Are you all ready to hear the sound of tiny feet? Is baby's name picked and the nursery fully equipped? That's great, but what about that final decision of breast or bottle?
Over the centuries breast feeding has always had a social stigma attached to it. It seems though that today's generation are taking no notice and are turning back towards breast feeding following the catch phrase 'Breast is Best'. Why? Well perhaps it is because they realise that this is the most natural, complete food you can give to your baby. Its benefits include helping to fight against infections, being on tap when required at the right temperature and an important factor in these times, it's totally free!
Breast feeding has its benefits for mum too! The action helps to stimulate uterine contractions, which speeds up the toning of the abdomen resulting in faster weight loss. What is even better news is that it can also aid in reducing chances of contracting ovarian cancer, uterine infections, pre and post menopausal breast cancer and osteoporosis.
New mums today still feel embarrassed about feeding in public or she is anxious about those people who may be watching. That can all change with the use of a breast pump. It allows you to express valuable breast milk into bottles to feed your baby while on the move.
Breast feeding comes easier to some than others. Some may just want to feed occasionally to have a bit of freedom and other may need to express all the time for various reasons. For this reason Medela, who are one of the leading manufacturers of breast pumps have a variety of models, so there is one to suit everyone.
Medela are the first company to mimic a suckling baby with their pumps. They have developed a two phase expression technology that copies how a baby sucks to get milk. It starts to stimulate the milk flow with light, quick sucks and then to maximise a fast flow changes to slower, deep sucks.
It depends on how you want to use the pump as to which one you buy. For the occasional pumper Medela make two pumps, the 'Harmony' which is a manual pump, and the 'Swing' which is a single electric pump.
The 'Harmony' is a hand-held pump that can be used on that odd occasion when you want a little freedom. This manual pump is great to take on your holidays as it's lightweight and compact, and can also acts as back up for your double electric pump. Unlike the electric pumps, this is a one-piece unit so benefits from not having complicated pieces to be assembled.
The 'Swing' is Medela's smallest single electric pump. It comes with a shoulder strap which allows you to use it hands-free, allowing you to carry on with other jobs. Everything can be kept together in between sessions in its neat drawstring bag.
If, for some reason, you have to express milk all the time, for example, you are unable to breast feed but want your baby to have breast milk, you will need one of Medela's double electric pumps. They have two to chose from; the 'Freestyle' and the 'Pump in Style'
The 'Freestyle' is their most popular breast pump. It comes with straps to allow you to pump in comfort, hands-free, and is extremely lightweight and has a battery life of 3 hours. Because this model is more for those who express every day, it allows you to fill two bottles at a time with its dual pumps. It also comes with a timer and memory button so that you can keep track of your sessions and it also allows you to control the speed and vacuum settings to make it most comfortable for you. This model comes with cooler bag to store your expressed milk, which holds up to four bottles and keeps them fresh for up to 12 hours.
Medela's second dual electric pump, which is the most advanced, is the 'Pump in style'. This comes in three different choices of bag, the backpack, the on-the-go tote bag and the mega bag, all having their own special features. The pump itself has all the attractions of the 'Freestyle' being popular with those who express frequently.
Accessories are just as important when breast feeding as the pumps. Medela have a wide range in the challenge to make breast feeding more comfortable. They provide their own breast shields of varying sizes for comfort and a whole range of cleaning accessories which include micro steam bags and clean up wipes.
So there you have it! Breast feeding doesn't have to be frightening; with the help of Medela breast pumps anyone can do it.
Over the centuries breast feeding has always had a social stigma attached to it. It seems though that today's generation are taking no notice and are turning back towards breast feeding following the catch phrase 'Breast is Best'. Why? Well perhaps it is because they realise that this is the most natural, complete food you can give to your baby. Its benefits include helping to fight against infections, being on tap when required at the right temperature and an important factor in these times, it's totally free!
Breast feeding has its benefits for mum too! The action helps to stimulate uterine contractions, which speeds up the toning of the abdomen resulting in faster weight loss. What is even better news is that it can also aid in reducing chances of contracting ovarian cancer, uterine infections, pre and post menopausal breast cancer and osteoporosis.
New mums today still feel embarrassed about feeding in public or she is anxious about those people who may be watching. That can all change with the use of a breast pump. It allows you to express valuable breast milk into bottles to feed your baby while on the move.
Breast feeding comes easier to some than others. Some may just want to feed occasionally to have a bit of freedom and other may need to express all the time for various reasons. For this reason Medela, who are one of the leading manufacturers of breast pumps have a variety of models, so there is one to suit everyone.
Medela are the first company to mimic a suckling baby with their pumps. They have developed a two phase expression technology that copies how a baby sucks to get milk. It starts to stimulate the milk flow with light, quick sucks and then to maximise a fast flow changes to slower, deep sucks.
It depends on how you want to use the pump as to which one you buy. For the occasional pumper Medela make two pumps, the 'Harmony' which is a manual pump, and the 'Swing' which is a single electric pump.
The 'Harmony' is a hand-held pump that can be used on that odd occasion when you want a little freedom. This manual pump is great to take on your holidays as it's lightweight and compact, and can also acts as back up for your double electric pump. Unlike the electric pumps, this is a one-piece unit so benefits from not having complicated pieces to be assembled.
The 'Swing' is Medela's smallest single electric pump. It comes with a shoulder strap which allows you to use it hands-free, allowing you to carry on with other jobs. Everything can be kept together in between sessions in its neat drawstring bag.
If, for some reason, you have to express milk all the time, for example, you are unable to breast feed but want your baby to have breast milk, you will need one of Medela's double electric pumps. They have two to chose from; the 'Freestyle' and the 'Pump in Style'
The 'Freestyle' is their most popular breast pump. It comes with straps to allow you to pump in comfort, hands-free, and is extremely lightweight and has a battery life of 3 hours. Because this model is more for those who express every day, it allows you to fill two bottles at a time with its dual pumps. It also comes with a timer and memory button so that you can keep track of your sessions and it also allows you to control the speed and vacuum settings to make it most comfortable for you. This model comes with cooler bag to store your expressed milk, which holds up to four bottles and keeps them fresh for up to 12 hours.
Medela's second dual electric pump, which is the most advanced, is the 'Pump in style'. This comes in three different choices of bag, the backpack, the on-the-go tote bag and the mega bag, all having their own special features. The pump itself has all the attractions of the 'Freestyle' being popular with those who express frequently.
Accessories are just as important when breast feeding as the pumps. Medela have a wide range in the challenge to make breast feeding more comfortable. They provide their own breast shields of varying sizes for comfort and a whole range of cleaning accessories which include micro steam bags and clean up wipes.
So there you have it! Breast feeding doesn't have to be frightening; with the help of Medela breast pumps anyone can do it.
About the Author:
Breast feeding is an significant decision for every new mother. Amber Angwin looks into the benefits of this and one of the leading manufacturers of breast pumps on her newest site Medela Breast Pumps and explains the features of their electric dual pumps, and several of their other products.
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