BreastPumps Manual vs Electric

Morning

 

I was wondering about breastpumps. I want to try and breastfeed this time and I'd like to know what kind of pumps are good....

 

I've got one of those Tomme Tippie angled manual pumps but with DD1 even when I was full of milk I'd only get a couple of drops out at a time & it got really frustrating.

I was thinking of going electric this time round but I was wanting to know what everyone else used and how they'd prefer that way over the other way?

I dont really want to spend to much money eg: no more than $150 either in case it does'nt work out again.

 

Any suggestions would be good...

I borrowed a manual pump. For about 3 months I couldn't express. My baby fed well and was not missing out at all but it was like I got stage fright when I tried to express.

After about 3 months or so I found I could express only after the morning feed.   So basicly I just gave up expressing after that and haven't really had a need for it. Im still breastfeeding.

I am glad I didn't buy an electric pump and was lucky to have borrowed a manual pump.

Apparently 1 in 10 women can not or have problems with expressing. You can hire electric pumps from some chemists. If you use them longterm it works out better to just buy one but you could always hire one at first to give it a go.

Good luck with BF this time round.

I had one that worked as both electric and manual (avent isis uno). I got it 2nd hand so didn't pay that much for it and looooved it. I never used the manual, always the electric

I used a medela electric initially which worked ok but I ended up buying an avent manual which I found really good.  I'll just use my avent next time.

Avent do have a handle to squeeze

And thanks!

OT - but Sonyaw - I love yr little girl's name! Beautiful!

I will be a first time mum so I have no idea but find this really useful. I asked on a website (not sure if I can say what one) and they suggested the Medela electric one which is under $150 - I want to do one express a day so that DH can do one night feed so I get a bit more sleep, he is always awake late as he is a night owl... I am now wondering if Avent is better...

If you do go for an electric one then I would suggest getting the double one, there is a little valve you can turn so that it is only single pumping if you are feeding bubs on the other side or just want to express the other side after feeding bubs etc. I found with the double I could express both boobs in 10mins rather than taking 20 cos of having to spend 10mins on each side. The medela you can also buy attachments so that they can be manual but it is the pull style rather than the pump handle, and they can be mains or battery powered so pretty versatile.

Have a look at breastmates.co.nz. They are who I bought my double pump off and I found them really good and helpful.

Double electric breast pumps are fab - they save so much time. But only really worth buying if you are expressing several times each day. I bought an Ameda "Purely Yours" off TradeMe for about $150 I think. Ameda is the same brand as the hospital ones (where I live). I hired one of the hospital grade ones through Parents Centre for the first 3 weeks, but actually preferred the one I bought even though it was slightly less *sucky* lol .

I never used a manual pump, but found this video clip which may be helpful?

I don't understand what you mean about expressing as much in a short time. The quickest way is to pump both boobs at once which is what the double pump does.