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Infant feeding

Breast pump. Preferences.

14 replies

Emilythornesbff · 31/03/2013 18:31

Hi.

I am b/feeding my 2 m/o baby.
I want to start expressing to give me a bit more flexibility occasionally ( ) and to store for future(like the bf equivalent of batch cooking).
I was going to use the Avent hand pump that I'd used with 2 yo DS?
Should I go pump shopping for something else? Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Em.

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meepsmum · 31/03/2013 18:43

i have a medela swing electric one...expensive but worth every penny i think...not that my almost 6mo Ebf baby will take anything other than my boob but thats another story!!!

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leedy · 31/03/2013 19:18

I have a Medela Mini Electric which worked great for me - if I was buying again I'd possibly get the Swing, though, as I've heard it's quieter: the Mini Electric sounds a bit like a jet plane on takeoff....

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LIG1979 · 31/03/2013 19:20

Second the medula swing. Had it since dd was 10 days old and she is now 8 months old. Have a freezer tray full off milk and been invaluable for when I want a couple of glass of wine, kit days or just a break away from dd. Not sure i would have stuck with bf for so long if it hadn't been for the pump.

I also had a problem with the first pump and the helpline was great!

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LIG1979 · 31/03/2013 19:20

glasses even

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McPheetStink · 31/03/2013 19:23

I'm using the Medela Mini, whilst trying to get my supply back up.

Very good, but very noisy.

Most definitely not something you can use in secret

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MrsFuzzyBuzzy · 31/03/2013 19:27

Medela swing is soooo much better than the Phillips electric one - I had both (bought the Medela as couldn't get on with the other one). I had a prem baby and also has a hospital grade one on hire as she couldn't bf, and that was ace (Medela again, think it was the symphony).

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Emilythornesbff · 31/03/2013 20:41

Wow, thanks.
Pretty strong case for the med. swing then.
What's so good about it?

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LIG1979 · 31/03/2013 21:28

It is small, compact and works on both electric and battery which is useful. Got 2 pumping settings - one to get the milk going and then one to extract it.

To be honest - not tried another pump so cannot compare but it worked for me.

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MrsFuzzyBuzzy · 31/03/2013 22:45

Easy to clean, and you can get tuning and extra cup to make it into a double pump. Also small, and can run on batteries.

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Welovegrapes · 31/03/2013 23:39

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MummyWeatherwax · 31/03/2013 23:57

Also, the Medela swing, you can pump straight into a freezer bag, so no milk wasted transferring it, and no washing up bottles.
I really think that expressing so DH could feed DD while I had some sleep has helped me keep exclusively BFing - I felt loads of pressure as the only one who could help before I started expressing.

I also like the Phillips comfort pump that I got on a tester thread here, just as good IMHO, but bulkier, and I think more expensive.

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Emilythornesbff · 01/04/2013 07:32

Ah, thanks very much.

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SweepTheHalls · 01/04/2013 07:37

I rated the avent electric one. Manual was useless, but the electric in worked on mains or batteries, had a great cool/ storage bag for out and about and keeping the milk cool until you got home.

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Emilythornesbff · 01/04/2013 10:53

Hmmm. I am tempted to get an electric one. Ohhhh. What to do.
I find the hand one does the job though. Just don't want to be missing out on something fabulous.