back at work yet so I'm referencing last time.
     
  • Me:
    -Gallon ziploc and small cooler bag to keep parts in the fridge all day
    -2 or3 snacks (pack of crackers bag of pretzels
    -Hand sanitizer
    -Extra lids (IDK why. Makes me feel safe)
    -Hands free bra even though I don't use it anymore (THANKS @chuggingwater!)
    -Lanisoh 3in1's if I'm feeling lumpy
    -Car power adaptor
    -Nail file (my nails are still growing like crazy and it's literally the only time I have to file them)


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
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  • I have to ask. Do you have your pumps in another bag? I can't imagine stuffing all of that into my PISA bag!!!!!!!
     
  • My PISA bag has all of my spare parts and bottles. I also take a smaller bag with me that has a dish towel, Medela wipes to clean up after each pump, hand sanitizer and a bottle of water. My work has a fridge, so I store my bottles in there.
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  • Although I'm at home, I still pump. Next to my pump I have olive oil, ziplock bags, granola bars and then a small towel and wipes. 
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  • I somehow fit everything in my PISA bag. As a teacher, I carry enough bags full of stuff as it is, so I try to keep it all in one place!

    - gallon ziploc bag for putting parts in the fridge
    - cooler bag with freezer pack
    - snacks (granola bars, fruit snacks)
    - burp cloth for my lap
    - extra breast pads
    - bottles and lids
    - nursing cover (sometimes I can't pump in the privacy of my locked classroom)
    - extra storage bags; I've forgotten lids for the bottles a couple of times and this has been a lifesaver!
    - wall plug

    Also, I bring TONS of water with me every day. Nursing makes me so thirsty!
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  • cnctfcnctf member
    @tahloulah10‌ @bethughknee‌ sorry to ask, but why do you keep your parts in the fridge? I return to work on Monday and want to be as prepared as can be.
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  • @bethughknee‌ why do you store the parts in the fridge during the day? Did you read that somewhere? I feel like I missed that.
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  • I have my spate parts, dish towel, batteries for the battery pack, and extra kids as well as extra soothes.
  • Besides the pump, bottles, and lids....

    Sanitizer wipes for the pumps, a small bottle of dish soap to wash the parts if I have time, and extra nursing pads.

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  • My bag is really simple. Besides the pump, parts and bottles, it has Medela pump wipes and freezer storage bags. That's it.

    @cnctf and @thegosiers - Store parts in the fridge and you don't have to wash them between use during the day. Then at the end of the day, just throw them in the dishwasher.
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  • In my pump bag:

    Pump and parts obviously
    Hands free bra
    Extra storage bags
    Medela cleaning wipes
    Ziplock storage bag
    Chapstick
    Water
    Snacks
  • cnctfcnctf member
    @valigrl21‌ that's what I was thinking, just wanted to make sure that's the reason. Thank you!
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  • Thanks @valigrl21‌ I've read sooooooooooooooo much about pumping and napping and breastfeeding and burping and swaddling and soothing over the past 11 weeks I can't remember anything for shit.
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  • I leave a pump and a set of pump parts at work so I just bring my cooler bag and an ice pack to take the milk with me. I put the parts in a ziplock bag in the cooler bag with the milk I've pumped. This way my coworkers don't have to look at my milky parts! Then I just wash the parts before I leave work.
  • Cooler bag, ice pack, pump parts., breast milk storage bags, tubing that fits the pumps we have at my work, bottles and pumping bra.
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  • I am so thankful for this post. I need to make sure I don't forget anything on Monday.
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  • cnctfcnctf member
    @ashleywiz I go back to work on Monday too.. :(
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  • For those of you that use gallon bags for your parts, do you use a new one every day?  I thought I'd do this, but seems like it would add up to be a pretty big expense!

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  • @cnctf & @thegosiers Like @valigrl21 said yes I keep one set of parts in the fridge all day. I actually read about it here and then looked it up on KellyMom to be sure. Before that I was cramming 4 sets of parts into the bag and then washing them all at night. It was driving me BANANAS. The fridge trick has been a lifesaver!!

    @worleygirl I do fit all that in my PISA bag. Now that I'm only using one set of parts all day it fits so easily, too! Including the bottle cooler. I also keep empty bottles in that cooler until I'm ready to fill them. Otherwise the cooler is a waste of empty space until there's milk in it!

    @onbabymaking226 I wash the bag every night and use it for a week. By then it's a little crinkled and I worry about it getting holes in it anyway. :)

    @wilburbud My work has a sink but it's also full of creepy men who I DO NOT want seeing me wash my pump parts. Haha. None of them KNOW my pump parts are in the fridge. I feel like it's my little revenge knowing my booby milk suckers are sitting riiiiiight next to their lunches. MUAHAHA.


