Breast pumps?

jubilee · Jan 23rd, 2010, 05:31 AM

Hi can anyone reccomend whether electronic or manual pumps are best and what types are good.

I was looking at Tommee tippee as I had also looked at their bottles for breast & bottle feeding.

any ideas?

thanks

jubilee · Jan 26th, 2010, 04:22 AM

that is helpful. I am planning to express breast milk. I didn't get on with breast feeding last time but would like to use breast milk. x

LittleAurora · Jan 26th, 2010, 10:17 AM

I found the elec pump worked best for me

elm · Jan 27th, 2010, 20:21 PM

Definitely recommend Medela, they're fantastic

I used a Tommee Tippee pump and it was really brutal, only used it a couple of times but also used the Closer to Nature bottles that came with it.

I have a Medela Swing which has a two phase function (it goes fast at the start mimicking a baby so the milk flows better) which I love - I found it even better than the Medela hospital pump I used (which didn't have the two phase thing).

If you're not going to be pumping much you could get a Medela manual, they're cheaper and you can still do the two phase thing on them.

x

jubilee · Jan 28th, 2010, 10:15 AM

Thanks guys x

bigbloomerz · Feb 2nd, 2010, 10:55 AM

My Midwife last week at antenatal class advised against the Tommee Tippee breast pump, said a lot of new mums find it really hard to use! She recommended the AVENT ones or the Mendela

xx

emerald78 · Feb 7th, 2010, 15:35 PM

Medela electric pump is brilliant. If you are going to be soley expressing I would advise you get an electric one. Otherwise you could end up with RSI.

Princess mama · Feb 9th, 2010, 18:00 PM

ive been hired the mandela lactina pump which i love but looking at retail price of 399.00 so brought the tommee tippee closer to nature electric breast pump, after a slight hiccup with breast feeding which knocked my confidence right out the window have been and plan to express milk to feed with bottles. Used it once tonight first time, not much expressed but thats nothing to go by with my milk supply but the noise it makes is so so annoying, will eventually probably drive me in sane.

bexxie · Feb 11th, 2010, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess mama

ive been hired the mandela lactina pump which i love but looking at retail price of 399.00 so brought the tommee tippee closer to nature electric breast pump, after a slight hiccup with breast feeding which knocked my confidence right out the window have been and plan to express milk to feed with bottles. Used it once tonight first time, not much expressed but thats nothing to go by with my milk supply but the noise it makes is so so annoying, will eventually probably drive me in sane.

Try late at night or first thing hun I always found the let-down of milk higher then could get up to 11oz's at a time then.

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Jan 23rd, 2010, 05:31 AM	#1
jubilee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London Posts: 219	Breast pumps? Hi can anyone reccomend whether electronic or manual pumps are best and what types are good. I was looking at Tommee tippee as I had also looked at their bottles for breast & bottle feeding. any ideas? thanks

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Jan 26th, 2010, 04:22 AM	#2
jubilee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London Posts: 219	that is helpful. I am planning to express breast milk. I didn't get on with breast feeding last time but would like to use breast milk. x

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Jan 26th, 2010, 10:17 AM	#3
LittleAurora Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,678	I found the elec pump worked best for me

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Jan 27th, 2010, 20:21 PM	#4
elm Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: United Slingdom Posts: 6,324	Definitely recommend Medela, they're fantastic I used a Tommee Tippee pump and it was really brutal, only used it a couple of times but also used the Closer to Nature bottles that came with it. I have a Medela Swing which has a two phase function (it goes fast at the start mimicking a baby so the milk flows better) which I love - I found it even better than the Medela hospital pump I used (which didn't have the two phase thing). If you're not going to be pumping much you could get a Medela manual, they're cheaper and you can still do the two phase thing on them. x

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Jan 28th, 2010, 10:15 AM	#5
jubilee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London Posts: 219	Thanks guys x

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Feb 2nd, 2010, 10:55 AM	#6
bigbloomerz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Garden of England, UK Posts: 3,699	My Midwife last week at antenatal class advised against the Tommee Tippee breast pump, said a lot of new mums find it really hard to use! She recommended the AVENT ones or the Mendela xx

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Feb 7th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#7
emerald78 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lancashire Posts: 502	Medela electric pump is brilliant. If you are going to be soley expressing I would advise you get an electric one. Otherwise you could end up with RSI.

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Feb 9th, 2010, 18:00 PM	#8
Princess mama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 153	ive been hired the mandela lactina pump which i love but looking at retail price of 399.00 so brought the tommee tippee closer to nature electric breast pump, after a slight hiccup with breast feeding which knocked my confidence right out the window have been and plan to express milk to feed with bottles. Used it once tonight first time, not much expressed but thats nothing to go by with my milk supply but the noise it makes is so so annoying, will eventually probably drive me in sane.

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