Breast feeding...again! lol

Layla · Oct 12th, 2007, 10:35 AM

Sorry guys,

Just want to understand this in my mind.

Im thinking now about getting the single cheaper breastpump instead of teh expensive double one.

I have seen alot of you talk about a let down thing that happens when you breast feed, can someone explain to me what that is? and does it affect what pump you get?

Will a basic one like this still be ok?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/medela-mini-el...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks, sorry for asking again

x

Lucy · Oct 12th, 2007, 14:34 PM

The letdown is a reflex that occurs when it's stimulated (which can be from hormones when you hear your baby cry, by the baby suckling or by a pump), when you get a letdown the milk pours out of your boobs. You might have several letdowns per pumping session or per feed.

The idea is that if the pump is good at stimulating your letdown you'll get a lot more milk out quicker. When the baby is feeding they'll get a lot of milk squirting in their mouths.

So if you're going to do a lot of pumping it's best to get a pump that is efficient at getting your milk out but what works for one person might not work for the next. Lots of women get as much expressed milk as they need by simply hand expressing!

Hels · Oct 12th, 2007, 15:38 PM

Layla, I had a really basic Avent breast pump last time and It was great, although it made a funny noise!! I got it free from Sure Start....might be worth checking if they still give them away if your in a SS area??
This time round I have bought the Tommee Tippee manual one. Im hoping that it is as good, but like Lucy said, I managed to hand express enough for Charlie in the first day or 2!!

Kina · Oct 12th, 2007, 15:58 PM

I have the medela swing, that mimics a babies fast sucking at first which stimulates your let down. Then when that happens you press a button which changes to longer pull (don't know how else to describe it) which is like how a babies sucking changes once you've let down. For me I normally let down about 30-60 seconds after Alex has latched on, but in the early days I'd be letting down at totally random things (like stood washing up!). It feels like a tingling/stinging for a few seconds when it happens and my breasts go really hard.

Layla · Oct 12th, 2007, 17:56 PM

thanks guys, I think i will just get a single electric one then rather than the double.

x

Oct 12th, 2007, 10:35 AM	#1
Layla Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 6,732	Breast feeding...again! lol Sorry guys, Just want to understand this in my mind. Im thinking now about getting the single cheaper breastpump instead of teh expensive double one. I have seen alot of you talk about a let down thing that happens when you breast feed, can someone explain to me what that is? and does it affect what pump you get? Will a basic one like this still be ok? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/medela-mini-el...QQcmdZViewItem Thanks, sorry for asking again x

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Lucy Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 478	The letdown is a reflex that occurs when it's stimulated (which can be from hormones when you hear your baby cry, by the baby suckling or by a pump), when you get a letdown the milk pours out of your boobs. You might have several letdowns per pumping session or per feed. The idea is that if the pump is good at stimulating your letdown you'll get a lot more milk out quicker. When the baby is feeding they'll get a lot of milk squirting in their mouths. So if you're going to do a lot of pumping it's best to get a pump that is efficient at getting your milk out but what works for one person might not work for the next. Lots of women get as much expressed milk as they need by simply hand expressing!
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Hels Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 869	Layla, I had a really basic Avent breast pump last time and It was great, although it made a funny noise!! I got it free from Sure Start....might be worth checking if they still give them away if your in a SS area?? This time round I have bought the Tommee Tippee manual one. Im hoping that it is as good, but like Lucy said, I managed to hand express enough for Charlie in the first day or 2!!
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Oct 12th, 2007, 15:58 PM	#4
Kina Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,456	I have the medela swing, that mimics a babies fast sucking at first which stimulates your let down. Then when that happens you press a button which changes to longer pull (don't know how else to describe it) which is like how a babies sucking changes once you've let down. For me I normally let down about 30-60 seconds after Alex has latched on, but in the early days I'd be letting down at totally random things (like stood washing up!). It feels like a tingling/stinging for a few seconds when it happens and my breasts go really hard.

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Layla Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 6,732	thanks guys, I think i will just get a single electric one then rather than the double. x

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