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breastfeeding???????
just a question about breatfeeding. i was wondering what the best breast pumps are on the market, but not to expensive. I will be staying at home with my baby, so i dont need one to use everyday, just for once in a while. also wondering if anyone has anny tips about breastfeeding. I was told to "rough up my nipples" is that true, does it work?? thanks!!
When using a pump u have to use at same time every day for ur body to think its giving a fed so ur milk can make it for feed can be alot if hard work if u can just fed ur baby by u giving bottles can make baby unsure hiw to suck aa its different from nipple and teat good luck x
I like Madela. It is a good pump and won't hurt you, and the hand pump is only 30 bucks. I really like mine and even have an electric one but I use the hand pump it is so nice. I have other friends that like that brand...
A good pump that I recommend is the avent isis...It's about 40 dollars,but not electric.I'm a stay at home mom,so i only pumped occasionally,and it worked great.As to "roughing up your nipples,I agree with the other ladies.Don't do it.The pain you will feel in the first few days goes away fast,and lasinoh lotion is great at helping with the discomfort.
Ditto to what Vicki said. A good, cheap pump, I don't know what you mean by cheap. My definition of cheap is very different from many others. The "cheapest" I could find an electric pump in the stores was about $40 dollars and it was awful! It clogged and was not very effective. I did find a used first years or safety 1st pump on eBay for $10-15 dollars. It is a double pump and they were kind enough to send brand new bottles and shields with it. A model like that is good as it is very easy to sterilize.
If you ever buy a used one, you must know what you need to do to make it fit for use. Do not believe it was never used or rarely used, treat it as if it were used. Before purchasing, contact the manufacturer and find out what needs to be replaced between users and ask if they sell those items and get a price. Once you get the pump, clean it thoroughly with something like lysol or clorox wipes and follow up with clean wet paper towels to remove the cleaning residue after it has had time to work (lysol recommends leaving the surface wet with product for at least 30 seconds). This of course is only for the pump itself.
You will need to be very careful with the membranes as they cannot be sterilized effectively. You need to get those from the manufacturer. Boiling or washing in a dishwasher will make them shrink and they will not work after that. It is best to replace anything that comes in contact with breastmilk.
Anyway, if you stay at home you will not need one very often. I have pumped a few times and my son has never drank it. If I have to go anywhere that takes less than 90 minutes, dh keeps him home and if he gets hungry he gives him baby food and/or a sippy cup of water or diluted juice and it works well. Of course, this will only work when they get older, Vicki and I have boys the exact same age : ) I prefer the comfort of my car when out and about in public. I am familiar with it, can listen to music and it is quiet so my son doesn't get distracted. I have yet to find anywhere while shopping that didn't feel awkward or kill my neck and shoulders! Anyway, follow Vivki's advice, check out the laws in your state.
Andrea
If you ever buy a used one, you must know what you need to do to make it fit for use. Do not believe it was never used or rarely used, treat it as if it were used. Before purchasing, contact the manufacturer and find out what needs to be replaced between users and ask if they sell those items and get a price. Once you get the pump, clean it thoroughly with something like lysol or clorox wipes and follow up with clean wet paper towels to remove the cleaning residue after it has had time to work (lysol recommends leaving the surface wet with product for at least 30 seconds). This of course is only for the pump itself.
You will need to be very careful with the membranes as they cannot be sterilized effectively. You need to get those from the manufacturer. Boiling or washing in a dishwasher will make them shrink and they will not work after that. It is best to replace anything that comes in contact with breastmilk.
Anyway, if you stay at home you will not need one very often. I have pumped a few times and my son has never drank it. If I have to go anywhere that takes less than 90 minutes, dh keeps him home and if he gets hungry he gives him baby food and/or a sippy cup of water or diluted juice and it works well. Of course, this will only work when they get older, Vicki and I have boys the exact same age : ) I prefer the comfort of my car when out and about in public. I am familiar with it, can listen to music and it is quiet so my son doesn't get distracted. I have yet to find anywhere while shopping that didn't feel awkward or kill my neck and shoulders! Anyway, follow Vivki's advice, check out the laws in your state.
Andrea
I'm sorry I can't help you with the breast pump. I too am a stay at home mom but 'really' only used one (hospital grade/electric) while my son was in the NICU and was unable to nurse at the beginning.
The hospital gave me a Medela which worked great for the electric pump or it I hand pumped.
For some reason I am not able to pump out milk now......but my ds gets plenty.
As for "roughing up" your nipples........personally I don't recommend it but others on here might and may have very good reason for it. They will be better to tell you. However, I did not and had no trouble with nursing. I WILL hurt for the first week or two.......get some nipple cream (I only used mine once and my lactation specialist told me there was no reason to use it unless my nipples were cracking so I never used it again)
Once you get over the initial soreness you should be good to go.......after the first couple weeks (getting used to it time) you should have no pain with nursing. If baby is latching on wrong you will be able to tell.
My ds (7 months) knows were his food is and how to get to it and if I'm not paying attention he will latch on to my boob instead of my nipple and it hurts like h*ll.......
Best of luck to you,
Vikki
BTW.....if you want to be able to go "anywhere" you need to be thinking about your willingness to nurse in public.....I was home for like 3 months straight (I felt like a milk cow) and finally I said "forget this" and out we went. I don't even use a blanket to cover him but I am still discrete.
You will want to try to find out the law in your state......try this web site.....http://www.lalecheleague.org/LawBills.html
Here in Missouri, it basically says that we have the right to breast feed but with as much discretion as possible.
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