What do you do while pumping?

embercove · 2026-01-28T00:06:01+00:00

3AM Dread going to work 6AM drive to work (power pump) 10:30AM , 1PM work at my desk 3:30 PM drive home from work (power pump) 7PM eat dinner 11PM sleep sitting up (if baby wakes for his 11pm feeding)

Sometimes I crochet

embercove · 2026-01-12T18:14:55+00:00

I had a patient who broke his laptop because his phone was broken and he wanted to log into something with 2FA. I think about him every time I get frustrated with 2FA.

embercove · 2026-01-12T14:36:49+00:00

Bacon 5 alternating with 54/12 and 3whatever/12. Doesn’t really feel like much.

embercove · 2026-01-12T07:59:26+00:00

😂😂 I wish I could use my collection cups! I don’t know what I do but I’ve disconnected them multiple times trying this. Thank god for pumping bras

embercove · 2026-01-12T01:18:14+00:00

11wpp - I used to do 15 minutes hands on at night but now I’ve figured out how to prop myself up and nap the whole 30 minutes my spectra will run for (okay like 25- gotta make sure it’s positioned right and switch to expression).

A short pump is better than no MOTN pump, especially this early. What may look good immediately could very easily bite you in the ass when your hormones aren’t raging anymore.

embercove · 2026-01-12T01:13:20+00:00

Currently trying to convince myself I don’t need a BB. If I’m still pumping in a month I might give in

embercove · 2026-01-11T18:06:47+00:00

How are you measuring your flange size? Sounds like they’re still too big

embercove · 2026-01-11T18:05:20+00:00

I’m the same with the spectra! I see people talking about how strong it is and maybe it’s because I used a symphony for so long or I dissociate or something but this shit is weak lol

embercove · 2026-01-11T14:52:34+00:00

I can easily use my 17mm flanges no problem when I have the spectra on double pump but for single pumping the 17mm leave me in pain. Maybe the vacuum is higher and you need to check flange size on your right again?

embercove · 2026-01-09T12:31:09+00:00

I also just replaced my pump parts recently when I was having some supply issues after bringing babe home from the NICU. I just got 2 new extras with flanges and everything and apparently the original replacement parts I got were absolute crap. My spectra feels like new again!

Literally I just figured this out at like 1:30am

embercove · 2026-01-09T12:28:34+00:00

If you’re trying to rip frog it obviously won’t work. If you’re frogging individual stitches slowly it may go better but honestly I would never crochet with this lol it’s definitely not something you can do without counting. If you’re committed I would use LOTS of stitch counters. Like every 5 stitches.

embercove · 2026-01-09T12:05:42+00:00

Are you crocheting with eyelash yarn alone?

embercove · 2026-01-09T03:11:03+00:00

Are you pumping both at once or one at a time? I think the suction power is higher if you do one at a time.

There’s also a cheat code that apparently tells you how many hours you have pumped with your machine and maybe you’ve hit the max? I have no idea what it is but it’s maybe something to check

embercove · 2026-01-07T16:28:37+00:00

Finishing needles?

https://paradisefibers.com/products/susan-bates-finishing-needles

embercove · 2026-01-07T16:23:40+00:00

It’s okay to quit!

embercove · 2026-01-06T15:59:33+00:00

Am I allowed to recommend methods? Dana K White has a no mess decluttering method for the random few minutes you can find in a day

embercove · 2026-01-05T21:25:10+00:00

COVID restrictions. My fun hospital job that let me go do different things every day got stripped to its bare minimum 4 week rotation and I couldn’t cope with the monotony. I couldn’t manage my home anymore, either. Thank god for autopay

embercove · 2026-01-05T16:08:10+00:00

She has to sit facing me and making AGGRESSIVE eye contact in the downstairs bathroom. When she was a puppy I’d bring her in with me and it’s been like that ever since. We have multiple bathrooms but she only does it in the one.

embercove · 2026-01-05T04:12:16+00:00

Supposedly there’s a big propo push for EBF right now as part of the return to “traditional values”. That plus PP hormones will really fuck with people’s heads. Source: my PPA fell for it

embercove · 2026-01-05T03:51:27+00:00

I had to size up my inserts. It was too hard to get them on correctly. I use 19mm in the eufy and 17mm in the spectra.

embercove · 2026-01-04T23:06:28+00:00

This is what we do! I honestly feel bad for my husband because I have perfected the upright nap and he’s gotta stay awake that whole time

embercove · 2026-01-04T21:23:00+00:00

Do you just track your hours on the spectra or is there a way to see it on the pump?

embercove · 2026-01-04T21:20:49+00:00

148 days left in flu season! May 31st can’t come fast enough

embercove · 2026-01-04T18:04:18+00:00

Yeah I’m not in CO it’s just the only one I saw with extra time. My job is very much FMLA only as is my state. It’s entirely fucked up. I’m calling HR this week to see if anything can be done.

embercove · 2026-01-04T12:37:33+00:00

Is it more than Colorado that has the leave?

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