Q&A: buy breast pump|22 Weeks Pregnant; Too Early To Buy Breast Pump?
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buy breast pump–: 22 Weeks Pregnant; Too Early To Buy Breast Pump?
I’m thinking about buying a breast pump today- just another large ticket item to get out of the way! Tell me what you think; is 22 weeks way too early or should I just buy it now being that I’m going to have to anyway.
Thanks for your opinion!!!
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Answer by ann
buy it
Answer by japalena is due 02/14/10 with #1
I would buy it.
I am 15 weeks and 1 day and plan to buy most big ticket items once I find out what I’m having which should be around 20 weeks.
CONGRATS!
Answer by angeldust_599
I am 30 weeks and thats the one thing I am waiting on buying just because I dont know yet how the breast feeding will go. I might hate it or I might not produce enough milk to make buying a pump worth it. Some hospitals also rent them out which I’m waiting to find out as well because a decent pump is pricey. If you want to get it you can, but I would honestly wait. Its not recommended you start pumping until after the baby is used to breast feeding (at least a week or 2) so you would have time to get one.
Answer by Shorty x
I would say buy it…you will be very prepared for your little one arriving 
Good luck
Answer by Baby boy due 9/4!
I didn’t buy it until the end but really if you want to buy it now it’s a good idea to get it out of the way. It’s so much easier to buy stuff over the pregnancy than buy everything last minute (easier on your sanity and easier on your wallet).
I also thought about what if I can’t breastfeed but really the statistics are so low for this and if I were to rent a pump that costs an arm and a leg. If all else fails I can sell the pump on Craig’s list I guess.
One book that I used to figure out which pump to buy was “Baby Bargains”. It’s a great book if you haven’t had the chance to check it out.
Answer by OH Baby Baby! 6wks left!!
Buy it now if you have the money or pool more money together and buy an even better one.
A lot of people told me to wait until I actually started breastfeeding to see if it was something I was going to keep on with or even could keep on with. They also said that if I wanted to try pumping I could always rent from the hospital for a month rather than jumping into such a big purchase without knowing if it’s something I can do.
So, I got mine for free my SIL never had a chance to use hers because she had a csection that went wayy wrong and never got to breast feed because of all the meds (another example why you should maybe wait..?)
But, if you’re adamant on buying one, then buy it whenever you’d like 
Answer by Marianne M
I say go for it! I wold check into 2 things though:
1. Check & see if your insurance company will pay for it. I’m attempting to go this route. Your doctor will probably need to fill out a form, see how much they cover, etc. It doesn’t hurt to try!
2. You can check eBay for brand new breast pumps. They do sell many, new in the box, unopened. I plan on buying one from eBay if the thing with my insurance company falls through. Good luck!
Answer by Kay
yeah the sooner you buy stuff the better youll be. cuz if you go into labor at 8 months and have a premature baby and only have a few clothes and dipaers your gonna be buming
congradulations by the way!
Answer by Pregnant with girlie <3
If not why not. Something to tick of the list, altho u may get one for your shower, but i dont think so they expensive. so get one and if you get another you could always exchange it.
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Q&A–: Is there any reason to buy a breast pump if you do not work and plan on being at home?
I bought a breast pump a couple weeks ago that was about 0, but after talking to my mom who had five kids and breast feed all of us, she told me there was no need for one if I was going to be home..and really needing the money I took it back. Do you think I may need it at some point or was it fine to take it back?
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Answer by JMK
I don’t see why you’d need it. Just feed on demand and you should be fine with your milk production.
Answer by PK211
Do you plan to ever leave your child with someone else? Maybe to go to dinner with your husband or go to the mall without the baby? I’m not working currently and started pumping to get a store of milk for when I go back to work. I’m still unemployed but have used those bottles when I’ve had to go someplace and didn’t want to breastfeed in public. It’s your choice but remember if you don’t have anything in a bottle you either stay home to nurse or you breastfeed in public.
Answer by Dez
i think it was fine to take it back, if you havnt had a baby shower yet, maybe ask your it on your baby registery, it think the only time you might need it would be if your mom was watching the baby, or if someone was watching the baby while you took a nap after you come home from the hospital and the baby needed to be fed, or if someone watches the baby while you and your man go out fir dinner just the 2 of you, but if none of those hapen then your all good. Congrats, how much longer til the baby arrives?
Answer by C N
the hospital gave me a medela harmony manual for free when I checked out! its good for occasional use!
