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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 15:48

So, what is the difference between the Medela Pump in Style and the Freestyle which cost more than 1000 dhs and the mini electric that costs around 500 dhs???. is it worth paying so much money for the more expensive ones?

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 23:58
First of all don't stress about your supply. Trust me, it just makes matters worse. I assure you with a little bit of work and a little bit of help, you'll be able to get your supply back up again. If you don't want to make the purchase now, why don't you hire a medela lactina for a week or two until your supply is established and then decide what to buy. Lactinas are basically hospital grade pumps and they're excellent at re-establishing supply.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 16:17
Depends on how often you'll be pumping on how much you'll rely on pumping to feed your LO. If you plan to exclusively pump, or pump several times a day, then I would recommend the freestyle, because it means you can still hold your LO and do things around the house whilst still pumping. It may not seem that important now, but once your LO is old enough/moving around/wanting attention, it'll be much easier to juggle him/her and pump at the same time. That part is really important for exclusive pumpers. I actually know more people who quite pumping because they felt they couldn't pump and attend to their LO's cries of attention at the same time than for supply issues. If you plan on pumping on the odd occasion then something like the swing will be adequate.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 13:24
Freestyle let's you clip the 'pump' to your waist and do whatever you want to as you can walk about. It's tiny and light and quite frankly the best money I spent . Think it was 1500 from baby shop. I clip it on, and get on with things, 15 mins later I'm free :) (I bought a pump bra too from amazon but it does come with straps that let you clip the bottle onto your nursing bra....I just found the pump bra easier to put on) Good luck
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EW GURU
Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 16:55
I have the mini electric, and it works fine for me. I have used it for two babies and have not had any problems. I guess it depends on the amount of expressing that you need to do. The mini is fine for occasional expressing. My sister used to use it once a day. Perhaps there are other readers who may have feedback about the other models.
 
 

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