Breast pumps

I never realised how many options there are out there! I’m
Planning on combining breastfeeding and expressing but I have no idea which pump to go with, I know that I want something wireless that I can just wear while I get on with other jobs but there’s just so many options and some of them are very expensive 😅

Any recommendations or anything to avoid?

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I am looking to do the same, just looking at reviews on all the ones like Mom cozy, Elvie, Tommee Tippee.

There are cheaper options on Amazon too just need to see how good they are from the reviews again.

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Just remember pumping milk don’t indicate your supply. So try not to feel you don’t have milk. If your baby is able to latch well , try feeding directly first then you can use expressing half hour later or hour. Use Hakka pump to collect the morning milk which can be used as top up milk alternative to formula. Altho milk frm Hakka may look watery.

Expressing at night will make more fatty milk, I used to express once or twice so husband could feed n I could sleep early in the morning.

I used random electric breast pump frm Amazon but I found hand pump more efficient for me . I used lasinoh brand, I liked it but I wanna try new one now. Thinking of medela or this brand Ardo Amaryll Start Manual Breastpump. Portable Quiet Breast Pump

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yeah a friend of mine went there, I was planning on going after baby is here but I wasn’t sure what support they offer before hand, I might send them a message and see what they say xx

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I have the momcozy S9 and tbh I don't really rate it, was great in the first few months but after a while suction starts to go, motor has started to go, I've had so many issues with it and I've honestly given up with it. Looking at getting a different one this time

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I heard that insurance companies provide free ones btw

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I had the original Elvie w my first but defo noticed that a medela swing got lot more milk. This time around I still want a pump that will fit in my bra as I felt very limited w the swing even though I wasn’t tied to the wall but it did come out of my bra. I was contemplating between medela freestyle and Elvie stride and opted with Elvie stride because it’s hospital grade and seen to have less parts than the og. Got it on vinted unused from someone for £100 with and Elvie catch thrown in. Xx

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