I have decided to breastfeed. I am going to be a stay at home mom while he will be breastfeeding. I just need a pump to store some if I am going away or dropping him off at my Mom's to do some grocery shopping. Nothing to major, I was just wondering what kind of pump you would reccommend for this. I don't think I would like a manual one and I can't afford the pricer ones. Can anyone reccommend a cheaper electric pump? Thank you!
2007-11-21 06:07:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Honestly I could get more hand expressing than using my manual pump. You might want to try that before you buy a pump -though it does take awhile to learn.
2007-11-21 09:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best friend is a SAHM with two children. She never had a pump at all. Of course she ran errands and was away, but not long enough to actually have to pump. If your income is within their requirements, you might be able to get a pump from WIC. They will loan it to you. Call your local WIC office and see.
Also, I had the cheap Evenflo pump and it broke after a month. It wasn't very good at getting my milk out either. When I finally invested in a Medela PISA, that's when things got a bit better. But it is pricey.
OMG, do not listen to the person above me! It's more harmful to offer your baby something other than BM. I can't believe people like this even know how to type.
If you can afford something a little over $100, I would strongly recommend the Ameda Purely Yours. It's a great pump with a closed system, meaning no milk at all gets backed up into the system. This will allow you to safely resell it if need be. If you can find it use, simply buy new tubes and shields. I purchased this for a friend and she loves it. She had a baby via C-sec. and is able to bf because of this pump.
2007-11-21 06:20:48 · answer #2 · answered by Astragalo 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Congrats!
Really, any small electric will do, like the EvenFlo. I've heard that Lansinoh has a new small electric. I have a double electric Ameda Purely Yours, but that's because I work and the baby needs a good quantity of expressed milk while I'm gone. It wasn't too expensive, $180, but I understand that that's quite a bit if you're going to be at home (I looked at the pump like an investment.) I just found one on sale for 150.
The only ones you'd want to avoid would be pumps made my formula manufacturers. You can look for a single electric, and that will be less expensive. You can even purchase a used electric--as long as it's a closed system, like an Ameda, it's illegal to sell open systems (I think most Medelas are open systems, meaning the milk flows in the machinery.)
ETA: bikashro is a complete fool and idiot. Please don't listen to his horrendous and stupid advice.
2007-11-21 06:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by maegs33 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If your only going to need it to extract milk for short out goings i wouldnt buy a pump at all. The hospital gives away manual breast pumps. I have used both and perfer the manual one, particularly because i too only needed it once or twice a week. I could always get more with the manual one anyways. And the electric one i used was just one i borrowed from a friend of mine to try it out. Consignment shops also have some brand name ones for at least half the price. If i were you id try the manual one the hospitals give out first and if i was still unhappy id first look at borrowing one before i went out to buy one. Oh and sometimes wall mart and target get returned ones and mark the price down if your not wanting to use one second hand id go that route.
2007-11-21 06:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by Lou 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Walmart sells a great cheaper pump from the first years co,i used it for a year,it runs about 50 which is a little expensive but way cheaper than others! Good Luck!
2007-11-21 06:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by Nicki P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might not need one. Don't go out and spend the money until you're sure.
I drop my baby off at my parents' house to grocery shop -- for grandparental cuddling, not to get rid of her for a bit, I mean -- and don't bother with leaving milk. I just top up her tank, so to speak, before leaving.
The money would probably be better spent on a sling or carrier that you like -- your baby can go ANYWHERE you go, without fussing, if s/he's carried, generally.
Bringing baby is a lot easier, and nicer, I find, than fussing with expressing milk. You may surprise yourself by finding that you don't WANT to leave your baby behind when you go out.
All that said, if it's just for a very occasional thing, hand-expressing might work just fine for you. Every breastfeeding mum thinking she needs a pump is a very new thing.
The optimal cheap pump would, I think, be a good double electric on loan from a friend. You can buy your own set of attachments for them.
2007-11-21 06:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
You need an electric one. Call your health insurance company-mine actually paid for mine.
2007-11-21 06:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by kathsps 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't practice this.It's not advisable at all.It's unhygienic.....not for your child ...not even good for you.You will have an elongated nipple of your boobs.
It's better to feed cow milk as is being done in India when you go out leaving the child with your Mom. If you don't get good milk in your area, you may take Baby Milk of Nestle, Glaxo,Amul and a host of those. They are good.
Please give up the idea of pumping out your breast milk and leave this to be taken by child later .It's harmful.
2007-11-21 06:19:44 · answer #8 · answered by bikashroy9 7 · 0⤊ 14⤋