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Any recommendations please mommies?
Have got most things sorted for new arrival but still to get....
*Breast pump (manual/battery/brand?)
*Monitor (sensor mat/brand etc?)
Any advice please! xx
*Breast pump (manual/battery/brand?)
*Monitor (sensor mat/brand etc?)
Any advice please! xx
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if i were you, i'd wait until you need a breast pump before buying one. hand held are about ??25 but available at all supermarkets, so if necessary, you can send your oh to get one.
if your breast feeding is established, many mum's find it easier to hand express, and if you need to do it earlier, you might be better hiring a pump the hospital for the short term.
you may find breast feeding isnt for you, then you're stuck with a pump you dont want!
i had 2 monitors, and tbh, wasnt impressed with any due to the interferance. one was the ??20 fisher price which was dire, the other (replaced as was 7 yrs old) was a tomy walkabout, which was ok, but still not good.
many girls on here have the ones with a sensor, but i dont know what they think........
Good luck x
Monitor - we have a BT one - can't remember what it is called but it's great alwyas served us well. No sensor pad or camera as I think I would just obsess about it all!
For the monitor I would definitely get a digital one. I had two analouge ones and the interferance used to drive me round the bend, the digital ones are crystal clear. I have two Phillips/Avent ones (one for each lo) but the Tomy ones are supposed to be good too.
xx
We've got an Angelcare monitor with a sensor pad and its really good and the sensor pad is great for peace of mind.
Have never had any false alarms with it either.
Got a Tommy Tipee manual breast pump, but would agree with the other ladies that the manual ones are not that great.
As for monitors i just have a tixylix one from lloyds chemists not sure how much it is as it was a gift but its very good!! x x x
We also have the tixylix one and it has been fine, no problems and we only paid ??7.99 for it so a bargain to boot!
xxxx
i agree about waiting before getting a breast pump, i have avent isis manual and use it way more than electreic, so im not having to sit near a socket, i have medela mini elec wich is also fab. xx
I have a babysense breathing sensor too, but only because both my lo's would only sleep on their tummy- it's just for reassurance really, though we have had a few false alarms!
As for the breast pump- I couldn't bf but wanted to express. I had the closer to nature manual pump and couldn't get anything much from it, so my health visitor leant me an electric pump which was great! But I only used it for a couple of weeks. I'd wait and see how you get on with feeding before buying a pump, then you can make a better decision. The electric ones are quite pricy to buy but prob worth it if you want to express regularly.
xxx