What You Need To Know When Choosing A Breast Pump
As you anxiously await the arrival of your little one to be born and the “Big Day” to arrive you have many decisions to make about your new arrival. How should I decorate the nursery, how long will I take off work, who will watch my little bundle of joy while I am at work…? There are tons of decisions that new parents must make. One of the most important decisions mothers will have to make is, “what will my baby eat?” Should I breastfeed or formula feed?
Fortunately this day and age working mothers still have the opportunity to breastfeed their babies with the aid of breast pumps. Research shows that breastfeed babies are typically much healthier than formula feed babies regardless of all the advances that have been made with baby formula.
If one chooses to breastfeed, picking the right breast pump is also an important decision. There are several types of pumps on the market and range in price. Hand operated manual pumps are generally much lower in cost than the electric automatic breast pump. However the hand held manual operated pumps are much more difficult to use and tend to take longer when expressing your milk. These units are effective but time consuming. The electric breast pumps seem to be much more efficient.
When choosing a breast pump many factors should be considered including the duration in which you will pump milk with the unit while away from your baby. It is a good idea to invest in a good pump and it is recommended that anyone choosing to breastfeed for longer than one month the electric automatic pump is suggested. It is very important that the right pump be chosen.
There are two types of electric breast pumps. The single breast pump and the double breast pump. The double breast pump can accommodate the expression of milk from both breast simultaneously where as it’s counterpart, the single breast pump can only extract milk from one breast at a time. Once again one must evaluate any time constraints that may be present while pumping during work hours. If time is a factor, it is suggested that the double pump be purchased.
Although the double electric automatic breast pump may be higher priced, it would be the recommended choice for anyone who will be breastfeeding for several months and anyone that is faced with time constraints while pumping.
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