Well, looks like I will have my first overnight trip for work - leaving Monday, coming back Tuesday. The drive is 4 hours, so I'll need to pump. Any tips, tricks, suggestions for me?
Well, looks like I will have my first overnight trip for work - leaving Monday, coming back Tuesday. The drive is 4 hours, so I'll need to pump. Any tips, tricks, suggestions for me?
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
I do this every work day!
Have your cooler bag in the front seat, as well as all of your parts. Hook up while parked. I hook up, put my cover on, and then buckle up so that the buckle rests between my breasts and under the right pump. Make sure that you've got everything comfy before you start driving. Know how long you normally pump and pull over a minute or so before you are set to be finished. Put a blanket over your lap in case you leak. When finished, I condense all of the pumped milk into a 3rd bottle and reattach the bottles to my pump and store everything back into the cooler.
Hope this helps!
persimmon / 1408 posts
Thanks @maisymay!
Do you wear your hands free bra all day or do you put it on before you pump?
honeydew / 7235 posts
@CarrieLouWho: I want to try this one day if I am stuck in commuter traffic!!
To go hands free without a bra, put a rubber band around each shield before attaching to you, and hook one end of the band to your nursing bra/tank clips and tuck shields into bra/tank!
honeydew / 7968 posts
Wow! Haha I am not so daring that I could pump and drive! Good luck!
grapefruit / 4681 posts
I did basically what @MaisyMay: said, except I wouldn't pull over to remove the pump (yikes) but just waited for some red lights. I would wear my pumping bra only in the car since I never found it to be comfortable.
Do you have a PISA? I think you get more power from the AC adaptor vs the battery operated pack. I found I sometimes had to or just did pump longer while driving which was fine.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I didn't have a pumping bra but just a nursing bra. I would use one hand/arm to hold both in place, drape a shirt or blanket over and then drive.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@CarrieLouWho: Neither. I just tuck the horns into my regular bra. The lip of my bra cups hold them up and the suction keeps them attached.
persimmon / 1408 posts
I'm going to have to practice this weekend I think!!!
@T.H.O.U. - you are very talented to be able to use one arm to hold both horns in place & drive!!!
@anbanan15 - I do have the PISA. I have the car adapter and batteries... I was thinking the car adapter would be better. Thanks!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I was totally wondering about the logistics of this. It makes so much more sense to do this while coming home from work or the gym (~20 min commute, maybe 30 min) so that I have that extra time free at home.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@blackbird: I do it going to and coming from work so that I take less breaks at work and spend more time with LO after work.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I did it for a few months and a hands free bra was a lifesaver for me.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@maisymay, perfect :). I'd feel weird doing it coming into work because the security guard has to check my badge. That would be awkward
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
@blackbird: Maybe pull over to disconnect before getting there?
grapefruit / 4442 posts
you can make a handsfree bra with an a sportsbra and just cut out holes for the flanges
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