I'm reviving this blog to use it to post this idea that I came up with for turning your nursing bra into a hands free pumping bra... The best part? You don't have to take the pumping hack off!
With our second child this last summer I found myself becoming an exclusive pumper (not by choice). Our little one couldn't figure out how to switch between nursing and the bottle so to get her to eat at daycare I had to exclusively bottle feed her. this added a lot of stress, but by having a pumping bra that I could always have on, it was a lot faster to start a pump session.
So here is the hack that saved my sanity :)
What you'll need:
6 hair ties
1 safety pin
1 nursing bra
Take 6 hair ties and loop them together to make a chain:
I doubled the last one to make it a little shorter, you can add or subtract as you need for to find what fits you.
On one side put the safety pin:
Now loop the chain around the nursing bra background strap on one side:
Now safety pin the other side to the background strap on the other side:
When you are ready to pump simply unsnap the bra and insert the pumping flanges into the loops of the hair ties: (you can pump one side or both)
You can leave it on during the day which makes setting up for pumping so much faster.
as long as you aren't wearing tight shifts it isn't even noticeable through your clothing
Some tips:
If you need this to be longer or shorter you can add extra hair ties or fold some of the hair ties in half while you're making the chain.
you can even nurse and pump at the same time:
