Hellobee Boards

I only pumped once a day at work but I put my cooler bag (along with ice packs) in the freezer in a faculty room when I got to school every morning. After I pumped I just left the bag on the desk in my office or I'd forget to bring it home. The bottles stayed cold. I pumped at 11:30 and got home between 3:20-4.

I kept freezer bags in the fridge and then put them in the freezer at home. And, lactation room?! That's awesome!

I kept everything in the fridge! Make sure your name is on your bag. Everyone in my office had the same cooler bag.

@lawbee11: i teach and have a mini fridge in my room. When I arrive in the morning I put my freezer pack in the freezer part. I get my bag ready and take to the office because I pump in our staff room in the morning. When I am done, I bring everything back and put it in the fridge. When I pump in the afternoon, I pump in my room and I put everything back in the fridge when done. I pack up everything in the cooler at the end of the day.

I don't have a mini fridge available--just a big shared one that's always packed and kind of gross. I just keep my pumped milk in the cooler bag with the ice pack it came with.

@swedishfish: sorry to thread jack but did only pumping once a day hurt your supply? I go back to work in march and am hoping to only pump once a day. I leave around 730 so will pump/nurse before I leave and get home between 3:30-4. Did you find once a day hurt your supply? I travel around to different schools each day and it's going to be hard to find time to pump. I am only working three day a week so will be EBF 4 days a week.

I put my ice packs in the freezer each night. I pumped twice a day at work. When I got to work, I'd keep my pump bag (and cooler bag) at my desk. When I'd go pump in the morning I'd take my pump bag and cooler bag to the mothers room and leave the pump bag in my locker in the mothers room and my cooler bag in the fridge.

After I pumped the second time, I'd bring the pump bag and cooler bag back to my desk. The milk was still very cold when I got home.

You might want to try it a few different ways to figure out what works best for you.

I kept everything in the cooler in the fridge!