Opinion please! Breast pumps!

[SAHF]

Hi everyone!

OK so I plan to breastfeed and at times will also use a pump so that my partner can feed the baby on occasion, and to make things easier if we're out sometimes. Mostly, I'll breastfeed though.

I was looking for a budget-friendly option and found this one on Amazon, which has very good reviews: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Q7X8WTU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=142IIRNF0EUW5&coliid=I14RDBK26TUJEO&psc=1

But, Mothercare have this on offer right now in their sale: http://www.mothercare.com/MAM-Breastfeeding-Starter-Kit/764967,default,pd.html and as far as I am aware, that's a really reputable brand. I also wouldn't afford that brand at full price.

The only difference between the 2 is one is electric, the other isn't.

Should I get the one which is in the sale? Or wait, as I'm only 14+2?

 

[Faith1]

Hello

I bought a manual pump while I was pregnant. I didn't like the idea of an electric pump 'being in control' of my breast!

As it turns out I really struggled to express anything with the manual pump. I wish id bought an electric one right away.

I got one by Lansinoh in the sale, it was about £50. I think you can get some good deals if you keep your eye out. You can also hire them from Your local children's centre which I didn't know about when I was pregnant.

Hope you manage to find the right one for you.

 

[Lucyboo]

I personally didn't buy mine until my baby was here as wasn't sure how I would get on with the bf and didn't want to waste any money. I bought a cheapy £10 manual one to start but hated it. The maternity support workers didn't advise to buy an electric one in the very start anyway. I got the lanisoh single electric one for £50 in the sale. Half price.

 

[Quinn1979]

I've just bought the avent electric one for 60 on ebay brand new. God knows how ill get on with fb but id like to give it a go! Xxx

 

[Rose83]

I started with the tommee tippee electric pump which I got on offer and it was fine for occasional expressing but due to the fact I had to start expressing every feed I needed a double pump and one that could handle months of use up to 8 times a day so I invested £250 in the Medela freestyle and it's been brilliant but that's because it suited what I needed it for and I would never have spent that amount of money if I hadn't been stuck in the situation of needing it. I don't know many people that have got on with manual pumping so personally I would go with an electric but it's really got to be you deciding what works for you x