prozacwoman
Charlotte, TN
Former Full-time Pumper Recommends This Pump!
5 star rating

pro-breastfeeding, mom of 2, Experienced Parent, married, not rich, Former full-time breastmilk pumper, informed, a woman
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Pros

    Portable, quiet, allowed me to give my kids MY milk, gave me killer forearm muscles, Convenient, Easy to use, Very Effective, easy to clean

Cons
    Must use both hands, can't do much else but watch TV

FEB
3
2008

Avent Isis Manual Breast Pump — 

Neither of my daughters would eat directly from the "spigot", so I got an Avent Isis because I wanted to feed them breastmilk as long as I could. With my first, I pumped with the Isis for 10 months, until I got pregnant again and my milk production went into the toilet. With the second, I pumped for 5 months, then dried up inexplicably. I think it was the stress. But this is a very easy pump to use. I have overly-large breasts, and I had to take the rubber thing out of the horn because it wouldn't get good suction, but with it out, it was fine. I used to have contests to see how long I could get a stream to keep going. LOL  Hey, when you're sitting there pumping for a half hour at a time, you have to keep yourself amused somehow.

So, if you want to pump full time and can't afford an electric pump, get the Avent Isis.



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prozacwoman wrote on Feb 3, 2008 at 6:02PM

In response to kid-kansas's comment from Feb 3, 2008 at 4:49PM:

Thanks Ron! It gave me the warm fuzzies to know that I was doing what was meant to be done, even if it wasn't the most efficient way. LOL And I saved a ton of money over using formula. ;-)

kid-kansas wrote on Feb 3, 2008 at 4:49PM

My Mom breastfed all of us and I think breast milk is the best way to insure that infants get the nutrients they need to keep them healthy. Kudos to you for starting your children out on a healthy life! Ron

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