A breast pump is convenient and a highly useful device that cna provide a lot of benefits for both the mother and her child. There are many mothers, particularly those who are working, who have to leave their baby for long hours a day. The only option that they have is to keep the baby under the supervision and care of a relative or a baby-sitter. Unfortunately, this leads to the baby growing dependent on some formula milk. However, this needs not be the case any longer!
Introducing the breast pump! A breast pump allows the mom to collect her breast milk and store it in a bottle so that the relative or the caregiver can feed the baby anytime the latter is hungry even when the mother is away.
Breast pumps are of two broad types – manual and electric. In the manual pump, the mother needs to squeeze a handle again and again in order to collect the milk but while using the electric breast pump, all she needs to do is to hold the pump in the right place. And because of this, the electric breast pump is far more convenient to use. These breast pumps in fact are able to make breast feeding even more efficient. And the best news is that, they are very hygienic too.
For busy moms who have to be out for long periods regularly, electric breast pump comes as a blessing. Breast milk can be collected more quickly as well as more efficiently by electric breast pump since it can simultaneously collect milk from both breasts. Accumulation and the painful engorgement that might follow is also prevented by these pumps (since they collect milk from both breasts simultaneously), thereby, making them a healthier choice. From a health perspective, double electric breast pumps are recommended, since they collect milk from both breasts at the same time.
Any guilty feeling that a mother might have for having to be away and not being able to feed her baby is removed by the electric breast pump. Now, the baby can be fed breast milk by anyone who is with him and that too at any point of time. In fact, family ties gradually strengthen as a kid’s dad and other family members take turns in feeding the baby. The mom can finally have some time for herself too. This is why the pump is such a great thing and is favored by mothers and the family as well.
You must log in to post a comment.