Electric Breast Pumps

Electric breast pumps are pumps that provides suction through tubing made of plastic to a shield or horn that is fitted over your nipple when pumping. Electric breast pump work by employing power, using a small motor, and shows relatively better efficiency than other manual or battery operated pumps. Electric breast pumps are suitable for mothers who use the pump daily or frequently.

Features Of Electric Breast Pumps

Electric breast pumps are specifically designed, as part of the system developed to store milk in baby bottles. The basic advantage of electric breast pumps is that they operate with much more suction than the other breast pumps. Moreover, they pump much faster and can be used to pump both of the breasts simultaneously. The major cons of electric breast pumps are that they are more expensive and bigger in size than manual pumps. But there are portable electric breast pumps for mothers who need to pump when traveling and at work. These portable models come in a shoulder bag or else in a backpack. Since electric breast pumps are more convenient and efficient than the manual breast pumps they give value for your money. Besides, you can also rent the electric breast pumps.

Electric breast pumps are powered by connecting to an electric outlet. For initial use, hospital grade pumps are better. They can be purchased or rented. But you can’t rent a professionally qualified pump. You have to buy it. Electric breast pumps have health insurance coverage. Its manufacturers also service them effectively. There are fully automated and semi-automatic electric breast pumps. You have several choices available in the self-cycling electric breast pumps.

Different Models of Electric Breast Pumps

• Ameda Purely Yours is one of the most popular electric breast pump model. They are lightweight and hence easily portable. The major pros of these pumps are that they have eight suction settings and four-cycle speeds for different settings. Its diaphragm prevents milk from going back inside the tubing. The collection bags for milk are connected to the pumps to use them easily.
• Medela Pump In Style models are useful to express milk frequently. They are durable, have multiple speeds and styles and can be powered with DC 15 plug. You can also operate them with batteries and vehicle adaptor. It also comes with an insulated bag that is reusable with ice pack and bottles for transporting breast milk.
• Bailey Nurture is a lightweight pump with several pump speeds, as well as cycles for different settings. There are both single and double breast pumps.
• Ameda Elite is a hospital grade pump with innumerable suction settings and cycles programmed by a computer chip. It also offers many features. Double breast pump models are also available.
• Playtex Embrace Double Electric Breast Pump is equipped with hospital grade motor and breast cups that are one of a kind designed to imitate the baby’s suckling and the feel of the mouth of a baby. It also has arrangements for five speed and suction levels.