How to choose a breast pump? （Missing kids Angel Gutierrez info at the end）

The baby has begun to turn around, and you often make you laugh and laugh. After many months of busy life and enjoying the joy of spending 24 hours with your baby every day, many new mothers have to return to the workplace. Faced with the situation of leaving your baby for more than 8 hours a day, how to carry out breastfeeding to the end?

"Back milk" will become "part-time" for the next period. At this time, what you need is a powerful "back milk" assistant-breast pump. What kind of breast pump should I use? Electric or manual? Unilateral or bilateral? How to store breast milk? What auxiliary equipment is needed? We will discuss each of these.

Prepare the breast pump in advance

Once you leave your baby to go out to work, it is easy to cause breast milk backlog, which becomes the so-called "bloating milk", which in turn can cause clumps and in turn cause mastitis. Breast milk accumulates in the breast. It's a good idea to choose a breast pump that works for you two weeks before returning to work and get familiar with it.

There are many types of breast pumps, the most common ones are electric and manual (the manual can be divided into handle models, syringe models, ear wash ball models, etc.).

Choose a strong anti-bloating milk

Syringe-type and ear-washing type breast pumps, because of simple workmanship, sufficient suction power, and economical value, cost between 20 ~ 100 yuan, some mothers choose to use it to suck milk, but their strong suction power will easily cause nipple pain It is not convenient for long-term use. It should be noted that the ear wash ball pump is not convenient for storing milk.

It is recommended to choose one of the syringe type and ear wash ball type to keep at home and use it when the confinement is opened or the breasts of the back have agglomerated.

Choose a comfortable long-term back milk

And for mothers who plan to "back milk" for a long time, don't talk about heroes by "suction." In general, the sucking pressure of a baby is 60 ~ 100 mmHg. However, since breast pumping is not simply pulling the nipple, it is not necessary to choose a breast pump with strong suction power. For long-term breastfeeding, "breast comfort" is the key, so it is best to choose a mimicry that is closer to the baby's sucking action. For example, a soft vacuum close to the baby's sucking action can promote the stable secretion of milk and make sucking milk easier. From this point of view, manual or manual breast pumps are recommended. The price of electric breast pumps is relatively high, ranging from 500 to 3000 yuan due to different brands; manual breast pumps with handles range from 100 to 500 yuan.

Smart reminder: try before you buy

Because each mother's breast size is different, the conditioned reflection on the same breast pump will also be different, so it is best to compare more. For more expensive breast pumps, you can borrow a friend's similar products to try first. Now some electric breast pumps also provide rental services, which can be experienced for a small fee to reduce the risk of buying the wrong one. If the trial is appropriate, then buy a breast pump that suits you.

Personal experience: Promote electric breast pump

The phrase "exhausting my breasts" was profoundly understood when I used a manual breast pump. It is called hard work. In short, a woman weighing less than 50 kg only sucks milk by hand. Generally big. Can you imagine humming, humming, squeezing the breast pump hard with your hand for half an hour and not getting rid of it? If it takes 40 minutes to 1 hour to milk each time, it is not only inconvenient and painful, but also may reduce the amount of milk. Therefore, mothers should not spend a lot of time to milk, it is best to improve "Breast pumping efficiency".

At this point, electric breast pumps have their inherent advantages. Electric breast pumps are divided into unilateral and bilateral models. Bilateral models are double breast pumps. Because the breasts on both sides can be stimulated, more milk can be produced. In this way, the mother can not only produce more milk, but also do more with less. The entire process only takes 10 to 15 minutes, which is easy and efficient. You can complete the job of breastfeeding while surfing the internet, completely freeing your hands. Families with economic conditions can choose this.

Tips: Smartly arrange your breastfeeding time

During work hours, the interval between breastfeeding should not be too long. Under normal working conditions, you can keep breastfeeding at intervals of 2.5 to 4 hours, otherwise the milk volume will decrease. It should be noted that in order to maximize the sucking frequency of the baby, it is best to feed the baby before work and after returning home to increase the stimulation of the breast. Personally I think it is ideal not to exceed 4 hours.

Don't forget to save + transport after breastfeeding

How can I save the fresh breast milk that I sucked out to my baby immediately? In addition to the breast pump, you must also equip with insulation tools. Pay attention to two points when selecting:

First, seal well. All sterilized, sealable containers can store breast milk, ranging from sealed lunch boxes, feeding bottles, food preservation bags, and breast milk storage bags.

Second, keep it at low temperature. How to keep fresh breast milk warm and take it home is a problem. Then you need insulation equipment + transportation equipment. If the unit has a refrigerator, it is relatively simple. Use a sealed tank to store the milk. On the way home, put it in a container that can maintain a constant temperature (such as a insulated lunch box and a foam box). If the unit does not have a refrigerator, it needs to be equipped with an ice pack to create a low-temperature environment for fresh breast milk, such as a strong ice pack or ice box, plus enough ice cubes or ice packs to ensure that the unit has no refrigerator. Don't worry for hours.

Refrigerated fresh milk should be consumed within 72 hours. It can be stored in the freezer for at least 3 months. It can be stored in a separate freezer set below -18 degrees Celsius for 3 to 6 months. After thawing frozen milk, you can keep it in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Milk that has not been consumed after this time must be discarded and cannot be re-frozen. Freezing can destroy some of the antibodies in your milk, so it is best not to freeze if you have to.

Don't be afraid of tediousness, disinfect the breast pump

Some mothers think that everything is fine when they see the breast pump sucking out breast milk, but it is not true. After using the breast pump, be sure to wash and disinfect it in time to avoid contaminating the breast milk that is sucked out next time. It can be cleaned with a bottle cleaner, or it can be sterilized by adding water to a large pot and boiling for 2 to 3 minutes. Of course, it is more convenient to have a sterilizer at home.

It should be noted that some accessories of the breast pump cannot withstand high temperature disinfection, such as valves and silicone petal massage pads. These are consumables. Do not put them during disinfection. In addition, these accessories are easy to age. Pay attention to the replacement of new accessories for a long time to ensure the normal use of the breast pump.

Milking by hand is a technical task

For mothers with back-to-back milk, if you think that using these bottles and jars is cumbersome, you can also use a special brand, that is, the "five-finger mountain" breast pump, also known as the ten sisters, is pure hand squeeze. It does not rely on external forces, and will not have the trouble of forgetting to bring a breast pump. You just need to wash your hands and go to work everywhere you go. However, this is a technical job, which requires patient learning, and mothers with tenosynovitis are not suitable for operation.

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