BREAST PUMPS

“Sometimes it is the case that milk needs to be pumped into storage - although when milk becomes more than necessary, one wants to provide the father with the opportunity to feed the baby, or when the mother is prevented from breastfeeding her child at mealtime.”

There are a lot of different products to help with a new way of breastfeeding, such as lovely and soft Carriwell Nursing Bras and different models of nursing pads, each of which will surely find a suitable one for himself. Breast pumps also provide help and relief to everyday life in this new style. Sometimes it is the case that milk needs to be pumped into storage - even when milk becomes more than necessary, when feeding is done by the father in between, or when the mother is momentarily prevented from breastfeeding her child for one reason or another. At this point, we recommend anatomically shaped baby bottles, so that breast and bottle feeding can be combined as easily as possible. E.g. Avent Natural Response Airfree Baby Bottle is a great choice for this, which is also suitable for attaching to Avent breast pumps.In this text, we will focus on introducing the different types of breast pumps, so that you can get basic information to make your choice easier. Everyone's body is individual, and the need for a breast pump varies greatly depending on the situation, so unfortunately we cannot recommend one breast pump over all others for all situations. But with this basic information, you can more easily assess what might be right for you.

Manual breast pumps
A manual breast pump, as its name implies, will require a little manual labor from you. These breast pumps have a “handle” that is pressed together and released, which in turn creates a suction force and movement in the pump, and with this, the wetting of milk is triggered.

When choosing a manual breast pump, you should pay attention to:

• On a massage pad, with the help of which the milk will wake up better. For example, all breast pumps of the Philips Avent series have a massage cushion, also in manual.
• As few loose parts as possible, disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly is effortless. A good alternative to this is Emma Manual Breast Pump and Lansinoh manual pump.
• Availability of spare and additional parts, e.g. availability of suitable additional bottles. In this case, even if necessary, you can pump a slightly larger amount of milk at once. Avent's range is diverse, so there you can easily find what you need.

The Breastfeeding Association recommends manual breast pumps for mothers who pump less frequently. However, if you feel that you need more power and suction efficiency, consider an electric breast pump.

Electric breast pump

If your needs include (a) frequent pumping (b) efficient suction power and (c) fast pumping, then an electric breast pump might work just for you. In these breast pumps, the suction power is stronger than in manual ones, reducing the time spent on pumping and thus speeding up the whole process. This may also be necessary if the milk supply is abundant, or sometimes it is just that the milk churning of mothers is more easily triggered by a mechanical breast pump. In addition, this option is now only really much more effortless compared to manual breast pumps.

In the case of an electric breast pump, it is often considered whether the tapering is inconvenient to handle, loud, or a huge big one. Fortunately, today, many electric pumps run on a battery, so you're not tied to the only corner of the couch where the power cord is enough. In the assortment of children's accessories you can find, for example Avent Electric Breast Pump 396, as well as Elvie Stride breast pump,or Horigen Electric Breast Pump, which are all downloadable. And that noise, attention has been paid to it and engine silence is top notch in modern pumps.

Today, wearable breast pumps are also available. This means that the breast pump is slipped into the nursing bra and there will be no extra wires anywhere from it. For example, Horigen's electric breast pump — Hands-free at Easemore has many features and, in addition, you can download the Horigen application on your phone, which allows you to control the breast pump without touching the pump itself at all. Information about pumping rates and mood can be stored in the application. In the “Feeding” section of the application, you can also save the mode of feeding and the amount of feedings, allowing you to monitor the baby's eating in a new way. When choosing an electric breast pump, it is worth exploring and considering what kind of additional operating features you might want.

Vacuum breast pumps

These breast pumps, which have reached peak popularity, have delighted nursing mothers with their quietness, effortlessness, and small size. The breast pump works under vacuum, so there is no motor connected to it and does not require... well, almost nothing from you! Many people like to use a vacuum breast pump on one side to collect the milk while the baby is feeding on the other side, because the pump is so small and quiet that it does not interfere with the little one's eating moment. Cleaning is also very effortless, as there is only one part in the pump.

Using a vacuum breast pump is really easy:

1. Set breast pump over the breast, so that the end of the breast enters the neck of the pump. Turn the mouthpiece first “inside out” to make the setting easier, and then turn right.
2. Squeeze gently squeeze the bottle from the bottom of it to create a negative pressure in it. Slowly release from compression.
3. Milk when it starts to ooze, you can leave the pump in place and let the milk drain into the pump, while doing whatever you want.
4. Vacuum pump Once filled, pour the milk into the storage bottle and, if necessary, reinsert the pump. So easy!

In our selection you can find Emma vacuum pump, as well as Elvie Curve vacuum pump.If you still have something to worry about, come visit the nearest Lastentarvike store or send us a message in the chat room of our online store.

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