Hi, i'm looking into breast pumps as I intend to mix BF with expressing after the first couple of weeks so that I can get some rest and others can help out with feeding. With twins, has anyone done this successfully? If so which pumps would you recommend? I'm def not bothering with the manual pumps but am weighing up if it's better to buy a standard double pump like Medela Swing with the Calma teats etc or would you recommend going straight for the hospital grade pumps that can be hired? Hire seems to be £45 per month compared to buying a pump for £170 ish? How much better are the hospital grade pumps and are they just quicker?
Also, would you wait until the twins are born rather than buying/arranging hire in advance? I guess if there was a problem establishing BF in the first place then it would be a waste to buy a pump or can your body still produce milk for expressing if u do it regularly without actually BF?
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Jenbird5891 · 06/05/2015 12:27
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