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electric or manual?
Hi ladies, I am starting my registry and want to register for a pump, just wondering which produces more or is more comfortable?
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Re: electric or manual?
I can guarantee the majority of responses will be that you *have* to get an electric...but I nursed my 4 year old and had a large freezer stash with a manual and have a 1200+ oz stash for my not quite 3 month old already and I've only used a manual. I love it...I get 6 oz in about 12 minutes.
Obviously, I can't speak to how comfortable an electric is as I haven't used one. I haven't seen the need to spend that money when I'm perfectly happy and get good results with a $40 manual.
What manual pump do you use?
I have an electric (Medela Pump In Style). They aren't cheap ($280), that is for sure. But, I will be pumping at work and plan to have more children, so it seemed like a good investment - esp. when you look at formula costs...
The electric is comfortable from what I can tell so far. I had a CTscan a day after my c/s and couldn't BF for 24 hrs b/c of the contrast dye stuff they use. So, I used it in the hospital several times before my milk came in and it worked well. I am actually thinking about pumping once a day if I can so that I can get my son on a bottle in the near future. I'd like for DH to be able to feed him, too. I think it will help take some of the pressure off me for EVERY feeding!
GL with whatever you decide to do.
With DS1 I used an Avent. It was comfortable, quick, and I built up quite a bit of a freezer stash for when he started daycare. This time I started out with an Ameda I got free from the LC at the hospital. I also liked it a lot, but I dropped it and it broke. I'm now using a Lansinoh. It's working great. Like I said, I've been able to build up a huge stash for when I go back to work. I should say that I have been fortunate enough to work at home, so pumping at work hasn't been an issue for me. I plan to continue pumping while I work when I got back to an office job in July, so we'll see how happy I still am with the manual (though I don't foresee a problem since I'll have a private office). I would suggest first getting a manual, see how things go and then make the investment if BFing is working well and you think you'll get good use out of it. I did seriously consider it this time around, but given that I have our deep freezer full to the brim with milk I decided against it.