I am on my third baby that has been exclusively breastfed, and have used a variety of manual and electric breast pumps. I am not a frequent pumper, but I do like to pump a few times a month to boost my supply as well as keep some excess on hand. Breast milk is just as they say, "liquid gold" and cures a lot of ailments.
I have used Avent (electric and manual), Aveda Purely Yours, Medela Pump in Style Advanced, and about 5 or so generic ones in electric and manual. I like Medela the best and can not find one that exceeds its quality and efficiency. I think Avent is my second choice. I do love the bottle style of Avent (we have used plastic and glass---with glass being are first choice.) I was sent a generic manual pump for review that has a similar looking bottle to the Avent (plastic).
It is currently less than $20 (actually less than $15) and might be something to look into if you are in a very limited budget. I do want to mention that the Avent brand is just under $30.
Here is what the company says about their pump.
Easy Breast Pump is made without any harmful chemicals: BPA or PVC. (This I appreciate.)
Directly copied from the product info:
"Here are some of the benefits you receive when using the Easy Breast Pump.
-Reduced pain when breasts are overfull
-Recover from pregnancy faster
-Have milk ready when needed
-Save time
-Save money on batteries and electricity
-Extract milk whenever you want wherever you want
-Easy to carry"
I am not sure how it would help with quicker recovery, as I find that having a baby suckle works the best at making the body heal faster and for things to go back to normal. I agree that using a manual pump is often easier to pack and saves on batteries/electricity. However I tried using this pump twice and it was sadly disappointing. I kept getting milk pooling up in the top of the pump and it never went into the bottle. After reading a few reviews on Amazon, I found that several other users had this same issue and they said their pump was sealed shut. I am thinking my pump had this issue as well. Since this is a $15 pump, I cannot give much fault to it, since sometimes you do get what you pay for (except this luckily was sent to me complimentary for review.) I would have been disappointed if I had paid money for it, and would have returned it for a refund.
It is too bad, as having an extra manual pump is something I recommend (having 2-3 manuals actually is pretty great---as you could have one at your parents home, work (if you are a working mom), one in the car, etc. Since I nurse on demand with the little one and always have a nursing cover, I have only given my new baby expressed milk (in bottles) a few times. I mainly keep the expressed milk for my older (weaned) toddler for when he is sick (put it in his oatmeal or sippy).
I sadly cannot recommend this pump, and would recommend spending $15 more and getting the Avent manual.
It comes with 2 pouches for milk storage, but I did not find them useful. I prefer the Lansinoh bags. The pack came with a pair of quilted cotton breast pads to absorb excess milk. I currently use wool nursing pads, but before using wool, I used bamboo pads with a pul waterproof backing. These could potentially get soaked pretty quick. I personally do not recommend these for nursing. I have a moderate to heavy let down.
The pump might work for you and at the price, I guess you could always try it and then return it if it is defective. I do not have many pictures of the pump, I set it up and after losing so much milk and making a mess with it collecting in the top, I honestly got frustrated with it and did not keep trying it out. Here are a few pictures (stock) and some of the accessories.
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