My wife is confused to choose a breast pump for our 5 month old.
I’m unable to guide her as last time we shopped for a nip shield but it dint fit well and did not serve the purpose.

The problem started when our baby refused to be fed on breast and opted for formula feed. We are paranoid that she might not get the required nutrition as that of breast milk.

Now, there are so many breast pumps in the market, when asked to my baby’s paed she suggested "avent" or "medela". My wife’s nipples are flat and that is where the problem lies.No nip shield work.The cup size is 34 C. We can’t return the product once we buy it. We are damn confused. All we can afford is a manual one, and less messy one.
We came across breast pumps that had a handle to pump nad few had a hollow ball attached to a pipe which connected to the bottle, we had to squeeze the ball like the stress ball to pump. Unlike the handle one. We really do not get the idea which one would be better.
and how many extra bottles to buy to store.

Please suggest a manual and less expensive one.

This is quite a necessary and can’t be avoided, As she suffers engorgement and finding her breasts heavy and lumpy.No its not leaking. She says her breasts hurt and she doesn’t feel her own self because of this problem.Also, it helps to lose weight.

So I have heard about this baby bottle recall and all my baby bottles are avent which are on the recall list that contain BPA, so the only bottle I have now which I can use is this one that came with my medela breast pump which is plastic and has a plastic nipple versus the silicone onees. Can I use this bottle and nipple tonight until I get the born-free bottles tomorrow?

I have only ever used the manual Avent breast pump and wanted some other views on the electric ones

My 1st baby latched on properly right after birth, my milk supply came in great. I was very fortunate to have a great breastfeeding experience. When I went back to work, my supply dwindled within a few months, and I couldn’t satisfy the little one. I called the lactation consultant from the hospital, and all she told me was that I needed to pump more frequently. That may have been true, but I also wonder if the pump wasn’t good enough (It’s an OLD Pump In Style) or if the breastshields didn’t fit properly. The electric pump was downright painful (but 2-3x faster) as compared to my Avent Isis. Have any of you consulted a lactation consultant for a breastpump "fitting"? What did they do? I am asking because I have another baby on the way & would like to try to breastfeed longer.

My son is 5 days old. He will root around like crazy looking for his hands when he’s hungry. But when put to the breast he gets sleepy and will fall asleep right away. You have to keep playing with his arms and hands to get him to wake up which is hard when one hand is holding him and the other is holding your breast. My breasts are so swollen and lumpy they really hurt. even the glands in my armpits are so swollen from this that I can’t shave or do anything - it feels like there are golf balls in there.

I use a nipple shield and he won’t nurse from the breast unless I use it - he will not nurse from the breast alone and it’s very painfull the few times he has tried (and not followed though) with nursing without the shield. even with the shield it’s painfull, but manageable.

I had lactation consultants and we tried different things. SNS with the formula that goes down a small tube and into my shield so he gets my milk and the formula, but like I said, he just goes to sleep.

I have pumped a few times and had to feed him by avent bottle because he’s not nursing and had lost 9% of his weight. I don’t think this is going to work out. I have a manual pump. Should I just go get a double electric and feed him by bottle. Is it too late to get him to want to take the breast? I am just so frustrated about this right now.

I posted a question not too long ago about my leaky AVENT bottles. My friend reccommend them if i was to pump and use any bottles during breastfeeding. So i put them on my baby shower registry.

My husband and I went to target to get new bottles because we couldn’t stand the leakiness anymore. After awhile of looking I was about to get Dr. Brown’s because I’ve heard good things about them. But then I was thinking well I don’t really want to buy a whole new bottle set…etc etc.

So, I just picked up a cheap gerber 3 bottle set thinking if they work…i’ll be shocked and if they don’t ‘oh well’ because they are cheap cheap cheap.

My daughter LOVES THEM. Heck I LOVE them!! They don’t leak at all, she is so much less gassy, they are per bottle! BPA free. and they have all good reviews.

So I was wondering- because I do believe you USUALLY get what you pay for. Do you think we over look these bottles because usually the ‘brand’ items are better? Or has anyone tryed them and not liked them. I was just curious on peoples opinions- We buy these expensive bottles and these cheap gerber bottles I have loved more then my pricey ones! (I understand every baby has different needs and likes.) and i’m not saying I think all brand stuff is better, but you usually know when…"i can get off brand whatever but i always get peter pan peanut butter" for example.

http://gruntlings.com/reviews/feeding-reviews/gerber-clear-view-fashion-tints-nurser/

Ive heard horror stories about Avent bottles, but I want to hear what you used, or didnt use.

Ive been looking at the following bottle, (I wish to go with a Winnie the Pooh Theme when the time comes)

LINK: (http://www.walmart.com/ip/The-First-Years-Disney-Winnie-the-Pooh-Soothie-Starter-Set/10898473)

Also which breast pump/hand pump do you swear by?

I was thinking of doing hand pump.

Thank you a million times over!

I stay at home with my children, so I don’t actually need to pump, but my husband has expressed his feelings with me about wanting to be able to feed her a bottle every so often. So, I bought an Avent manual pump being that I won’t need to use it constantly. Now, I know that we shouldn’t introduce a bottle until 6 weeks or more, but I have a few other questions.

When exactly should I pump? Do I wait a certain amount of time after I get done feeding babby?

What is the best/easiest way to store the breast milk?

How do you know how much milk to put in the bottle?

Any other advice you have would be great too. I have 3 other children, but this will be my first time breastfeeding and I am adamant about succeeding.
K, I see no problem with my husband wanting to give our child a bottle once a night. He’s not telling me to use formula.
Oh I know that it can cause problem B, but the way she gave her "advice" was just by trying to turn it into him not being supportive. He didn’t say I should do anything. He said he would like to give her a bottle on occasion. That doesn’t make him unsupportive.

i am torn between three electric breast pumps but confused they are the modela pump, the avent intelligent pump and th etomee tippee any suggestions and reason for your choice