Medela Mini-Electric Single Breast Pump - FREE UK Delivery The UK's favourite single electric breastpump. The Medela Mini-Electric electric breast pump with optimal comfort is ideal for home use or when travelling. The only fully automatic, battery or mains-powered pump for single-handed use. Ideal for use when mum is not able to full time breast feed. Features: - New improved with revised bottle using higher grade Safe Polypropylene plastics
- Easy to assemble and clean
- Gentle and efficient vacuum (variable suction)
- Complete with mains adaptor
- The rapid build-up of vacuum permits gentle and effective use
- The Medela Mini Electric has been rated the best battery breast pump by a variety of baby magazines including 'Practical Parenting' and 'Mumsnet'
- Best price on the web at BabyMad
Medela re-invented the wheel with the 'Mini Electric'. Fully portable electric (battery and mains) breast pump which actually expresses your breast milk in a similar rhythmic style to your baby. For the first time, a fully adjustable automatic pump which is comfortable to use and does what it should - effortlessly and efficiently collects your breast milk! Compared to what has gone before , the Mini Electric is an absolute revalation. Medela 2-Phase Expression system explained:
Pioneering work undertaken by Medela has converted the baby's intuitive knowledge into technological know-how. The result is 2-Phase Expression – the new standard for unsurpassed naturalness, comfort and efficiency in breast pumps. What is 2-Phase technology?
Breast milk is best for baby, and the baby's natural sucking rhythm is best for mother. In intensive pioneer work, Medela has converted the baby's intuitive knowledge into technical know-how. The result is the first 2-Phase Expression pumping feature for breast pumps - the new standard for unsurpassed naturalness, comfort and efficiency. '2-Phase' is an advanced pumping pattern that mimics babies' nursing rhythms by pumping in two distinct modes; During the 1st 'Stimulation' mode, the pump simulates babies' initial rapid suckling to initiate faster milk flow. The 'Expression' mode follows, which simulates babies' slower suckling. Together, the two modes offer an authentic breastfeeding experience with greater comfort, faster let-down, increased milk flow and reduced pumping time. Medela 2-phase expression is: Proven to feel more like baby Proven to allow the expression of more milk in less time Proven to achieve faster and better milk flow
Breastpumps are personal care items. For hygienic reasons they cannot be returned once opened. 19 Tips for Expressing in the Early Weeks
Understanding how your body work and making sure your expressing takes into account of your body and your baby's feeding schedule will ensure that both you and your newborn child reap the entire benefits of using a breast pump.
Below are 19 useful tips to help you express more milk for your baby. We have found a number of useful additional resources online for you:
Tip 1: Milk Production
If you want to start expressing early, be aware that two things influence milk production:
milk removal which expressing can take care of (though not as efficiently as baby);
nipple stimulation, which only the baby can provide.
Therefore exclusive expressing in the early weeks is not ideal, although it may be the only option for a few women. If you are expressing in the early weeks, be sure to put the baby to the breast as often as you can as well.
Tip 2: Feeding Schedule
Whenever possible, express according to your baby's feeding schedule: usually every two to three hour. For example, if you are going out for the evening, express before you leave and when you return. When you know that you need to leave at 7.30, plan your evening to express at 7.00 and be ready to leave at 7.30.
Tip 3: Expressing Once a Day
If only expressing once a day, try expressing when your milk supply is the greatest, commonly in the morning. Some women find expressing from one breast while feeding on the other maximises the efficiency of expressing as the baby stimulates the letdown. Or try expressing after you have fed the baby. Note that working women often find that their milk supply seems to diminish toward the end of the week and is higher at the beginning when they've had a week end to take it easy.; Knowing this may help you plan your schedule and accept your body's ability to yield milk.
Tip 4: Eating and Drinking while Expressing
You may feel thirsty or hungry while breastfeeding or expressing, so drink to your thirst and eat to your appetite. Keep a glass of water nearby.
Tip 5: Making More Milk
To make more milk, express more frequently rather than expressing for longer periods of time. Expressing takes practice. At first you may get no more than an ounce at a time, but as you increase the frequency of pumping, you will increase your milk yield. The amount of milk expressed does not reflect how much milk you have available, as your breastfeeding baby is much more efficient than the best of breast pumps.
