Please help to choose breast pump

[Inga]

Im probably repeating someone's thread, but I am really stuck here! Please Share your experience with breastfeeding. I am considering breastfeeding if everything goes well, but this is my first baby and I really don't know which one to go for. So far I have had different opinions: from my sister in law that I should try them (buy many) and see which one works best. A friend who had 2 babies said it was easier to express by hand. And someone who just had a baby has got Medela electrical double breast pump. I have been looking at Philips Avent electrical ISIS IQ, but no way I will go for double and pay 400£!! Or is it really worth the money? I am hoping to get some me time some times and go exercise or go shopping, while oh could spend alone time with baby and give him a bottle with expressed breast milk.

 

[Drummers_wife]

Hi I have jus sent you a pm but try a manual first to see if you establish bf and then if baby takes a bottle then get a stronger electronic pump medella or ameda in my opinion are the best x
Tommee tippee electric isnt very good xx

Bf is hardwork but very rewarding my lil man is 10wks today an loves his boobie milk x any questions jus ask xx

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[Rhino Horn]

I had a manual...and hated it. Gave me blisters on my hand!

I had the medela swing, thought it was fab and lasted through 2 babies. X

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Proud mummy of Seren 15 Nov 2010 & Bethan 12 Oct 2012

 

[Lynds77]

(copied from tri3 post!)

i had an electric medela swing pump and it broke after just 3 days use! I wasnt even using it that much as I was feeding from the breast too. yes it was easy and it did the job

a friend then lent me her Avent Manual pump, and it was just as good! Had an annoying squeak, and yes of course i had to pump myself but it was just as effective as getting the milk out as the electric

personally if i were you I would get the Avent one. And if you are able to breast feed and express and get past the first few weeks then maybe invest in a double electric one.

but a LOT of woman fall at the first few hurdles and give up in the first 6 weeks as its bloody hard !!!

 

[tweetyfoo]

I wouldn't bother with a pump until baby is here.

Many woman spend money and end up not using it because they decide to FF.

Other women like myself find that they can't get baby to latch and have to express full time. I have a supersonic double pump on hire (£2K to buy)

So I would wait until you know what you need, then get it.

 

[EmiLou123]

I'd recommend getting a manual pump to see how you get on before forking out on an expensive electric pump. Breastfeeding is hard work but rewarding at the same time. I was feeding lo constantly for the first month but through sheer determination nearly 10 weeks later I am still doing it (he is now feeding in around 5 mins a side every 2-4 hours). I have an electric pump and manual pump and use neither of them lol. It was too much hassle imo sterilising everything all the time and spending hours expressing and breastfeeding as well.

Good luck

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[nicky1987]

I would say it depends how often you are going to express. I only express once a day so that jasmine can have a bottle with daddy on a night and we can get her used to having one. So the electric tommee tippee is just fine for us. But if your wanting to pump more then I'd suggest a medala swing or other in that range x