tommee tippee breast pump

[MadameJ]

Have just brought a manual tt breast pump. The milk doesn't go into the bottle and is just building up in the top part. There is a plug thing inbetween but the milk doesn't seem to be able to go through. Any body any ideas??

[MadameJ]

Ignore that, for some reason there was no hole in the valve part but there was in the included spare one

[PorkPieandPickle]

I had exactly the same problem with mine!! They must have made a faulty batch!!

[SlinkyB]

Same here! Was it half price in Tesco by any chance? I just pulled the plastic valve bit off mine and it worked.

[Madratlady]

The tommee tippee manual pump is rubbish in my experience, I gave up and bought a different one. I am pumping about 6 times a day though so it might be ok for occasional use.

[PorkPieandPickle]

Mine was cheap in the baby/toddler event at asda

Works fine without the blocked valve on :)

[lovesteaandcake]

I think I remember my one doing the same thing. I used the electric one for all my expressing. It wasn't until I was stopping feeding that I used the manual one to just help with the engorgement. My poor hands couldn't handle doing a full bottle!

[BELewis]

I have the Tommee Tippee manual pump and I'm really struggling with it. I cant seem to express more than 4oz , my hands really hurt and it leaks out onto my boobs while pumping. Can anyone recommend a good electric pump?

[BrianButterfield]

That happened with my pump - the valve had a hole but I needed to squeeze it to open it up.

[anothernumberone]

I found it fantastic but I have loads of practice with pumps so maybe that helped. It was my favourite pump over 3 medelas, an avent manual and it. Like I said loads of practice.

[TeaandHobnobs]

BELewis I would recommend Ameda Lactaline - fairly pricey (>£100) but so so worth it IMO if you are going to be expressing frequently. I bought one when I just couldn't cope with using the TT manual for expressing for prem DS in SCBU.

[BELewis]

Thank you. I have opted for the Ameda Lactaline. Just hope I get on with it better than the TT manual :) and can use it for baby no2 when we decide to have another so will definitely get my moneys worth :)

[dannydyerismydad]

4oz is good. Don't compare what you pump with what a bottle fed baby takes. Formula has a lot more volume than breast milk.

[BELewis]

4oz isn't enough for her. If I give her that I have to top her up on the boob anyway so it's pointless really.