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • @chuggingwater - what is this pumping-braless system that was mentioned? Tried searching, but no luck ...
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  • bethughkneebethughknee member
    edited March 2014
    @NextVerseUnknown Per @chuggingwater's trick, I leave my cami and shirt on (I always wear a cami, now anyway) and unhook my nursing bra cups and sort of use those to stabilize the flanges. I hold them in place while I turn the pump on and then for the literal 7 seconds it takes until my first let down and then once I push the let down button I can let go. I think people with bigger boobs than me could prbly let go before that.

    ETA: cami stays under the flanges, shirt stays on top.


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • I usually leave my parts in the fridge if I'm pumping multiple times in one day, can i leave them in their multiple days?
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  • @slmille4 I think the idea behind parts in the fridge comes from how long breastmilk is good in the fridge (6 days) so I would think you COULD but I don't think I would because the parts (and residual milk) are warmed again every time you use them. It just creates more opportunities for bacteria. I'm sure a couple of days are okay, though. I'm just kind of neurotic about it.


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • @bethughknee‌ - I will have to try this braless system, although I am nervous because I *think* I understand what you're saying, though I may need a SC tutorial next time you do it. Haha- I'm so sick of my pumping bra that isn't even big enough for me.
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  • @ashleywiz I will try to remember to SC you today! :)

    Also, I bow to boobs too big for a pumping bra!  ^:)^


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • Reading this makes me realize I'm going to need an f*ing pack mule every time I go pump!  Great ideas and things I'll want to take to be comfortable, plus my work computer, headset, phone.... yikes.

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  • @jblank03 My arms adjusted to my pack mule status surprisingly quickly! And I have learned to throw smaller things into bigger bags so it's less straps to slip down my shoulder. I hope the same happens for you!


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • cnctfcnctf member
    @jblank03 I also throw my pump bag into my big fricking lunch bag. My lunch bag is more like a beach bag so I try to fit everything in there. 
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  • Instead of using a gallon ziploc bag to store my pump parts in the fridge during the day, I use a dishwasher safe byo brand lunch bag that a coworker gave to me. It was great before I had my mini fridge in my classroom - didn't need anyone seeing my pump parts in the community fridge!

    Now it's great so I can be discreet in front of my students. They just think I'm really hungry and eating an extra snack each time I leave the classroom in the afternoon...ha!

    And sorry for not responding quickly to your question about the parts in the fridge @cnctf‌ ! I bump from mobile and didn't get the notification.
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  • cnctfcnctf member
    @tahloulah10 NP. :) I work in a small office with about 5 other ladies, and I'm still kind of not fully comfortable with them seeing my pump parts. IDK why cause they all know I pump, but I hope I get more comfortable with NIP and anything to do with my breast soon! lol
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  • cnctf said:

    @tahloulah10 NP. :) I work in a small office with about 5 other ladies, and I'm still kind of not fully comfortable with them seeing my pump parts. IDK why cause they all know I pump, but I hope I get more comfortable with NIP and anything to do with my breast soon! lol

    Yeah, I totally get it. Everyone at my work knows I pump, too, but it is a little awkward having your pumping stuff around other people's things! Before I got a mini fridge in my classroom, I'd have to walk the halls with my pump parts in the lunch bag in front of students and other teachers! I'm pretty sure I blushed each time I saw someone!

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  • @tahloulah10 I put my gallon Ziploc into a reusable grocery bag that's the size of a lunch bag. Working for a law firm of mostly old men = not the audience I want seeing my boob flanges. GAH!


    Married: 9.22.12 - DD: 1.7.14 - EDD 2: 10.30.17 - J14 OG
  • I made a video talking about what I keep in my pump bag: https://goo.gl/uHu7eq

    ❤ What's in my Pump Bag:❤

    Medela Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump Backpack: https://amzn.to/15xLjeh
    Medela Breast Milk Cooler Set: https://amzn.to/1yNf5aS
    Blue Bottle Cooler Bag: https://amzn.to/1xKWdow
    Simple Wishes Hands-Free Pumping Bra: https://amzn.to/1t7WncV
    Nuk Breast Milk Storage Bags: https://amzn.to/1GJpBF8
    Medela Car Adapter: https://amzn.to/1GJqMoj
    Medela Breast Milk Labeling Lids: https://amzn.to/1CvC5wb
    Motherlove Nipple Cream: https://amzn.to/1Eb6QrZ
    Medela Quick Clean Wipes: https://amzn.to/1B02BJG
    Pump stuff (tubing, connector, valves, flanges, membranes, AC and battery adapter, extra membranes)
    Bottles (4 bottles + caps)
    Ziploc bag
    Sponge + dish soap
    Hand sanitizer
    Nursing pads
    Sterilizer bag
    Ice packs
    Sharpie
    Hair clip
    Snacks/water
    Nursing cover

    ❤ Leave at work:❤
    Extra set of pump parts
    Manual hand pump
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