shona, did you decide on a breast pump yet?
i'm having dramas - i'm going back to work christmas casual at jb hi fi again. i start in two weeks ! can't do as many hours as i did last year obviously but i need a breast pump still! guna buy one. hired one from the chemist for this week - however again i'm having the issues that it doesn't suction in the right spot on my boob to get much milk out. i just did my left side for almost 30minutes and i only got 60ml and it still feels relatively full!! *doh* it's soo frustrating! any suggestions?
Kirsty what kind of pump did you have that worked? I have a madela swing and it came with both a plastic and a silicon - is that what you are talking about?
Try a power pump to mimick cluster feeding might help Amer boob 10 minutes on 10minutes off thee times - or if time if short 5 minutes each. With the initial let down I always get the most milk than and the stop starting helps.
the hand pump i had was a medela harmony....and yeh it had the two funnels...but then the one i brought for myself from ebay *doh for once ebay let me down!* only had the silicone.
the one i've hired from chemist is medela lactina....it has the plastic funnel...but it's so slow at pumping and i think that is a combination for me not getting much milk. when you increase the 'speed' it just pulls my nipple more and then i get no milk at all.
my friend has a swing - are they worth getting? What kind of power pumps are there? and yes i also get the most milk in letdown...however i find it hard to get them consistantly when pumping...if i do one side and get letdown then do the other i can't usually get it :S...very frustrating...yet with william he gets like three or four per feed....
mayb i can just teach him to suck and spit into a bottle lol!
BUGGER!! I wrote a lengthy reply to everyone and it got lost in the abyss!
Kirley: I have not chosen a pump yet but looking at medela freestyle, looks good and portable. Depends on how much you want to spend. I have a friend about to sell her Medela Pump in Style, it's in a backpack and she swears by it, she's on the Sunny coast but wants about $300.
As for the rest of my post, well I haven't got time now, Elliot is starting to crack it! Last night was crap, not sure what's wrong with him
Swing is great. I think William spitting it into a bottle sounds nifty - by sure to video it! By power pump I mean use whatever pump you have and do 5 or 10 minute cycles on the one boob to mimick a cluster feed. I can get multiple let downs that way. Must go put bins out before I miss the garbage truck.
Hey ladies, real quickie between appointments.. just a tip re electric pumps, never buy or borrow secondhand (manual ok) as can't sterilise it, only ones can reuse are hospital ones cos they're done to be able to sterilie internally etc..i have avent electrical, really good though i've bust power pack 3 times now (they always express me a new one for free..) cos my milk flow is a bit fast - i need to just set it slower but i'm always in a hurry.. it works really quickly and comes with a battery pack (for expressing on the move, great in the car!!) and bits to use it as a manual, costs about $200.. apart from breaking it a few times (doh!) it's really great to use. and considering they replace bits free their customer service is fab..
The medela pump unit does not come into contact with the milk and you can purchase new collection kit if you want. I hate my avent electrical, manual is a touch better but not much, they work differently for each person!
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