Breast Milk - Pumping Tracker+

I exclusively breastfeed on demand with a couple pumping sessions a day + catching letdown on opposite site while feeding. I haven’t used the pump tracker but the reminders are gentle and great! When I get closer to returning to work and not able to breastfeed on demand, I will absolutely be using this portion. Using the stash has been amazing for me. Setting how much milk I’ll need per feed and then goals makes the app do the math for me as to how many days I have and what I still need. Within 2 months, I have 37 bags at 167 oz. Love that it tells me what to label my bag #s. I made suggestion to developer to add grouping for making bricks and they added to roadmap. Also love that it quickly shows me what bag # needs to used first and I can set my own use by date calculation. Another helpful piece that could be added to app would be to have deep freezer as additional option since the expiration is different between freezer vs deep freeze but I don’t use a deep freezer currently. If I need to or start to, it’s something missing with this app currently. Or id have to change freezer best by settings and not be able to store any milk in my regular freezer since it’s all or nothing within the setting. Suggestion also is easy ability to choose to log stash in oz or mL instead of only selecting one option in settings. Since I’m catching overflow, it’s not much. But by the time I bag it all for freezer, it’s enough to log in oz. But this limitation keeps me from logging my stash in the fridge and only adding once I bag for the freezer. Beware, deleting a bag # doesn’t allow you to manually add that # again later! I emailed developer about a questions, requested the import spreadsheet template, and made a suggestion and they responded same day with helpful screen recording and answers!

Having the app keep track of everything and send reminders to pump, how long ago I pumped how much I pumped was a lifesaver. I was able to stay on schedule without wondering when I last pumped. Kept up with how much on each side which helped when I got clogs and mastitis. This app saved me during my pumping experience. It's bc of the app I know I have enough milk frozen to be done at 10 months and feed him until he's 13 months. It's worth it if you plan on exclusively pumping and are serious about your goals. It won't fix your output but can help you stick to a schedule.

I have a baby in the nicu so exclusively pumping for now and when I say it's saved my breastfeeding / pumping journey I mean it. I find the stats so encouraging to keep going after starting with the puniest start to my journey. It has kept me hopeful / encouraged enough to keep going, even on the days that don't give me as much. Also don't get started on the timer and scheduling, because it's a life saver for that mom brain.