Comments on: My first time using a breast pump https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/ Oh Baby! Magazine Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1351 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:38:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1351 Ah, yes… the sound. I can hear it now! 

]]> By: Baby Bottom Line https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1350 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:29:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1350 lol… I will never forget the sound of my breast pump… it’s forever engrained in my mind…. :S

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1349 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:19:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1349 I really enjoyed (ha!) my Medela pump. Here’s a link to the one I had: http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/breast-pumps/351/pump-in-style-advanced-backpack

I can also recommend the pump ease, it was a Godsend for me. Here’s a link:  http://www.snugabell.com/

Since you’ll have two children I’m almost positive that a nanny will be cheaper than putting both of them in daycare! Take care and keep me posted! :)

]]> By: Cmerlin https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1348 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:01:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1348 Thanks for your reply – I am just starting to look into Nannies,  I think they might be the best route to go – if I can afford to. I figure it will be quite the juggling act to manage a newborn and a company – hopefully this one will be a sleeper!. I work from home as a graphic designer. I keep quite busy often working 6-8 hours a day and more approaching the Christmas season. I am pregnant with my second child, my near 4yr old daughter currently attends daycare full-time. She had colic as an infant.  I only used a hand pump for my first born and was pretty successful, but I plan to invest in a double pump machine this time around for efficiency. Any recommendations?

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1346 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:48:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1346 Thanks for reading! I think it all depends on the job that you’re doing and if you’re working from home or not. If you can afford to hire one, a nanny is a great option. For example: If you’re working from home mostly, she can look after your baby and bring your baby to you for feeding. That would work well until your baby can have bottles of expressed breast milk. If you’re out of the home, maybe she can work her activities with baby around feeding times and bring your baby to you when it’s time for you to nurse. I have no idea why I didn’t go this route… Live and learn! Being an entrepreneur and a new mom was my biggest parenting challenge – the best advice I can give you is to go easy on yourself, try not to stress out and use all the help you can get from your family and friends. Good luck to you and let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Cmerlin https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/my-first-time-using-a-breast-pump/#comment-1345 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:27:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=6857#comment-1345 Thanks for your story. I would love to hear more tips and tricks on being a mom preneur with a newborn in tow. I am currently pregnant with my second and wondering how to make things “work” while I work as I don’t plan to have much time off (1-2 weeks after birth) I am considering looking into a nanny but not sure if she would be much help before the baby is 6 weeks old since bottle feeding isn’t recommended. Just wondering if you have a similar story to share.

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