whats in your experience is a good breats pump?

Kc - posted on 01/22/2011

ok thanks i have a look :)

Jessica - posted on 01/22/2011

try going directly through medela's website, they'll probably have more to choose from than babies r us.

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/pro...

Maria - posted on 01/21/2011

online?? u could order it or craigslist

Kc - posted on 01/21/2011

wow that sounds great so were would i get this product in victoria australia i dont know if we have a baby r us lol

Maria - posted on 01/20/2011

I love those breast pads!!

Jessica - posted on 01/20/2011

I work at babies r us in the infant care dept so I'm about to answer all of the questions/problems everyone posted, so bare with me lol.

Depending on when/if you're going back to work, if you're going to be exclusively breastfeeding, etc all make a difference in the kind of pump you want. The first pump I always recommend is the medela pump in style. Its a double electric pump and with it you can pump about 4-6 maybe even 8 oz in about 15 minutes. it comes with a bag (three diff styles to choose from), the vaccuum, a cooler with an ice pack, and some bottles for storage. Don't worry about buying anymore storage bottles unless you plan on using them to feed with. If you're going with a different bottle though, just get the freezer bags because you can pump right into them. I wouldn't bother getting the free style because babies r us is now carrying medelas hands free bustier. its basically one of those shelf type bras with holes cut into them lol. As far as cleaning goes, by the micro-steam bags and the quick clean wipes. Pop the pieces into the bag with some water and put it in the microwave. 5 bags come in a package and you can use each one about 20 times, so its like getting 100 bags. Also get medela breast pads, they can hold up to 4 oz of liquid, no other breast pad comes close to that. They make different size breastshields for different sized boobs, which actually might have been the reason Brandee had problems pumping. If you don't have the right sized breastshield, you're not going to have the right section. Each pump comes with the standard medium (24mm) size breastshields.

Maria - posted on 01/19/2011

electric!!! manuals hurt me and really werent that good electrics piece of cake i didnt even notice and took a lot of milk out fast it was great!!!

Roxanne - posted on 01/18/2011

i find this brand was the best and i tried a few this website shows them all

http://www.breastpumpdeals.com/brands/me...

Sarh - posted on 01/18/2011

I'm not sure if you are aware, but Brittany's last sentence made me think of this.
Do NOT wash your breasts/nipples with soap! It will dry them out. Just let the hot water rinse them. I also noticed this past summer when I went swimming that my nipples became sore and dry, but then again I was just starting to breast feed as my bubby was born in June. I hope that helps! I have never had cracked or dry nipples except when I went swimming (from the chemicals I'm guessing).

Brittany - posted on 01/18/2011

I have an electric Medela and a manual. I use the manual one when the batteries die in my electric one and honestly, the electric one is WAY easier...when my son was born he had issues latching on so the entire time he was breast fed I pumped and gave it to him in a bottle. Using an electric pump can be painful but you'll see there are different settings on it as Sarh said and it doesn't hurt all the time. It's nothing a little lanolin cream won't cure. Pumping with an electric pump CAN be painful but then again so can breastfeeding, especially if your nipples get dry and crack, which is a very common occurance.

Sarh - posted on 01/17/2011

Brandee, the electric pump can be painful, and honestly every time I use mine I have to figure out how to line my nipple up so it doesn't hurt. Thats why you start at the lowest and slowly increase speed and suction.
Everyone is different though.

Brandee - posted on 01/17/2011

i hate to be against the crowd (haha) but i bought both an electric and a manual (both medela) and the electric one just too SOOO LONG and didnt have a strong enough of a suction. the freestyle pump was SOOOOO easy and yeah its alittle tiring but defnitely not even CLOSE to as painful and long as an electric pump.

BUT HONEDTLY, sometimes the most milk id get is hand expressing. If my breasts were engorged i could pump with anything, they were too hard. all id do is squeeze my breast into a container (sometimes just LEAN OVER) and itd pour out!

Ashley - posted on 01/17/2011

I use the MEdela pump-in-style dvanced. its an electric pump that does both breasts at once and it is well worth the money! my son cant latch on so I use the pump exclusively and it is a God send!

Britnie - posted on 01/17/2011

i have only tried the manual ones and it gets tiring having to pump it i want to try the hands free one i think it would be easier and faster

Noreen - posted on 01/17/2011

The best is any electric medela! You can get a Medela Swing that is a single electric pump at babiesRus for around $100. You don't want the cheap pumps because they won't get anything out. Good luck!

Sarh - posted on 01/16/2011

I got a Medela electric pump with my state insurance. It is 5yrs old and still works! With my state insurance they give you one free when you have your first child, but then they don't give you another one, so I have held onto it TIGHT! It still works great. it also came with a thing to do the manual pumping and I don't like it. I crank the electric pump all the way up, slowly, but it gets the job done and if my breast decide to cooperate I get 4-6oz from one breast in about 5-10 mins.
I have the old version of the Pump In Style Advanced On-the-Go Tote... here is the link for it.
http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/wha...

Darian - posted on 01/16/2011

I have a medela manual pump and i also have a medela hands free electric pump.. manual pumps are hard to do and get tiring, only being able to do one breast at a time.. electric pumps can be expensive especially medela but definately worth it