Answer by Precious
I got a manual breast pump for my baby shower and I breastfed my daughter for 15 months. I think I used the pump about 3-4 times in those 15 months because I stayed/worked at home and was there to feed my baby. You can get a manual pump for about or less if you really need one for rare occasions.
Answer by Nicole Z
It all depends on if your baby latches on well. And if you can stick with the nursing. With my first son, he had trouble latching so I pumped too but still kept trying to breastfeed. Then I would supplement with formula bcuz he ate so much. Once he had that bottle he wouldn’t nurse at all so I’m glad I had a pump. But I think if you do well and the baby does well that no pump is fine. I mean if you end up needing one later on you can always go get one then.
Answer by 9 1/2wks baby#1
some women just have a lot of milk and they have to pump it out… so you might need one..
Answer by diana
well if you plan to have your mom babysit sometimes or something like that your going need some milk theres a medela hand pump that is like 50 bucks and you can use it when you just need some milk..it will take a lil longer but if your not going to use it alot i would just get the hand pump….i had one for a whuile and it worked great for me….goodluck and congrats
Answer by [Tete]
well what if for some odd reason you need your baby taken care of by someone else?you never know.So you’re gonna be with the baby 24/7 until you stop breastfeeding?Or maybe you are producing a lot of milk and want to get some out?
Answer by ღNAiNAღ
Well you don’t necessarily NEED it, but it would be handy if you wanted to let someone else feed the baby like your husband/boyfriend or a relative for bonding purposes, but no, since you will be home, there really isn’t a need for it.
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Only if you want to go out to dinner and a movie some night. I mean babies eat a lot and I think having a pump and some bags around just in case is a good idea. I don’t think you would need anything that expensive, I don’t know how much they go for but there have got to be cheaper ones than that $200 wow. Otherwise if you’re going to be at home most all of the time or with your baby, you really wont need one. The only time will be if you have your mother or someone baby sit for you within the next 6 months to a year. I say that because studies show that a mother should keep breast feeding at least 6 months and most prefer mothers do it for about a year or 2 years. Well good luck and congratulations, I wish I had a kid. =)
I didn’t have one at the beginning, but I end up getting one just because my nipples got cracked and it was so painful when I breastfed my baby. Hopefully you will be OK without it
I never needed one. I only left my son for short periods in the first 6mths, like 1-3hrs max so it wasn’t necessary.
Once my son started solids I could leave him for longer than his usual interval between feeds & he would just eat & drink water instead, at 9mths I would leave him with my mum for up to 6hrs when I had to study, with no problems.
Now at 23mths he goes to home based daycare 8hrs a day, 2days a week while I study & he is still breastfed.
You probably made the right decision to take it back….you can always buy it later if you change your mind after baby is born! When I was bf’ing, I actually rented a pump from a medical supply store. I think it was something like $15 a month, plus I had to purchase from them new plastic suction parts that attached to the breasts (obviously they don’t re-use THAT part of the machine!). I think those were also 15 bucks.
Some people need them, some don’t. You won’t know until you start breastfeeding her. You may notice that she doesn’t completely empty your breasts at every feeding, and it can help to use a pump for that, and freeze the extra (in case someone babysits, or your husband is watching her and you are out longer than you intended). The hospital gave me a free manual pump, and manual is fine for occasional use. You may also need one if you have to take medication and “pump and dump”. If the hospital doesn’t give you a manual one, and you have WIC or are going to apply for it, they give manual pumps if you need one. But I would ask the hospital first, because they encourage nursing. You can always call them and/or WIC and ask. I personally wouldn’t buy an electric pump for occasional use, and if you ever need an electric one, you can rent one from the hospital. (The hospital I go to charges $25/mo – you may want to pump after a feeding before you go home to see if she got it all, (but freeze it, don’t throw it out, it’s colostrum) and they will give you the sterile attachments. Keep those, because if you ever need to rent, you’ll have to buy the attachments if you don’t have them anymore).
200 dollars? babysrus has them for waaaay cheaper. you may want to to still have one, just in case. if you leave the baby with a sitter, or your mother you could have some saved so the baby doesn’t have to switch to formula. or so your husband/boyfriend can help out on the feeding.
A breast pump can be a lifesaver!!!! While I was feeding my youngest son I got mastitis three times, it made me feel realy sick. I also got cracked nipples right at the beginning and would have given up but I used my breastpump for a couple of days on both ocassions…. I ended up feeding him until he was 18 months and not interested anymore.