what works better to get more milk? A hand pump or a electric pump?

electric pump for me for sure.. @bekka1071

@brwneydgirly25, okay. then ill look into getting one. which pump do you have?

Electric pump 😊 I heard the manual ones can be painful and exhausting. The medela nipple cream works good too. It helps the nippys feel better after feeding and pumping😊

I had the medela pump in style advanced.. expensive, but it's what kept my daughter 100% breast milk while working full time till 2ish @bekka1071

@oliviasmama1211, yeah, cause I have the manual one and in not getting too much milk and it does hurt, but o heard the electric one hurts more. is that true?

@brwneydgirly25, yeah I saw that one, I was just looking at it the other day lol.

well having your nipples yanked on never feels awesome.. lol.. I got used to it and it never bothered me.. @bekka1071

It doesn't hurt me but everyone's different 😇 there's a speed option so you can choose fast or slow. Your insurance might provide you with a free one! I got a $400 medela pump in style for $35 from my insurance 😆

@brwneydgirly25, true lol.

@oliviasmama1211 how did you manage that? lol just ask your insurance for it or something?

Asked my ob they sent in a referral and then the supplier for the pumps called me. If you already had your baby ( I was pregnant when I got my pump) maybe call your insurance and ask that way?😊

@bekka1071, I sware by my Madela electronic breast pump!! Insurance paid for it too! I got mastitis w both my older kids and it helped relieve pain. I went back 2 work w my 1st born @ 6 months and was able to pump for her. Bottle fed breast milk. After my 2nd I breastfed til age 2 and went back to school w him.Hardly used it only when I had overproduction, but it helped quickly and easily.

@oliviasmama1211, okay, ill try. maybe I can also ask my WIC counselor. shes pretty helpfull haha.

@graciebaby, did you ask your insurance for it or did your doctor send out for it?

@bekka1071, My chosen pediatrician told me to call my hospital and ask to speak to a lactation specialist or the l&d charge nurse for info to see if my insurance covered it. She gave it to me the day the lactation nurse came 2 visit after having baby (they could have given 1 earlier but she was.waiting.for.more to come in/ it's good to call ahead and make sure they'll have 1 for u when u leave hospital at the latest- she set it up to where insurance covered it and I was able to take it home w me n baby.

@bekka1071, total life saver w mastitis and also going back to work!

@bekka1071, Since you gave birth already, call ur insurance carrier to see if they will cover 1. Then call either hospital or ur pediatric office for info.

@graciebaby, okay, thanks for the tips. :)