Pumping Tuesday: Freemie Milk Collection Cups
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Wow — I had no idea these things existed until readers mentioned them in our last discussion on the best clothes for pumping at work.
The basic idea is that they obviate the need for a horn, and allow you to collect milk in the cups themselves. Fascinating.
Ladies who’ve used them, how have you found the sizing and comfort?
Amazon has a few options (the pictured one is $59.95); here’s the company’s website. Freemie Hands-Free and Concealable Milk Collection Cups
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
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And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
I loved my Freemies. LOVED. I had the Freemie cups with the Medela attachment and I had to be very careful not to backflow the milk into the pump. If you regularly pump more than 9oz on a side, then the Freemie is not for you. (Stop, pour out milk into collection receptacle, put milky cup back in your undergarment…)
Pros: Kept my dress/shirt on, very comfortable, hands free, easy to clean
Cons: can back flow into the pump, $50 a set, can’t see how much milk is coming out, still have to bring milk bottles, that heart stopping moment when you have to transfer the milk from the Freemie cups into the milk storage bottles, bottles, semi-embarrassing to have 2 big cups sitting out on the drying rack when my dad stopped by…
Very important to peek inside your shirt and do a check 1 min into the pumping session to make sure your anatomy is lined up with the hole in the cup. Otherwise your n.pple might be folded in half and you just wasted 20 mins.
I just found out I’m pregnant and wanted to ask about some resources any of you may have found helpful. I’d like to download some kind of app to keep track of my pregnancy but there are so many choices! I’m also a bit of a privacy person so would prefer something with minimal tracking/broadcasting of my info. Is Glow Nurture any good?
Also, any information that you wish someone told you in the beginning? Advice on what to start doing now or to get ready to do soon? I’m just a few weeks and feel like my normal self thus far so it all still feels very unreal. Would love advice from those of you who’ve been there or are going through it now a little further along. TIA.
So I had my (first) performance review this morning. My firm wants me billing more hours (admittedly, Jan and Feb were low). Being a single mom, even with all of the help that I have at home, takes all of my time on weekends and I don’t really know how to get more work done. The partner’s advice in my performance review was “just do some work in the evenings and on weekends.” Any advice?
We’ve moved three times since my first baby was born (once locally), and now are settled for the long haul (I hope). I find myself with lots of mom friends in different places, but no one local. So I’m wondering: how have you met your mom friends? Are they new friends since you’ve had kids, or pre-child friends who happened to have children around the same time? Just curious!
I used to be active in a Facebook group for Moms that was supposed to be about general support, but pretty much devolved into essential oil discussions. Apparently I threatened people because I suggested calling pediatricians and nurses and also did not mind antibiotics during cold season.
I took a 30-day break from that group at the beginning of the month, and I feel so much more confident, and confident about being confident, as a parent and otherwise. Amazing!
I posted a few weeks ago about being fat and needing maternity clothes under the very original name “I’m fat and need maternity clothes.” I have the following information to report for any other fat pregnant people that don’t fit into 99% of the clothes depicted on this site who don’t like wearing muumuus:
1. Macy*s has a large maternity section in store and some of the XL tops were large on me to the point where I considered buying a L instead.
2. XL dresses at Macy*s fit me as long as they weren’t a sheath. I normally wear a 20 or 22 pant, so this was surprising to me.
3. JC Penney’s carries nothing in store, only online.
4. Target stuff is sized incredibly inconsistently and is practically see-through.
I’m placing large orders at a few stores this week and will be happy to report back. Thanks to everyone who was giving me advice!
Reposting my weekend post because it was posted too late on the weekend:
I am writing to get the perspective of other mommy-lawyers here.
I am currently in my third year in Biglaw and a mom of an eight-month old. While I am on a “reduced” schedule, I still find myself working all the time. I do not think that it is working out well for me and would like to find a position that is more compatible with family life. I am not considering a move to a smaller firm because I feel that billable hours would put the same pressures on my (although to a lesser extent) at another firm.
Is it too early for me to move in-house and expect to have a meaningful career thereafter?
I work in the regulatory area and would like to continue to practice in the same area as an in-house attorney.
Only a mom….I just spent 10 minutes at work sending messages back and forth with daycare about my kiddo’s poop to determine if I need to call the pediatrician before they close at 5 pm. Lovely.
These types of situations make me feel sad for women. I’m so glad I was married when I was nursing my infants. I wish women were valued more in our society. I was so happy when my friend was allowed to have her baby at work. She worked at a health food store, but I had never seen an employer allow that before. I really admire women who jump through all these hoops; I just wish there were some other way…