Breast pumps, what would you recommend?

[SquallyRose]

Hi,
I'm pregnant with my 3rd and am planning, if all goes as previous to donate milk to my local SCBU breastmilk bank as well as exclusively feeding my LO ( I produce enormous amounts of milk!!). I've previously used an Advent manual pump and I get really good results with it but with using it twice a day for 6 months I did get a bit fed up with all the sterilising and my hands got tired. I bought an electric Medela but hated it and then used an electric hospital pump when my DS was in hospital being tube fed and got on really well with it.
I am wondering if an electric pump might make the whole process quicker and easier but wondered what people would recommend? If I get on well with the Advent manual pump should the same but electric suit or isn't itthat simple?
Any advice would be great thanks

I always just used a hand pump and found it more convenient and effective than either electric pump in hospital.

With 3 LO under 3 I definately don't have 6 hands lol, although if anyone was selling I'd buy a few extra pairs!

I'd recommend the Ameda double pump. Personally, since I found out about open and closed systems, particularly this I couldn't use a Medela.

If you're doing lots of expressing, I would go for a double pump as you'll halve the time needed.

HTH.

Oh wow, thats horrible! I never thought about something like that so thanks very much, with my manual pump I'm just used to cleaning the whole thing but would have just assumed you could sterilise what you needed with an electric!
That article does say that Ameda have been sold to someone who is not code compliant though so worth some more research

The code stuff is so tricky isn't it? I've yet to find a good mainstream manufacturer I'm totally happy with .

Yes its very tricky, its a shame things can't just do as they are supposed to safely! I may just stick with the manual pumps though as I know I can clean all of it and the babies I am feeding ar so delicate and often sick that although my milk is pasturised I'd rather it took me a little longer but I knew I wasn't passing any nasties along. Maybe I'll just get couple of pumps and practice doing both sides at once

Ameda Lactaline is a good double closed system used with this can make it easier.

Ameda Lactaline here too.

Recently Evenflo, the holding company of Ameda sold it's feeding line, therefore Evenflo no longer sell or distribute products covered under the World Health Organisation?s International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The Ameda brand (breast pumps and breast feeding accessories) will continue, as always, to adhere to the WHO Code. Hope this confirms that Ameda is still one of the few code complaint companies manufacturing breast pumps, so you can continue to use Ameda products with confidence.

That's interesting Cornaclady. Do you work for them by any chance? I don't mean to be a cynic, but that was quite formal language, so just wondered if you know about the changes because of a work connection?