[blparent] traveling with infant

[Angie Matney]

Would you consider a manual pump? I know they can be time-consuming,
but I got a Lansinoh (sp?) manual pump that works better than my
battery-operated pump. I got it on Amazon. It is very effective. I
also tried the Medela Harmony manual pump, but that one did not work
as well for me. The Lansinoh comes with a soft cover-thing (how's that
for a technical term) that goes over the flange, and this really feels
similar to a baby (at least, to me). I think this is why it worked so
well for me. Because it was so efficient, I was able to get more milk
faster than I could with my battery-powerde Ameda Purely Yours. (I do
have a hospital-grade pump that I use at work which is superior to the
Lansinoh, but that one is certainly not portable.)

Good luck,

Angie



On 1/10/12, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd really talk about your trip with a lactation nurse from your hospital
> because they really know their stuff and can give you tips on keeping your
> milk flow up.  Also brewer's yeast is a helpful thing that you can get in
> pill form to help increase your milk.  This is some great advice that a
> nurse gave me when Dawson was really little and I was nervous about my milk
> production.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jan wright
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:20 AM
> To: blparent
> Subject: [blparent] travling with infant
>
> Hi all,
> We are planning to take a trip abroad in 6 weeks.
> Although I am nursing a bit, (at least trying), I am also pumping.
> Does anyone know of a good battery operated pump that I could pack into
> luggage on the plane and use.
> The Trip is 18-20 hours. sure, I'd like Azaan to nurse, but it is iffy
> -- very iffy. And, I don't want to feed formula for that long because my
> milk is already low and I  don't want it to decrease or dry up.
> thanks.
>
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