How do you wear your pump?

[GregGolden]

Ive been wearing mine on my belt with a clip for the past year, but I finally switched to just putting it in my pocket with the clip. I'll wear the clip in bed though. What's everyone else do?

[Chappo]

Some of my colleagues when wearing a suit, have a very small slit in the top of their pockets and so therefore can thread the tubing through their pockets, so it never gets seen apart from when they take the pump out of their pockets. Pretty cool little hiding spot!

I think when i move to the pump in a few weeks i'll have mine in my pocket as well.

[notme]

I clip my pump to my waistband usually during the day. I wear levis and don't work or wear work clothes so dressing up or hiding my pump isn't an issue. When I dress to go out, I either put it in a pocket and remove the clip (for bulkiness reasons), or hide it someplace in my bra. Guess guys don't have that problem. :T At night, I will clip it to my waistband on my night shorts. I have also just let it float free in bed with me.

[SGT Shoutmore]

Day time:

Civ: Waste band of jeans or shorts.
Work: Clipped to belt or in pocket, depends on situation.

Night:
With shirt: In shirt pocket
Without: Clipped to front, left or right of "the boys" on boxer shorts as to not
pinch my sides when I roll-over.

[Gordonm]

I just clip it to my belt. Waste band at night and waste band on days where Iwear shorts. I don't care if people see it. It is not ugly so why hide it.

[Jan B]

I used to try hard to hide it, but not anymore. If I have a little bulge, so be it . . . . many people just assume it's a phone clipped to the waist.

I love it when you have big enough pants pockets you can just slip it into.

[fgummett]

Daytime it's usually in my pocket... not trying to hide it, just feels more comfortable than clipped on. Although I do have it on a clip for when I need an extra hand.
Night-time it just hangs out with (ahem) everything else... sometimes I'll wake with it wrapped underneath me but I've yet to disconnect it off while sleeping :)

For business trips I also have cut a small hole in the top of my trouser pockets so I can thread it through without any of the tubing showing.

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I did hear a story of a woman who had her pump hidden in her hair-do for her wedding and gave her boluses using the remote (MM)

[Glucoweb]

Clipped on to belt or waistband always. Casual, work, night time, suit, tux, always on the right side.

[stlduckhunter]

I have a car with bucket seats and was breaking the belt clip when I got in and out of the car. I moved the pump to my pocket and have been happy ever since.

[kgm0612]

Mine is clipped to my waistband almost 24/7. I sleep with capri-style PJ bottoms during the spring & summer and clip it to the waistband.

Karen

[Mich]

In my pocket (tiny slit cut at top) always. In levis I wear longer tops so I don't have a lump.I shop for clothes with adequate pockets. I pin a travel wallet or baby sock inside skirts.

The times when I clip it on my waist or pocket, I end up hitting it or knocking it off.

Slipped into boxer pocket in my pj's for sleeping.

Mich

PS Love my Cozmo, but wish it was flatter.

[PepsiLvr]

In my pocket since my clip broke. In bed I just let it "roam around" because I don't always lay the same way every time.

[fgummett]

In my pocket since my clip broke. In bed I just let it "roam around" because I don't always lay the same way every time.
What kind of pump? I was recently told by MM Canada that if the clip broke I should just call them for a free replacement :)

[Lloyd]

Right front pocket of my jeans.

[Subby]

I love clipped in the pocket. When I first got the pump I was kind of looking forward to working out holsters and places to put it: but the pocket is so secure, handy, easy, natural, I just can't fault it.

At night I let it roam. As I sleep without clothes it just seems to sleep right beside me. I seem to naturally move it to a better spot if I turn over etc.

BUT I must admit I have a tendancy to wake up sleeping right on top of it. It's not the softest thing to sleep ON. I'm considering putting it inside a small pillow or soft toy like I saw on some forum (here?).

[Subby]

In my pocket since my clip broke. In bed I just let it "roam around" because I don't always lay the same way every time.

And, again if it's MM, and if they don't give you a free one, you can order them off their website easily and they are pretty cheap. Under $10 US, I think. Don't quote me though. I got a couple.

[Keezheekoni]

Clipped to my waistband, usually in the back, but if my sensor is in the front, then I clip it to the front of the waistband. For sleeping, it's clipped to the front of my pajama bottoms, since I sleep on my sides and never roll onto my stomach.

I haven't had occasion to wear my pump while wearing a dress, though I'm assuming I'll just clip it to the sleeve of my dress ala Dewey. :)

[Stumpkins]

Always conceal mine - in the bra....for ME, it's safe there...any time that I do or have worn it on the outside, I've knocked it against everthing possible, broken the clips, and had my tubing caught on several doorknobs!!! :T

[fgummett]

Most of the ladies I met at the local pump club use the bra and clip as well... so they told me anyway :o

[thomasb]

Got's me a new job where the dresscode is just below suits, so i wear a shirt and suit pants. The pants are tight and it looks strnage to have the pump in the pocket so i have to clip it to the belt. and that makes it look like im wearing a beeper. So far havent found a way to hide it. it's bugging me some, since it kinda looks weird to have it clipped to belt.

[tanyatype1]

Between the girls!

[Gary_W]

Pump on the belt on one side, iPod on the belt on the other. All I need now is a bullet belt across my chest....

At night, clipped onto the front of a pair of boxers. If my wife pulls on the tubing (interntionally or otherwise), I consider that 'foreplay'.

