[UpNorth]

I've been pumping on and off for 3 years and i'm not a huge fan of pump actually I do love the freedom and flexibility and great control it can provide, and i don't mind being attached to something all the time, but i do mind the problems i've had with failing sets...

But no, it doesn't hurt to have a pump... the insertion doesn't hurt more than an injection really, even though the needle is quite a lot bigger... But sure, sometimes it hurts like a ************* son of a gun if hitting a nerve... But that's the same with injections so...

YES! It does get in the way, and in my case it gets in the way quite a lot! Doesn't matter where i put it, and how carefully i hide away the tubing. Doorknobs, drawers and everything else you can possibly think of LOVES my tubing! Today i had to go and do a set change at work, because my tubing got caught on a broken plastic box so the box got some kind of plastic hook on it instead of a smooth edge... It took my tubing, i didn't notice, turned around and felt i was stuck, looked and sure enough... tubing caught, and nearly cut off by the sharp plastic edge and the force of me turning around Luckily i did bring an extra set! I use as short tubing as i feel comfortable with... In my case 60 cm... Makes the tubing long enough to sleep well with the pump, and move the pump from belt/pocket and clip it to my bra instead etc...