Can you do the fridge hack with wearable pumps too?

I am thinking about getting the Elvie stride but I hear washing all of the parts after every use is a pain!

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I use the hack for my MomCozy

I have a couple different wearable breast pumps and the Elvie stride is the easiest to clean. Only 4 parts!

So I’ve heard some serious horror stories about the fridge hack, so please look into it more in depth and make the best decision for yourself!

oh no! Like what? I haven’t heard any so I would like to know if I should not do this 🙈

I’ve heard of a couple different stories about bacteria growth and it being damaging. There was a preemie and she developed NEC from this hack

It's completely fine. Milk last for four days in the fridge so it lasting 24 hours on your pumping parts is completely reasonable. Three lactation consultants recommended it to me as well.

I love the Elvie Stride! Great purchase (and it was my 3rd wearable, hated the other 2).

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Front sleeping

My baby is 9 months old and I was told a while back that the sleep should always start in there back, is this true and why?
My baby always wants to front sleep now and I’m fighting every night to get the sleep to start on his back or side

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Witching hour??

Pretty sure my 7 week old has a strict “lose all chill at 6pm” policy 😅

Evenings = crying, pacing, questioning my life choices 😂

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No warning, no even proper explanation of what triggered it. With one staff member saying “he is not speaking at all”, and another dismissing it and saying it’s completely normal.

And everyone seem to dismiss my shock as he is the most chatty happiest child at home.

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