What would you recommend?

Shantiee · Apr 13th, 2012, 07:18 AM

I'm not sure whether to get a manual or electric breast pump.

What would you girls recommend?

Linzi_x · Apr 13th, 2012, 09:27 AM

i would love to know aswell! it takes a lot of organisation to do both breastfeeding and expressing so i would say the electric as it would be quicker? also it depends on how long you want to breastfeed i suppose. the manual may be more cost effective if you're not planning on doing it for long.

ClairAye · Apr 13th, 2012, 09:56 AM

I'm hoping to get an electric one, as I don't think I could be bothered to sit and pump manually

I imagine it would be must faster too!

lil_mama_415 · Apr 13th, 2012, 10:30 AM

i got an electric one my cousin whos a breastfeeding wiz told me they are alot easier i got my double electric breat pump from walmart for about $80 it does both breast at once talk about efficent

Shantiee · Apr 13th, 2012, 11:02 AM

Yeah I was thinking electric as I'm looking to do it for a while and it would be faster than sitting there pumping myself lol but then I thought what if the manual one really hurts me breast as I wont really be in control if that makes sense

MUM0FTW0 · Apr 13th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Deffinetaly electric!! Madela is the best kind to use,they last forever and the suction is strong and not painful. A double pump is also best,I had a single pump with my first baby and I'd have one boob leaking as the other one was being pumped and I'd clog up and be in so much pain

no fun lmao. Goodluck on picking out your pump!!

KateyCakes · Apr 13th, 2012, 12:23 PM

Could never use a hand pump, no milk came out. I had an electric medela double pump, it was fab and I got more milk out that I thought I would.

Terrapinface · Apr 13th, 2012, 15:01 PM

I got a manual one. Only because I'm not sure how long I'll be using it and also because it was far cheaper than an electric one. I've got a tommee tippee one

xx

HellBunny · Apr 13th, 2012, 16:09 PM

I'm just getting a manual as i mostly plan on ebf'ing with the odd bottle incase of emergency. If you plan to express alot though defo get an electric x

Raspberries · Apr 13th, 2012, 16:42 PM

I have both manual and electric, and as strange as it sounds I always found the manual one got milk out more easily than the electric and was easier to clean and the manual didn't give me sore nipples cos I controlled the pumping, but I'd say if you're going to express alot, buy an electric one cos they are much faster and more efficient. Both of mine are Tommee Tippee ones.

Apr 13th, 2012, 07:18 AM	#1
Shantiee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 231	What would you recommend? I'm not sure whether to get a manual or electric breast pump. What would you girls recommend?

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Apr 13th, 2012, 09:27 AM	#2
Linzi_x Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,056	i would love to know aswell! it takes a lot of organisation to do both breastfeeding and expressing so i would say the electric as it would be quicker? also it depends on how long you want to breastfeed i suppose. the manual may be more cost effective if you're not planning on doing it for long.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 09:56 AM	#3
ClairAye Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,278	I'm hoping to get an electric one, as I don't think I could be bothered to sit and pump manually I imagine it would be must faster too!

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Apr 13th, 2012, 10:30 AM	#4
lil_mama_415 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: milton KY Posts: 1,541	i got an electric one my cousin whos a breastfeeding wiz told me they are alot easier i got my double electric breat pump from walmart for about $80 it does both breast at once talk about efficent

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Apr 13th, 2012, 11:02 AM	#5
Shantiee Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 231	Yeah I was thinking electric as I'm looking to do it for a while and it would be faster than sitting there pumping myself lol but then I thought what if the manual one really hurts me breast as I wont really be in control if that makes sense

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Apr 13th, 2012, 11:18 AM	#6
MUM0FTW0 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 1,505	Deffinetaly electric!! Madela is the best kind to use,they last forever and the suction is strong and not painful. A double pump is also best,I had a single pump with my first baby and I'd have one boob leaking as the other one was being pumped and I'd clog up and be in so much pain no fun lmao. Goodluck on picking out your pump!!

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Apr 13th, 2012, 12:23 PM	#7
KateyCakes Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,541	Could never use a hand pump, no milk came out. I had an electric medela double pump, it was fab and I got more milk out that I thought I would.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 15:01 PM	#8
Terrapinface Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire - UK Posts: 305	I got a manual one. Only because I'm not sure how long I'll be using it and also because it was far cheaper than an electric one. I've got a tommee tippee one xx

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Apr 13th, 2012, 16:09 PM	#9
HellBunny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North West UK Posts: 4,216	I'm just getting a manual as i mostly plan on ebf'ing with the odd bottle incase of emergency. If you plan to express alot though defo get an electric x

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Apr 13th, 2012, 16:42 PM	#10
Raspberries Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 372	I have both manual and electric, and as strange as it sounds I always found the manual one got milk out more easily than the electric and was easier to clean and the manual didn't give me sore nipples cos I controlled the pumping, but I'd say if you're going to express alot, buy an electric one cos they are much faster and more efficient. Both of mine are Tommee Tippee ones.

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