Also, this pump sometimes doesn’t work right: part of the attachment will fall off while pumping or won’t be attached as well as it looks which is frustrating. I HAVE, at times figured out how to hold him while pumping, but that takes like an hour because I have to pump each breast one at a time so there’s space for him (he moves his legs a lot and I can’t easily pump holding him because he’ll kick the bottles). Because of that, I always have to be sure my husband is available in case Luke gets upset/wakes up/ needs to eat. The Spectra S2 is the one I got from my insurance.ĭownside: It’s not mobile, obviously. NOW here is how I feel about all FOUR pumps: Another great resource is Legendairy Milk’s Instagram (I also love their supplement Pump Princess). You can easily google your pump and “settings for output” and you’ll find information. Each pump has different settings- so that’s why I’m not giving you numbers. But in the VERY beginning if you’re pumping without milk: you don’t need to do 10+ min because you’ll just stress your nipples out. As you notice milk dwindle go back to the higher speed to trigger another let down, and repeat. So I want to share what I’ve learned and what has helped me!īasically you want the pump to mimic a baby, so it should start off with a good suction and fast speed, then slow the speed down and increase the suction. I only found out about this stuff when my bestfriend added me to a private Facebook group for exclusively pumping moms. The other thing I never knew is that there is a way to pump to give you optimal output! If you have to do the every 2 hour pump sessions like I have, it will save you some time and give you a little more sleep throughout the night. AND, order like 2 extra sets of flanges so you don’t have to constantly clean the same ones over and over. I had to bump up to 28 because the 24 was causing pain. The last thing you want to do is hurt your nipples: trust.ĪLSO measure your nipples to get the correct flange size for your pump. Start at level 1 and slowly make your way up. My pump has damaged my breasts just like my son’s tongue tie! NO! I said this on my breastfeeding post: there is a line between discomfort and extreme pain! DO NOT have such a high suction you’re in pain. She basically said I had to keep the suction high to get the milk out even if it hurt. Even the lactation consultant that came in didn’t teach me how to use the pump. Better to have it ready, and know what you need to do, and how to use the pump than have to deal with it when you come home exhausted. *So my first bit of advice is that whatever pump you get: sterilize it and read it’s instructions before having a baby. Thankfully I went on a cleaning spree before baby and sterilized all my parts before boxing them back up: making our return home extremely late at night after a hard day of trying to get him out of the NICU slightly less stressful because I could just set it up without all the cleaning. Which, we all know hasn’t been our journey…yet. I didn’t know anything about pumping, and didn’t think I’d need to because I was planning on exclusively breastfeeding. The Spectra S2, The Freemie independence, The Willow, and The Spectra 9 Plus I’ve been pumping multiple times a day for almost 2 months now, and have had the opportunity to try four different pumps:
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