Best affordable hands free pump?

[Pitstop1986]

I am EBF my six week old DD. I have a bit of oversupply, which isn't too bad during the day as she feeds every hour and a half. I sometimes have to squirt a bit of breast milk into a muslin cloth before I start feeding or she chokes on my let down and won't latch, but otherwise not too much bother.

She sleeps really well during the night- I feed her about 10.30, then she sleeps until about 3 and wakes for a feed, then again at 7, so I need to pump the other breast that she feeds from or I get so engorged that I end up really uncomfortable and end up leaking all over the bedsheets. I freeze the milk I get.

I have a manual pump at the moment, so it's tiring at 3am having to get up to change her, feed her, style her back in the crib, then stay up for another 15-20 mins to pump. I decided to get a handfree pump so I can just whack it on whilst she feeds from the other side, so I can get that extra 20 mins sleep.

I can't really afford the £200-£300 price tag of an elvie or similar. Unless you think that it's definitely worth the splurge, I'd rather get a more reasonable price one.

There's a few on Amazon for £50-£60. Has anyone bought one of these? Are they worth it?

Sorry for the long post, and thank you

A haaka is the cheapest of all! Or one of the ladybug/ curve style ones which are like the haaka, aka they just collect your letdown, but they fit in your bra.

If you want an actual pump though, Momcozy's are handsfree/in bra pumps, are much cheaper than Elvie and supposed to be very good. They're fairly new.

However, be aware that pumping like that, especially in the middle of the night, and especially in the first 6 - 10 weeks pp, will increase your supply! Just removing enough milk to feel comfortable would be a safer strategy if you already have an oversupply.

Also, mybreastfriend on insta has lots of highlights about pumps, especially wearables. She's in the US but lots of applicable info

Thank you.

I thought that if I just let out enough milk to make myself comfortable ie not fully emptying the breast I'd be setting myself up for a blocked duct/mastitis?

If it's ok to just let out an oz or so, I may just get myself a haka.and save some money. Manual pump is always there for if I need to pump out a bottle for when I go out and leave DH with babba

If you're emptying to comfort level you should be fairly safe from blocked ducts. What's more, the milk that's there will signal to your body that there's no need to produce so much at this time of night, so after a few nights of removing less milk you should naturally be less engorged... and if very lucky and your baby starts sleeping through, you will also be OK to stay asleep yourself without risk of issues. (There is nothing worse than a baby that is sleeping through and you having to wake yourself up to pump!!)