https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:38:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2112987 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:11:15 +0000 beachbee 2112987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I love this little bag too! It holds everything perfectly and is so easy to clean. Yes, I keep all the pumped milk in my cooler with one of these ice packs specifically made for bottles:<br /> <a href="http://m.target.com/p/medela-ice-pack-for-breastmilk-storage/-/A-10311647?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=google_pla_df&#038;LNM=10311647&#038;CPNG=Baby&#038;kpid=10311647&#038;LID=9pgs&#038;ci_src=17588969&#038;ci_sku=10311647&#038;kpid=10311647&#038;gclid=CjwKEAjwxKSoBRCZ5oyy87DimEcSJADiWsvgQeaoq0Adnk9XZzN7cwvZJXICPPA840uCDibh_WGT-BoC4Xnw_wcB" rel="nofollow">http://m.target.com/p/medela-ice-pack-for-breastmilk-storage/-/A-10311647?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=google_pla_df&#038;LNM=10311647&#038;CPNG=Baby&#038;kpid=10311647&#038;LID=9pgs&#038;ci_src=17588969&#038;ci_sku=10311647&#038;kpid=10311647&#038;gclid=CjwKEAjwxKSoBRCZ5oyy87DimEcSJADiWsvgQeaoq0Adnk9XZzN7cwvZJXICPPA840uCDibh_WGT-BoC4Xnw_wcB</a></p> <p>It works great and the milk is still cold when I get home in the evening. I didnt want my co-workers moving around my milk to get to their lunch boxes! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2112450 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:17:44 +0000 HappyBaker 2112450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I also just keep my stuff in a cooler bag and don't use the fridge because our fridge at work is a nightmare. I use two of the Medela ice packs, with one it didn't seem cold enough. I use this lunchbox and it fits 4 bottles, 2 ice packs and my pump parts -<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004UIUM74/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004UIUM74/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2112426 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:33:34 +0000 Emsmems 2112426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put my pump parts and milk in an insulated lunch bag from Target. Put all that in the fridge with everyone else's lunches! No one knew it wasn't my lunch in the bag!</p> <p>I did buy the Medela cleaning wipes to wipe my flanges clean so they weren't freezing cold. I put those, my tubing, and hands free pump bra in my work bag and just grabbed my work bag and lunch bag and went to the pump room (where there was a hospital grade pump so I didn't have to lug my actual pump around!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2112369 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 21:56:28 +0000 mfa_lady 2112369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @MrsKoala: @CakeLady: Really, why didn't I think of washing the ziploc? My brain right now...</p> <p>@beachbee: I love that bag! So you use the ice pack in a cooler bag and don't put in the fridge, right? I'm wondering if that would sometimes be better/easier for me. Does that system seem to keep it cold enough?</p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: EW! I would have done the same thing!</p> <p>@catomd00: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111871 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:32:28 +0000 catomd00 2111871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only used one set of pump parts per day and just kept them attached to bottles in my cooler bag. Then, cooler bag went in the fridge or sometimes just stayed at my desk (fresh milk is good at room temp for a while!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111869 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:31:14 +0000 CakeLady 2111869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. I just put the parts in a ziplock bag and DH washes it out when he washes the pump parts and I reuse it quite a few times.<br /> *** Best pumping tip I ever got: if you are going to spend so much of your day pumping, your partner can spend 10 minutes washing all the bottles and pump parts!</p> <p>2. I have the medela cooler with the ice pack, i usually put it in the fridge at work, but sometimes I work offsite and it seems to stay cold all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111860 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:26:00 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2111860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wiped my parts so they weren't all milky and put them in the cooler bag with the ice pack. I stored milk in the freezer in the cooler bag because our fridge didnt have a lot of room at work...and it looked moldy in certain parts. Gross. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111855 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:24:27 +0000 beachbee 2111855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use this bag for my pump parts. It is a makeup bag from Target that fits perfectly on top of the cooler in my Pump In Style backpack. I wipe down th parts in between pumps and store in this bag. If any milk drips out, I just wipe down the inside of the bag when I get home in the evening. It is made for cosmetics so it's a great material and has held up well for pumping (I used it for my first round of pumping with my first LO, so I've had it about 3 years now)! I would suggest looking in the cosmetics section for something similar. </p> <p>As for storing milk, I pump into 5-oz Madela bottles and store with a bottle ice pack all day, then refrigerate or freeze at home. </p> [attach=3476/15/nldcgr.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111850 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:22:16 +0000 MrsKoala 2111850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put my pump parts in a plastic bag or ziploc bag everyday. I also use a fridge in my office for my stored milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111845 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:18:30 +0000 regberadaisy 2111845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: 1. I have a clean ziploc I reuse for the clean parts. Then one I wash every night to put the pump parts after I ise them. They then go into the fridge in my cooler bag.<br /> 2. Milk goes in a cooler bag with the pump parts in the (shared) fridge. Then I have a ice pack for the transport home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111837 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:12:51 +0000 mfa_lady 2111837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Omg. Haha! Yes to the random bottles of breast milk in the fridge. I'm all about the BFing but I don't think I want my coworkers having to move my BM to get to their lunch! :shocked: </p> <p>@Anagram: Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111815 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:01:27 +0000 Anagram 2111815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: oh, and I also stored my milk and the pump parts in a regular insulated lunch bag in the fridge, because every teacher in the building uses the same fridge and I didn't want the bag to scream, "Pumped milk!". It was kind of like this, but black and white. