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Whether you’re returning to work or just out running errands without baby, you may at some point need to pump in the car. I work from my car so I am often pumping & storing milk throughout the work week.
Pumping in the car is a little tricky since you’re exposed by the windows in parking lots or on the road. Plus, it can be hard and frustrating to get set up and handle your milk without spilling or contaminating your bottles or pump parts.
After 2+ years of pumping in the car I have learned some tricks of the trade I’ll share with you today!
There are a few pump options you could use to pump in the car:
In my experience there are 2 main options to store milk on the go. Option 1 is storing milk in the bottles that fit your pump with ice packs in a cooler. Pros: quick, easy, don’t mix milk (if you’re concerned about that), cheap (only need small cooler and ice packs.) Option 2 is using something like Ceres Chill or other thermos type container to store all the days milk together. Pros: quick, less bottle washing, milk is already pooled and ready to be poured into drinking bottles when you get home.
To clean your parts on the go you can use quick clean pump wipes to wipe down all of the parts before re using them. You can also do the “fridge hack” using a cooler with ice packs. The classic “fridge hack” is to put all of your pump parts in the fridge between uses and wash them each night. You can do this same thing with a cooler for the car and it works great! Then when you get home, wash all parts, wipe your cooler and you’re ready for another day.
I hope this helps get you started on your pumping on the go experience. It does get easier with practice. My only question now is when are vehicles going to have built in changing pads?
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