My baby is due within the next 4 weeks, and I am wanting to give breast feeding a try. I will have to go back to work after my leave, so I will be needing a breast pump. I am wanting an electric breast pump, and the bottles I will be using are the soothie bottles.
Anybody know of a good electric breast pump that is compatible with the soothie bottles? thanks.
2007-01-08 14:38:42 · 4 answers · asked by rainbowbright 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My baby was in the NICU, so I had to pump immediately(they wanted everything he ate measured). I had a single pump by evenflo or someone, it quite working after about a month. I now have the "First Years Dual Electric Pump". It comes with two soothie bottles(it has a size adapter also so you could use regular bottles to pump into and store, then the soothies for actual feeding). This one is battery or electric, and actually works really well with the battery(4 size c). It comes with the inserts for smaller nipples and you can use it for a single or dual. The one I got was 59.99 or so at Wal-Mart and Target. There is another one that is 100 or more, but this one works great for me. I use it at work all the time. It also isn't as loud as my last one. Good luck!
2007-01-08 15:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by cerah_micah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Medela Pump and Style. It's a dual pump (btw, go with a dual pump no matter what, saves time) and it has it's own bottles. So what I do is pump into the bottles and then I get Gerber breastmilk storage bags and put the milk into that. Then I can write the date and how much is in the bag so I can freeze it. Another thing, you might not want to get all your eggs in one basket on the soothie bottles. Though you may want to use them, your baby might have other ideas. We got a couple of different bottles for our son to try and the only ones that he would ever drink from were the Avent bottles. If you don't want to do a big investment (my pump was around $300) talk to the hospital that you're giving birht at. A lot of them will have pumps that you can rent. That way you can try it out and see if it's something you want to do and you aren't out as much money. Hang in there, it's really exhausting in the beginning, but totally worth it. Oh, and you can start pumping somewhere between 4 and 6 weeks after your milk comes in. Don't pump during engorgement (3-5 days after birth) because your body will think that your baby wants to eat that much and you'll cause your breasts a lot of extra grief.I would suggest starting around then so that your body gets used to it, plus, you need to get the baby used to the bottle before going back to work and you can freeze a bunch of it in breastmilk storage bags so that you have a supply ready when you go back to work. Good luck with it all!
2007-01-08 14:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by lori_a_esser 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend the Avent Isis IQ, it even comes with parts to convert it to manual should you ever need it. I believe they sell adapters if it doesn't fit with the Soothie bottles.
2007-01-08 17:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by lkn4trth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have pumped since the first week my baby was born because he would not latch on. I also have a Medela Pump In Style and love it! It is a little more expensive than the others, but well worth it.
2007-01-09 09:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