Medela Mini Electric Pump

Pregnant women are often told ?breast is best? and breastfeeding is highly promoted by midwives and health visitors alike. When I was pregnant with Jacob I decided I would like to give breastfeeding a go and see how I got on although I was staying open minded. With a holiday, a hen night and a wedding beckoning in the few weeks after Jacob?s birth, I also realised that breastfeeding wasn?t going to be 100% practical all of the time and so I was drawn more to the idea of expressing as a good compromise. With the expense of a first child, I bought a manual pump, that being the cheapest option ? well except ...  Read the complete review

Before I start I want to clarify how I'm using the pump - it supplements rather than replaces breastfeeding, so I'm only pumping 2-3 times a day as opposed to the three-hourly pumping I'd need if the monster were taking breast milk exclusively from the bottle. It allows Daddy to get in on the feeding occasionally and allows Mummy to go out sometimes without the infant in tow, but we're primarily breastfeeding. I bought the electric pump having heard horror stories of people spending hours with a manual pump and ending up with muscles like Popeye ... but on only one side. I'm not disappointed at all. This mini pump is much cheaper than many of the ...  Read the complete review

WARNING!!!!!!!! THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MAY NOT BE FOR MALE AUDIENCES. UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW INTIMATE DETAILS OF BREASTS AND THE EXTRACTION OF MILK, DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER. YOU CAN HOWEVER PUT A VERY USEFUL RATING IN FULL FAITH OF MY WRITING SKILLS. When pregnant with my daughter who was my first child I went through some tough times as a thought of the different things I thought I would have to give up, like soccer, horse riding and going out with my girl friends. Some things would have to change but I still hoped to have some independence. I had already decided to breast feed my child so I didn't think I would be able ...  Read the complete review

Tired of using a manual breast pump I decided to bite the bullet and pay the extra cost for an electric breast pump. Surely it had to be better, after all, it would be quicker to express as your hand wouldn't get so tired. I went along to my local baby stores, both Boots and Mothercare had the Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump for £39.99 with no alternatives so I purchased one anticipating the joy I'd feel when I got home to use it. The pump consists of a yellow battery pack and pump/motor (requiring two AA batteries to run if you don't use the mains power adaptor) which attaches to a kit of soft clear moulded plastic attachments, including ...  Read the complete review

My little girl (currently 6mths) was exclusively breast fed until 4months old, I however had to return to work when she was just 4 weeks old so I bought a breast-pump..or rather I bought 2. I started with the much recommended ISIS hand operated, try as I did I could not manage to get more than 1oz at a time even after an hour, it never once managed to induce the let-down reflex and I found it fiddly...so I bought a Medela mini-electric. Operation wise this is fab, by adjusting the suction you can mimic babies suck pattern (I used 1min of low to get nips accustomed, then 5 mins of fairly high to induce let-down then back to low for 10mins, swap to next ...  Read the complete review