I'm looking for double or single motor breast pump, which ones have you've used or are using? What works best for you? I'm a stay home mom and will be for the next 7 months at least. I'm looking for a pump and accessories that will best store breast milk just in case I can not be with my baby. I've heard of a lot of brands and none are cheap. If I was willing to spend the money, which pump would be worthwhile to get? (I plan to have a second child in two years as well). Please share your experiences, thanks!
2006-12-27 21:59:26 · 3 answers · asked by Stephanie T 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I had a Gerber and it was good. There were many times I wishes I had one like at the hospital; that was a monster machine!
2006-12-27 22:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used the Medela, it's a double pump, it's the closest you will get to the hospital pumps. I think it was almost $300 or maybe it was $200 I forget. Anyway, I plan on using it with this pregnancy, it's lasted all this time and I pumped after every feeding for 6 or 7 months my daughter is 10 months.
You can store brest milk in a regular freezer that's part of your fridge for 3 months. If you have a deep freez like I did you can store it for 6 months.
I used the gerber storage bags I found it eassier than the bottle, but you have to be careful that you don't bang the bags arround because otherwise they get holes in them and leak while you defrost.
Fresh pumped brest milk can stay at room temp for 10 hours.
Fresh pumped can stay in the fridge for 8 days.
Defrosted can stay at room temp for 1 hour and in the fridge for 24 hours.
Word of advice is smell you milk when it is freshly pumped and make sure that when you defrost it it smells the same. If it has an odor don't give it to the baby.
Also you will notice that when the milk freezes it will settle and seperate, the fat will be on top and the rest on the bottom. defrost all of it and then serve what you need to make sure that your milk mixes the way it should.
feel free to get in touch with me with any more questions.
2006-12-28 13:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by rnavarro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found that a double pump worked best. My daughter was six weeks early and I used a hospital-grade pump. It was so much better than the inexpensive ones I bought to pump with for my son. You can store breast milk in the freezer for several months -- maybe you could rent a hospital pump for a short period just to have some in reserve. I think this would be my choice if I had another child.
Christie
2006-12-28 11:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by rcpeabody1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