A manual breast pump is the best alternative to hand expressing and is a cheap alternative to electric breast pump. The first step of owning one is to invest in a good brand. Continue reading to know the breast pump brands. A feeding essential which will save you from body aches and ensure good milk supply for your baby.
Philips Avent Breast Pumps Manual Breast Pump
- No leaning forward for smooth flow of milk. Sit in a relaxed position and enjoy the process.
- Lightweight, compact and easy to carry.
- Soft velvety texture of massage cushion enhances milk flow. The cushion works on the basis of your baby’s suckling patterns and thus enhances the flow of milk.
- Easy to clean the bottle and pump – dishwasher friendly
- Collection bottle can be used for feeding baby and storing milk in fridge.
- Breast shield with air-tight ring for better stimulation and expression
- Comes with 2 modes – stimulation mode to initiate milk flow and expression mode for a good milk flow
- 7 adjustable suction levels and 4 adjustable suction speed level
- Adjustable and silent pumping
- The collection bottle comes with a sealing cap which makes it easy to carry the bottle
R for Rabbit First Feed Manual Breast Pump
- Ergonomic design for an easy manual use
- Comes with 4 suction level adjustment
- Light weight and easy to carry
- Collection bottle comes with a nipple which can be used as a feeding bottle
- Soft massage pad that gives a real time experience of baby’s suction
Medela Harmony Manual Breastpump
- 2 phase expression pumping – let down mode that replicates baby’s rapid suckling to initiate fast milk flow and expression mode that replicates slower and deeper suckling for maximum milk flow
- Light weight and easy to carry
- Bottle with stand and lids which makes it easy to store
- Comes with Personalfit nipple 24mm
Chicco Natural Feeding Manual Breast Pump
- Comes with wellbeing teat, feeding bottle is ready immediately after expressing milk
- Has a suction speed control system
- Excellent quality material used
- Light weight and easy to carry
Hope this article helps you in finding one for you. But please know that a pump is a practical approach to expressing milk. Expressing milk is more to do with an emotional drive that accelerates breast feeding. Follow these steps for a let down which will maximize the milk flow.
- Hand express before your use the pump. The pump wouldn’t struggle with letdown reflex.
- Pump at the same time everyday.
- Milk flow is highest during mornings when you wake up. Do pumping then. You can also check for a fault in pump during this time.
- There should be a good gap between your last feeding session and pumping.
- Do not make pumping the only way to express milk because if you stop feeding your baby directly it would definitely reduce the natural milk supply after 2-3 weeks.
- It is normal for one breast to produce more milk than the other breast.
- Switch your breasts every 5 mins. Each breast should get a stimulation of 10-15 mins.
- You can keep pump expressed milk at room temperature for 4 to 6 hours and can be refrigerated for about 5 days.
