Breast Pump/Bottles

patchen30 · July 2011

If you're planning on breastfeeding, but of course don't know whether it will work or not, did you register for a breast pump and bottles/bottle accessories?

LCS040209 · July 2011

Yes, I registered for the medela pump and then a few extra bottles to pump into. I also registered for different bottles bc I feel like I only want to pump into the medela bottles and then use my preferred bottles.

ashonkwiler09 · July 2011

Yes, I wouldn't recommend using the pump though until you know you will for sure breastfeed. Otherwise, it's money out the door. You can always rent one from the hospital if you need one.

etoyama · July 2011

I just bought a hand pump in case I need to express a little milk. I'm bound and determined to EBF so I don't want the temptation if having the bottles around at first!

bergs720 · July 2011

I waited until after I had given birth. I had a cheap hand pump, just in case I needed it, but bought the Medela pump a few weeks after I had given birth and had been breastfeeding successfully.

I thought about registering for it, just so that I could get the completion discount but Target ended up selling it cheaper than BRU with the discount

Swede25 · July 2011

Yep. I registered for and received a Medela Pump in Style (the backpack version) and an Avent starter set. I didn't want to get a bunch of bottles only to find our baby didn't care for them. It's all trial and error I'm told!

ETA: I plan on EBF, but will have to pump when I return to work.

jcath · July 2011

When my boys were born I really needed my breast pump right away. I had a cheap one sided electric pump I couldn't get anything out of. A friend brought over her good one and I pretty much had to express a little before I could ever get ds latched on. I don't know how I would have gotten through the first few weeks without it...so yes I've bought one for this time though I really don't know how long I'm going to BF twins.

AlissaCell701 · July 2011

ashonkwiler09:
Yes, I wouldn't recommend using the pump though until you know you will for sure breastfeed. Otherwise, it's money out the door. You can always rent one from the hospital if you need one.

I hope you don't mind me responding. I don't post much on this board. But I rented a hosptial grade pump and it was the BEST thing I did. It cost me like 40$ a month (we rented it from a medical supply pharmacy) and it was really so much better then one I bought. The suction is WAY stronger then any one you can buy at the store. I actually returned mine...and just used the hospital one for 6months..

SOmetimes your insurance will even pay for it.

periwnkl10 · July 2011

AlissaCell701:

ashonkwiler09:
Yes, I wouldn't recommend using the pump though until you know you will for sure breastfeed. Otherwise, it's money out the door. You can always rent one from the hospital if you need one.

I hope you don't mind me responding. I don't post much on this board. But I rented a hosptial grade pump and it was the BEST thing I did. It cost me like 40$ a month (we rented it from a medical supply pharmacy) and it was really so much better then one I bought. The suction is WAY stronger then any one you can buy at the store. I actually returned mine...and just used the hospital one for 6months..

SOmetimes your insurance will even pay for it.

THIS!

Before DS was born I was totally anti-rent. I thought it was super weird to rent a breast pump... BUT, he came a month early and the hospital immediately sent a pump to my room (Medela Symphony) because they thought we would need to bottle feed him. The pump worked great and my milk came in the day after he was born (I attribute it to the great suction). When I left the hospital I decided to go rent a Medela Symphony and I'm so so happy that I did. The suction is so great and I can pump almost 6 ounces from each breast every time I try to pump. I think if I were to switch to a different pump my supply would suffer greatly, SO I highly recommed renting a Medela Symphony!

Oh, I also pump directly into Medela bottles and feed him those when I need to give him a bottle. I have a box of Avent bottles I haven't even touched yet. Otherwise I transfer the milk to Medela storage bags and freeze.

georgiagirl1212 · July 2011

I registered for a Medela pump and dh's uncle and aunt have already bought it for us. My babies will almost def. be preemies and, since there are three of them, I don't plan on trying to nurse all three but will pump and bottle feed breast milk as much as I can instead. My pump came with all kinds of accessories and like 4 bottles.

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