https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 08:25:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1586171 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:35:49 +0000 NovBaby1112 1586171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: awww I'm sorry mama :( that stinks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1586159 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:32:15 +0000 Anagram 1586159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: I actually tried that right away! But I have a Freestyle and that area is reallllly short so it couldn't really suck in the nipple much and I only got a little dribble in 6 minutes, when normally I'd already have a couple oz at that point. So I gave up, hand expressed for foreeeever and got 2 oz. =( my boobs are killing me, esp my left one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1586127 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:24:20 +0000 NovBaby1112 1586127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>are your flanges separate from the base holder thingy where you attach the tubing and flanges to them (I'm not sure of the technical name...) I forgot my flanges at home once and just put my nipples in the part where you connect the flanges to and milk did come out (but it hurt like a B!) I got about 1/2 of what I normally get...but it was better than nothing I suppose </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585828 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:03:06 +0000 ShootingStar 1585828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Yeah, I kept meaning to just leave a clean set at work but then it seemed like such a waste. But I've now forgotten my parts at least 4 times. Luckily there were a couple times when DH happened to be sick and/or working from home so he brought them to me. It's works much better for me to leave the dirty set at work. </p> <p>But if can hand express for as long as you (my hand gets tired after a while) then you can probably get a pretty good amount when you can pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585804 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:57:00 +0000 Anagram 1585804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: yeah, I keep meaning to do that. Or bring my manual pump even (I have one I never use anymore), but I just never did. I'm totally kicking myself now. My boobies hate me right now. =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585801 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:56:34 +0000 kiddosc 1585801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to hand express once when I forgot parts, it is a PITA and takes so long. There are videos on youtube that you can watch to help you figure it out. Once I could relax a litle and got a good rhythm going, I actually got quite a bit of milk. Good luck making it throught the day :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585800 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:56:02 +0000 ShootingStar 1585800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done this a couple times. Once I went out and bought new ones during lunch, and once I hand expressed and then pumped later when I could. To avoid doing it any more, I now leave a set at work. So each day I bring in a clean set and use it for 2 pumps I do at work, then I leave it in the fridge and I bring home the set that was there waiting for me. That way the worse that happens is I have to wash pump parts and I don't panic at not having them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585773 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:48:41 +0000 Adira 1585773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes! I'm so sorry!!</p> <p>I have no advice on hand expressing - I'm terrible at it! If it were me, I'd just go home, but I know that's not always an option. HUGS! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/oh-no-forgot-my-flanges-at-home#post-1585758 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:45:11 +0000 Anagram 1585758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am in trouble. I just had my pumping break and found that I somehow left my flanges at home. This is a big problem because I had to use most of my frozen stash recently because I accidentally ate milk (LO is MSPI), so I gave her frozen for 3-4 days which burned through almost all of my stash.</p> <p>And since I got sick, I barely make enough to feed LO. She won't take Neocate (we've been trying). And now I can't pump at work. </p> <p>=( I don't know if I should leave work (which looks SO bad because I've already been missing a lot of work for LOs sicknesses) and take half personal day, wait it out (i'll be going from 6 am-4 pm with no pumps--oh god) or...?</p> <p>There are no stores close enough to me to buy new flanges, plus I work in a school and can't just leave. I tried to hand express but I've never really done it before, so it took me 20 minutes to get 1.5 oz and I normally pump 5-6 oz.</p> <p>F me.....</p> <p>What is the trick to hand expressing? I'm totally guessing here. </p>