Tip 6: Double Pumping
For most women, double pumping yields more milk. Prolactin levels are higher in the blood when you express both breasts simultaneously. Good quality electric pumps are the best and easiest way to double pump, but some manual pumps can be used with one hand, in which case you could double pump manually with two pumps.
Tip 7: Problems Expressing
If expressing is not going well, try massaging your breasts before expressing or lay a warm flannel on your breasts for a minute or two. If it is still not going well, you may want to try another breast pump, preferably one that is a notch or two up he scale in quality from the one you are using. Hire a hospital-grade breast pump and try it for a week or two. You may be surprised at the difference! Cheap is not best when it comes to breast pumps.
Tip 8: Things to Do While Expressing
While some women need a quiet place, free from distractions to focus and be totally relaxed to express, other women prefer a distraction or they like to feel that time is going by faster rather than having to focus on the task at hand. Talk on the phone, surf the web, watch TV or listen to music.
Tip 9: Getting Milk Flowing
Having a photo of the baby or something that makes you think of your baby may help get the milk flowing.
Tip 10: Wear a Two Piece Outfit
Wear two piece outfits while expressing, this will make it easier for you to gain access to your breasts without having to completely undress.
Tip 11: Lean Forward
Lean forward while you are expressing to avoid milk from dripping on your clothes.
Tip 12: Hands Free Expressing
Use an Express Yourself Bra, if you want to express-hands free.
Tip 13: Expressing for Storage
When expressing to store your milk, express directly into freezer bags. Medela makes milk storage bags, which attach directly onto their breast pumps. Put them straight into the freezer, which can keep milk for up to one year. Write the date on each bag and use the oldest milk first from the freezer to ensure your milk never goes out of date.
Tip 14: Expressing Quantity
When expressing in the early days, note that a new baby's quantity of milk intake may only be about 2 ounces for a feed. Therefore, store milk in the freezer in smaller quantities while the baby is tiny and gradually increase as you see that your baby is drinking more milk.
Tip 15: Bottle Feeding
Do not offer baby your bottle until breastfeeding is well established: usually two weeks at the earliest is a good guideline. If you intend to want to bottle feed your baby at any stage, it is a good idea to offer your baby a bottle at least by 5-6 weeks and then continue to offer him a bottle every day or so to keep him happy going from breast to bottle. Some women find that their baby won't ever take a bottle from them or even when they are in the same room as the baby.
Tip 16: Damaged Nipples
If your nipples are damaged by breastfeeding in the first few days of feeding, expressing may help or hinder their healing. Sometimes, expressing gives the nipples a chance to heal more comfortably than feeding, while other times it can cause more damage. If your nipples are still sore after a couple of days, contact a breastfeeding counsellor, as the baby may need help to attach properly. If expressing is not comfortable, try changing the intensity setting on the breast pump.
Tip 17: Producing More Milk
If you want to stock-pile milk in your freezer early on, you can "trick" your body into making more milk than your baby needs by expressing every day at regular times in addition to feeding your baby. This will tell your body to make more milk--enough for you to feed your baby and to store for later use. Remember the milk your breasts make for a six week old baby is different from the milk you make when he is twelve weeks old, so you may find the volumes he needs vary.
Tip 18: Expressing Routine
Getting into a routine is key to making expressing work. An example may be to express every morning at 8.30 while the baby sleeps or a partner looks after the baby. Again, expressing just after lunch when the baby sleeps may be another chance to stock-pile milk. As the baby grows and drops feeds, instead of you dropping that feed altogether, express that feed and store it. For example, when your baby begins to go to sleep at 7.00 p.m. and doesn't wake up for an 11.00 p.m. feed, express the 11.00 p.m. feed and store it.
Tip 19: Multitasking while Expressing
Multitasking while expressing is key to making milk production efficient in a busy lifestyle. Expressing while having a bath (be mindful if you are using electric breast pumps near water) or doing other routine, sit-down jobs, such as writing letters, paying bills, or making phone calls may be efficient. An Express Yourself Bra can make all of this easier as you can be hands-free. - New improved with revised bottle using higher grade Safe Polypropylene plastics
- Easy to assemble and clean
- Gentle and efficient vacuum (variable suction)
- Complete with mains adaptor
- The rapid build-up of vacuum permits gentle and effective use
- The Medela Mini Electric has been rated the best battery breast pump by a variety of baby magazines including 'Practical Parenting' and 'Mumsnet'
- Best price on the web at BabyMad
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