Choosing A Breast Pump For Back To Work

by LisaC

Let’s just say that you have finally made the decision, or economics has made it for you, to return to work after breastfeeding your baby. You wish to continue breastfeeding and all that’s left (mostly) is to decide how to feed your baby in your absence.

Now you can use prepared formula while you and your baby are separated, but the fact remains that you will probably still want to keep up your milk production and relieve the associated breast pressure that comes with separation from your baby. Many moms returning to work prefer to keep their babies on breast milk as it is a far healthier alternative.

You will at this point need to consider a means of expressing milk from your breasts while you and your child are separated. Expression can be done by hands or by using a breast pump (either manual or electric). Hand expression can be done, but the results are often less than optimal and it’s a slower method of evacuating the engorged breast of milk.

If you decide on using a more efficient breast pump (many breastfeeding working moms do) then you should look at the different types of breast pumps available as well as what type you will require for your unique work situation. Obviously different work environments will require different solutions.

The next question might be; Will you have adequate break times at work in which to pump? If your breaks are relatively short then you may want to look at purchasing a battery powered or electrically powered pump. They are faster and generally considered more efficient than the manual pump though also more expensive.

Do you have electrical outlets available in your pumping area? If the answer is no, then perhaps a manual pump or the battery powered type is going to be a more viable solution.

Finally, how portable will you need your breast pump to be? If you must move your breast pump often and over some distances, due to a lack of storage at work, or to get it out of the way to use the room for other activities, or even because your pumping room is some distance from your storage, then a hand or light battery powered pumping unit may be your answer.

One size does not fit all, and one solution will not fit all situations. Your choice of the breast pump right for you, should be based upon the availability of power, time considerations,and privacy for pumping at work. Take all these factors into consideration to find the breast pump perfect for you.

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