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Anyone Used PJ Comfort Breast Pump?
It is designed to me more like breast feeding and you can adjust it to how you like it to "pump." I am not sure if you have used other pumps or not. ...
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- J., I have a 7 week old who had some feeding issues. I spent some time with our hospital's lactation consultants and each one sadi that the Avent ISIS IQ was worth th...
- I used the medela pump & style advanced & due to my daughters pre-maturity & my need to go back to work immediately after my extended bed rest before my daughtes birth...
- I use the Medela Pump in Style, it is great. Good suction, quick, and you can pump both breasts at the same time. The pump is around $300, but worth the expense. I ...
Bitten During Breastfeeding!
Use lanolin cream, use a breast pump on that side (very carefully) rather than breastfeeding from that side for a day or two. And let your nipple air-dry ...
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- Get some comfrey ointment from the health food store and use it liberally on the nipple, and cover with a breast pad. It will heal up in no time. I did have that hap...
- Hurts don't it? My son did this to me a few times. I would treat it like a sore nipple just lanolin and if its too painful to nurse pump on that one side and nurse o...
- Use lanolin cream, use a breast pump on that side (very carefully) rather than breastfeeding from that side for a day or two. And let your nipple air-dry uncovered fo...
Breast Hurts After I Have Stopped Pumping
If your pump hurts, express the milk manually in the shower. ... When I stopped breast feeding my left breast dried up faster than my right one. ...
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- It could be a clogged milk duct. If your fever returns go to the doctor; clogged milk ducts can make you very sick. I know they hurt like heck; it's happened to me....
- Drying up is painful for me. My breasts are quite tender and they almost ache by the end of the day for the first month or so (I never felt lumps though). I quit nursi...
- When I stopped breast feeding my left breast dried up faster than my right one. It was painful! Sounds like you are doing everything right, taking showers, massaging, ...
Any Good Breast Pumps?
I think it's definitely the way to go if you plan to pump once you go back to work. I'm working with a 5month old and still breast feeding thanks to the ...
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- The Medela Pump in Style is great. I bought one in 2004 after my first daughter was born, went back to work and pumped until she was 1. Then I got it out after my se...
- The Medela electric double pumps are the best but quite expensive (@$200-$300!!). See if you can get one used from a friend and just buy new hoses and shields at a ph...
- I have the Medela pump in style, it was like $300 but well worth it, I can pump both sides at the same time in like 15 min, and you can plug it in, use batteries or bu...
Breastfeeding Second Time Around... Can I Expect the Same Sort of Scenario?
I like the advice for the device that saves milk from the breast that's not feeding. Also, pump, pump, pump and save all the extra milk in the freezer for ...
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- I used to be able to pump 8 ounces from each each side in about 10 mins with my first! It was unbelievable! My mother told me I could have been a wet nurse! It was ...
- You can check with your OB first, but there are herbal remedies to help reduce supply. Go to kellymom.com to find out more. Basically anything with real peppermint oi...
- It will probably be different, but may still be very heavy. I'm having the overactive let down this time for the first time (third child) and also needing to change n...
Recommendations for Breast Pumps
Hi J., I loved the medella breast pump-very sturdy and efficient. Also, check out the following article on breastfeeding workplace laws: ...
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- Ameda Purely Yours double pump is nice! Where do you live? My friend owns a maternity/nursing boutique in Poughkeepsie, NY. She sells pumps and is also certified la...
- I am a teacher too! I pumped all last year with the Medela Pump in Style. It's a double breast pump. I had the purse style bag but it also comes in a backpack style...
- medela pump in style... costly but there is no messing around if you need a good pump, and especially as a teacher where you will surely need it to work well and quick...
Breast Pump.
Medella Pump in Style is a double electric breast pump. can be bought at Target, Walmart, Babies R us..or a breastfeeding store like Growing life Maternity ...
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- Try Best Fed. You can rental a very high quality pump for a good price. I really don't think any of the one's you can buy in the stores are strong enough.
- I gave birth 10 weeks ago and have been using the Medela Original double pump. It has worked great and when I was researching which pump to buy, this is the one every...
- I have to completly agree that I LOVED My medela pump in style advanced. It was great. It is generally more money, but you get what you pay for. You can find them o...
Breastfeeding by Pumping Only
If your supply drops, just pump longer and add another pump time. You will figure it all out. Hopefully your ob office as a breast feeding consultant there . ...
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- With my first, I BF for a month with lots of frustration due to something called overactive let-down reflex. Basically the milk was coming out way too fast. So, I pu...
- I understand what you are going through! My little one completely REFUSED to breastfeed. It wasn't an issue of latching on incorrectly he refused to latch on at all!...
- I pump only, and that is what I did with all four kids. I would nurse in the very begining. But pumping is what I liked best. I like to see how much milk I have, so ...
Breast Pump.
... trouble feeding my first one I want to be prepared this time.So any recommendations are welcome.Please please share with me which breast pump had worked ...
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- I use(d) Medela. I would go with the one Mary Beth's neighbor is selling. I never had any problems with mine.
- Hi... I used a hospital grade pump for a couple of months as my twinkies were premature. It was Medela 2.0 (although there might be an even newer version). Really, n...
- I pumped almost exclusively until my little one was 12 months old. I used the Mendela Pump in Style Advanced. It is worth the money, but I would recommend you get th...
Breastfeeding Help
I let her nursing, then I pump for 10-15 minutes to try to stimulate more milk. ... Kudos for sticking with breastfeeding, especially since it sounds like ...
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- Eat oatmeal, drink lots of water, pump, and take a hot shower before feeding (or take a heating pad and place on your breasts to help release your milk)
- Hi J.~ Bless you for choosing to breastfeed. First of all it sounds like you have the right actions down. But how do you know you're not making enough BM? Be sure ...
- Sounds like your doing just about everything. Make sure you drink lots and lots of water. This will really help. Continue with the pumping after nursing, this will t...