Gary

[RobiJo]

I use the clip and put it in my pocket (clip facing out).

If I don't have a pocket (rare) I clip it to my bra in the middle of my chest.

I always have it clipped on.

[w5wjp]

Daytime - pouch on my belt
Night - Pocket of a pocket t-shirt and if it falls out it free roams

[solox316]

Clipped onto belt, whatever side my CGMS transmitter is. At night, it is clipped on my elastic waistband of my shorts/pants, near the center coz I switch sides a lot.

[barbarac]

Sometimes clipped to pants/shorts or whatever, but it seems to fall off a lot, so most of the time it is in my bra. Looks kind of awkward when I have to take it out--friends know what I am doing, but not sure of other people--like at restaurants. Oh well. Like I said, have trouble getting it to stay clipped on. Sleep with it clipped on and it is sometimes off by the time I get up.

[PepsiLvr]

What kind of pump? I was recently told by MM Canada that if the clip broke I should just call them for a free replacement :)


It's a MM712. I've been though a couple clips. I always had to order them as they would never give a free one. I'm just too lazy to order one right now. Plus the pocket thing is kind of working out :)

[fgummett]

Yeah... I was doing the pocket thing for the last few months when my clip was broken and I didn't realise I could get a replacement... OK for walking around but awkward at times when you might need an extra hand :o

[ultrafine]

I wear camisoles or a tank tops most of the time under my clothes so I tend to clip my pump on to the staps. If not, bra.

[pegasus]

Clip during the day that came w/MM 522 unless going into work situations, for which I bought a fancier one w/faux leather cover.

For nighttime, MM sells a velcro-adjustable waistband that has a pouch, so it can twist around when I do w/o getting caught anywhere.

[Coppernob]

How do I wear my pump?
Very happily! :D
During the workday, I wear it on the waistband of my slacks, at weekends/days off it's clipped to the pocket of my jeans. When I am working in the garden, I put it inside the pocket to protect it. I used to hide it but now I don't bother - it is fairly inconspicuous anyway.

[shabbie]

daytime if i have a pocket goes in there, or if i wear a belt it clips on the back at the small of the back so its out of the way.

night time its loose in bed with me (tried under the pillow and clipping it to clothing which just didnt work for me)

so far no issues. at least until summer comes around and i have to try and wear it with a dress!

[blue eyes]

Clipped to waistband of jean with the holster or around waist with nylon case, if I wear trackpants in my pocket which I prefer.

[Don C.]

I wear my MM722 on my belt with the holster always on the right side. Cell phone is on belt always on the left side. At night time I use the clip to the waistband of whatever I am wearing.

[Spbeyond]

Omnipod so it sticks to me. (Cant feel it really) and the controller is in my laptop case. Easy.

[Micha82]

I clip it on my jeans.

[UpNorth]

I always have to wear a belt with my jeans these days since i've been losing weight A LOT :T So i clip my pump onto the belt most often on my left side but sometimes back. And it bumps into EVERYTHING and i've sacrificed 2 or 3 sets at work during the month i've been wearing my pump at work:mad: I sometimes wear my pump clipped onto my bra or if my sweater at work has somewhere to hold a pump i put it there, but i feel most comfortable having it clipped on the belt at my hip... Just wish every sticking out part or sharp edges at work could leave my tubing! And my pump has also gotten its fair share of bumps into things lately, so i'm looking into getting some kind of protective holster/bag for it that can be on a belt and can handle rough handling... As for night... it's just floating around freely in bed... i'm twisting and turning quite a bit at night so it's the most convenient for me...

[BEdmonson85]

I clip to my belt during the day.

At night I usually just let it roam free in bed. Never had any problems this way. (i use the Silhouette infusion set w/ 43" tubing).

Cheers

-BEdmonson85

[aeromarv]

With my Minimed 722, I used to use the clips and clip it to a pocket, or waistband. Since the clips won't stop breaking, I've given up and just slip the pump into a pocket. Going to go find a cheap cell phone case to put it in here shortly.

[Dina]

I wear mine on my waist band, but I turn to the inside so it is more concealed.

[Janlaton]

Man, never thought about it. Guess that is another good reason to be a type 2. Hope you find a good way

[CrazyGramma]

For the summer I am going to try to design something to hold my pump for dresses that flow down without a waistband. I am thinking of making a light weight fabric bag with velcro that I can hook over the back bra strap so that it can hang just behind my arm.

[kazza]

Always in my left pocket which makes pocket-less pants and dresses a problem. I don't get the bra thing, think I am too petite because I've tried and it just looks odd. I've got a cloth case I'll safety pin to the insides of skirts on occasion and this is where I'll notice just how heavy the thing is. I remember somebody giving a suggestion way back when to use a body wrap camisole type of a thing, I have yet to try it but it seems like a good idea.
When I'm sleeping, it's a free floater and only occasionally wake up with the tubing wrapped around me, laying on top of it or on those rare days, both :eek:

[Alice]

I don't use a pump but am reading these great suggestions...I may need to buy some bigger "girls" to place it in my bra...if I decide to go the pump route!

I hate anything on my waistband...feel like my waist is large enough anyway...sounds like men have no problems clipping stuff to their waists...small of my back would work.

[D-Rock]

For the 1st year I struggled with trying to use the clip. Finally I just put it in the pocket of my pants. What a liberation.

You ladies are lucky that you have the built-in places to conceal it.

D.