Hey Ladies!!! All you fine Successful Nursing ladies....what is your opinon of one of these...
Some of you have been so lucky as to have heard my "not so good" labor and delivery stories. One of which was the inability/lack of desire to nurse. Since Peyton was a NICU baby and I had a bad case of "flat nipples" I was not able to nurse very well...but i pumped like crazy for about 6 weeks....the sucky part was we rented one for $85/month. And then when i was in the NICU they had one on hand for me to use.
This time around I really want to make sure I give a solid effort with breast feeding..and was wondering...is it totally necessary to have a pump on hand? Even if you're successful with nursing, is it still good to have one on hand? Is it worth the money? Borrow not buy one? Will it erase a lot of stress to have one on hand in case needed? Let me know what you think. Because it is quite expensive..and just don't know if I should get one or not.
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I have a feeling that I'm going to have to rent one again as well. I'm worried that if it all were able to work out this time I would have bought one for nothing. I don't know, even with pumping I didn't produce a lot. Anyway, if it helps any you're supposed to be able to claim renting a pump as a tax incentive now. So maybe even if you have to pay the 85 dollars again, perhaps you can get a good deal of it back. If not all. :) Good luck!
I think Krystal got a Medela for around $100. It would probably make you feel better to have around just in case, so you don't have to rent one. Plus, if you want to go on dates or have Steve take a turn, that's what the pump is for! I say do it.
I've found that it's nice to have some kind of breast pump on hand. I still use the hand pump, but so many times I've been tempted to buy a nice electric one. It just depends on how much you plan on pumping to know which one to get for you. Honestly I don't think that you'll regret buying one - and if you do you could always sell it on KSL later or something.
Also...
Don't know if you utilized the lactation consultant in the hospital last time, but since you know you had issues maybe you could get that lined up for delivery day.
She helped us out a lot.
Good luck.
:)
I say buy one I used it a ton with both of my kids...
I would buy one because it was so nice to have especially just to relieve some of the pressure from being so full. And its nice to pump to have as a back up plan and if your going somewhere for a long time just pump and have it ready.
I think you definetley need to have one. If your baby is into nursing your milk will come in like crazy and I would have died in the first 2 weeks if I didn't have something to releive the pressure. I had a 30 dollar medela hand pump that worked well in the early days when milk is practically pouring out of you. Later though when it slows down it gets hard to get it out with a hand pump and takes a long time. I liked having one so I could pump and take bottles to places that were hard to pump and I went back to work, super super part time but it was nice to be quick pumping when I was at work. I have an ameda purely yours double electric breast pump. It is much more afordable than medela, has great ratings and most importantly has been phenomenal for me.
Also I had inverted nipples or at least flat ones and my daughter had a really hard time latching. I used a nipple shield to help her latch for the first few months. It was a little bit of a trick to wean her off and I was in big trouble if I forgot it when we went somewhere, but nursing without it was impossible and with it was a breeze. The lactation specialist was really helpful in the hospital and I found one after discharge when I wanted to wean my daughter off the shield. She was so wonderful and I couldn't have done it without her help I totally recommend it. Usually the lactation specialist will give you a card in the hospital, hang onto it and if you need it definetly go see them in person so they can look at your latch. Good luck. Breastfeeding is so worth it, but it really doesn't get good for a few weeks or months until you both really get it figured out. I am hoping it will be easier this time around since I know what I am doing now.
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