Hire or Purchase TENS Machine ?

mama2b · Feb 10th, 2009, 13:47 PM

Which do you think is best ? I was planing on hiring one from Tesco for £28 for 6 weeks but now I have been having really bad hip and backache (which i think is spd) I have been advised I can use a tens machine to help relieve the pain so that means I need to get one now.

Do you think its worth buying one then selling it on ebay after or just hiring it ?

kateqpr · Feb 10th, 2009, 14:32 PM

I'm not sure, but i think the ones you use for labour seem to have a higher frequency than the ones you use for normal pain relief and are safe to use in pregnancy ( i was looking at labour ones the other day and all said DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT AND BEFORE 37 WEEKS!!!).

Maybe buy one that is definitely good for both uses and keep it in good condition. Not sure how they resell on though.

thelilbump · Feb 10th, 2009, 14:39 PM

i got the babycare elle tens (purchased) n omg i loved the thing used it right the way through till giving birth. oooo that boost button was like heaven once i dared to press it. i bought mine and was planning on resell but i like it so much i'm saving it.

http://www.babycaretens.com/acatalog/Elle_TENS.html

thelilbump · Feb 10th, 2009, 14:40 PM

p.s you need a 4 pad tens for labour, the one you need for your back etc will be a 2 pad probably

AnnaBanana9 · Feb 10th, 2009, 15:31 PM

Might be worth asking if your hospital lends them out free of charge to expectant mothers. I've just collected mine from the physiotherapy department. Was told that it's more powerful than those you can buy, and it's free.

sparkswillfly · Feb 10th, 2009, 15:33 PM

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Originally Posted by thelilbump

i got the babycare elle tens (purchased) n omg i loved the thing used it right the way through till giving birth. oooo that boost button was like heaven once i dared to press it. i bought mine and was planning on resell but i like it so much i'm saving it.

http://www.babycaretens.com/acatalog/Elle_TENS.html

Ive hired the same one. You can buy them from amazon for £57 free p&p and then they sell on ebay for about £40.

mama2b · Feb 10th, 2009, 17:09 PM

The one I was looking at from Tescos is a mama tens machine ? Do you know if its any good ?

So do you think it would help with spd and back pain ?

kelly2903 · Feb 10th, 2009, 17:20 PM

lloyds pharmacy have an offer on both tens machines
£14.99 for a 2 pad 1
£19.99 for a 4 pad 1

this is the link hun
http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webapp...p:OrderItemAdd

**Arcanegirl** · Feb 10th, 2009, 17:45 PM

Lloyds pharmacy ones done reccomend for pregnancy though...

kelly2903 · Feb 10th, 2009, 18:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Arcanegirl

Lloyds pharmacy ones done reccomend for pregnancy though...

i didnt no that... thanks i just assumed a tens machine was a tens machine just come with more or less pads???

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mama2b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,067	Hire or Purchase TENS Machine ? Which do you think is best ? I was planing on hiring one from Tesco for £28 for 6 weeks but now I have been having really bad hip and backache (which i think is spd) I have been advised I can use a tens machine to help relieve the pain so that means I need to get one now. Do you think its worth buying one then selling it on ebay after or just hiring it ?

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kateqpr Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West London Posts: 1,391	I'm not sure, but i think the ones you use for labour seem to have a higher frequency than the ones you use for normal pain relief and are safe to use in pregnancy ( i was looking at labour ones the other day and all said DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT AND BEFORE 37 WEEKS!!!). Maybe buy one that is definitely good for both uses and keep it in good condition. Not sure how they resell on though.

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thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	i got the babycare elle tens (purchased) n omg i loved the thing used it right the way through till giving birth. oooo that boost button was like heaven once i dared to press it. i bought mine and was planning on resell but i like it so much i'm saving it. http://www.babycaretens.com/acatalog/Elle_TENS.html

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thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	p.s you need a 4 pad tens for labour, the one you need for your back etc will be a 2 pad probably

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AnnaBanana9 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sunderland, UK Posts: 8,667	Might be worth asking if your hospital lends them out free of charge to expectant mothers. I've just collected mine from the physiotherapy department. Was told that it's more powerful than those you can buy, and it's free.

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Feb 10th, 2009, 17:09 PM	#7
mama2b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,067	The one I was looking at from Tescos is a mama tens machine ? Do you know if its any good ? So do you think it would help with spd and back pain ?

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kelly2903 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: west yorkshire uk Posts: 3,492	lloyds pharmacy have an offer on both tens machines £14.99 for a 2 pad 1 £19.99 for a 4 pad 1 this is the link hun http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webapp...p:OrderItemAdd

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Arcanegirl Pregnant (Expecting) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,664	Lloyds pharmacy ones done reccomend for pregnancy though...

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