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adorable-Insulated-Polka-Handbag-Fuchsia/dp/B00ELQAYMS" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Adorable-Insulated-Polka-Handbag-Fuchsia/dp/B00ELQAYMS</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111814 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:01:18 +0000 avivoca 2111814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: It's not a very big cooler! It's soft-sided and just big enough to hold four bottles of milk and my pump parts. Nobody gave me the stink-eye that I noticed, but there was a girl who used to store her milk bottles willy-nilly in there and I think they were glad that I used a small cooler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111811 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:59:42 +0000 mfa_lady 2111811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: Ahh, nice. Another "Duh, genius!" moment...just wash out and dry the ziploc! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111808 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:58:59 +0000 mfa_lady 2111808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I have the wipes, too. You guys are genius with the paper towel idea (I can blame baby brain, right?)--that will definitely help until I decide if I want to get some kind of reusable bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111807 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:58:31 +0000 MenagerieMama 2111807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep my parts in a ziplock that I rinse out and dry when I wash my parts to reuse. I needed it to be waterproof since my parts are milk soggy but I haven't found a Tupperware that isn't too bulky. This works for now. I keep the bottles and parts in a cooler bag with an ice pack in our fridge. The fridge is probably unnecessary but since there is room I use it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111806 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:58:10 +0000 mfa_lady 2111806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Ahh, nice. Good thinking on the paper towel.</p> <p>@avivoca: Ugh, I wish I could do this! I love this idea. Our fridges (yes, there are two full-sized ones) are too full already and I would get the stank-eye big time if I kept a cooler in there bigger than the one I have. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111803 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:56:58 +0000 Anagram 2111803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I bought the medela quick clean wipes and would wipe down the flanges with those (just used 1 per day)--I also put 2 folded paper towels in my ziplock bag, which would absorb any excess moisture in the bag (and then I had them for accidental spills or sprinkles, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111798 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:56:02 +0000 avivoca 2111798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) I kept my pump parts in the cooler with my milk and kept everything hooked up together to make multiple sessions easier.</p> <p>2) I stored my milk in a cooler in the fridge. I had ice packs that fit my bag specifically so I would switch those out every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111797 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:55:45 +0000 mfa_lady 2111797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: Thanks for sharing! Those look awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111795 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:55:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2111795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just use a ziploc bag with a paper towel inside. I keep all the parts connected so usually nothing gets wet.</p> <p>I have a skiphop bag with a little freezer gel pack and I put 2 big medela bottles in there. In between pumps I put that in the fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111784 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:52:34 +0000 bamblm 2111784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: I use these: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sachi-Insulated-Snacklets-Wristlet-Makeup/dp/B00NU3MO9E" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Sachi-Insulated-Snacklets-Wristlet-Makeup/dp/B00NU3MO9E</a></p> <p>The biggest for the pump and flanges and the medium for the milk bags. The smallest for my drink for lunch! :) All are insulated and I can rinse them and wipe them dry. They are not waterproof though, so make sure your bags are sealed so they don't leak inside. I use thin ice packs and refreezable ice cubes to keep everything cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111756 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:38:37 +0000 mfa_lady 2111756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Thanks, girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111754 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:38:23 +0000 mfa_lady 2111754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamabolt: Tupperware! Why didn't I think of that?</p> <p>@NeekieRose: I'd need a bigger cooler bag for that, and I don't have an office. Damn these open floor plans! I have a teeny cooler that I keep in our main fridge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111753 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:37:35 +0000 Adira 2111753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just use a ziploc bag to store my pump parts - I rinse them before putting them in the bag and then keep them in the fridge between sessions.</p> <p>I have a little lunch box cooler to transport my milk from work to home. I keep my milk and my pump parts in the cooler in a fridge at work between pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111751 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:36:08 +0000 NeekieRose 2111751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wiped off my pump parts with a burp cloth I kept in my pump bag and then put the pump parts and milk in a cooler bag that I kept in my office. Really easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111748 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:35:42 +0000 mamabolt 2111748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stored my pump parts in a Tupperware and kept it and the milk in a fridge between sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111746 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:33:13 +0000 mfa_lady 2111746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Thanks! Mesh bag is brilliant. The ziploc thing doesn't seem like a long-term solution but I also didn't want to just let them fly around in my bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111739 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:30:32 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2111739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the pump parts, I found a mesh bag that breaths well (its like a reusable vegetable bag). I can rinse off any milk residue at night and it dries super fast. </p> <p>For the milk I store in the fridge at work and just carry in my bag home (out of fridge for about 30 minutes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-pump-at-work-2#post-2111727 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:22:31 +0000 mfa_lady 2111727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two questions:</p> <p>1. How did you transport your pump parts? The ones that actually touch the milk? I went back to work yesterday and have them in a ziploc bag, but it got all wet inside and I don't want to use a different one every day.</p> <p>2. How do you store your milk? In a fridge at work, or in a cooler with an ice pack, or some other way?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>