Best Breast Pumps for Every Budget

Every woman needs a Breastpump.  They are very handy for breastfeeding Mums (or Mums that don’t breastfeed actually and just want to take that pressure off until the milk dries up).

There will always be a time when you are working or need to go out and leave your baby with your partner or family and you might miss a feed.  Breast pumps are also very handy for helping the breast produce more milk by pumping as well as feeding your baby.

But there is a HUGE array of different types, brands, and styles of breast pumps available.  Where do you start?  

Well, we will go through the pro’s and con’s of both manual and electric pumps and show you the available breast pumps on the market at the moment (with price so you can compare and purchase one that suits your breastfeeding needs, and budget requirements!).

I truly believe that you should only buy a breast pump after the baby is born, so you can purchase it according to your requirements.  After all, you might have loads of milk and have no trouble filling a bottle easily with a manual pump, or you might struggle and need something a bit stronger!  

Plus a lot of the time the hospitals have a variety of breast pumps available too – so you can ‘Try Before You Buy’ so to speak.  Although a lot of the hospital breast pumps are pretty damn heavy duty and expensive!

Table of Contents:

1. Why Would I Need to Use a Breast Pump?

Well there are very many reasons to use one.  If your baby is born premature but you still want to feed him or her your own breastmilk, you will need to express your milk via a pump so that baby can be fed via a feeding tube.  If you have to go back to work or will be out for a day, and still need to feed, you will need a pump.

Or baby could have a medical issue that involves making it difficult for him or her to attach to the breast.  Nevertheless, a breast pump is a good investment to make for a new Mum.

2. Manual Breast Pump or Electric Breast Pump?

For Only Rare or Occasional Use of a Breast Pump:

Go a manual!!!  They are so much more cost-effective (electric breast pumps although great – can be fairly pricey!).  Personally, I had two manual breast pumps and found them to be sufficient for my personal needs.  The only drawback with manual pumps is that they can take longer to express (and your hand can get tired from the manual pumping).

Best hint to help with let-down is to do your expressing in the shower, allow the warm water to run over your breasts – this is not only soothing (because your boobies can get sore when you are first learning to feed) – but also because the water will help your milk to ‘let go’ – filling that bottle so much faster!

Regular Use of a Breast Pump:

Go to the electric version!  They are truly amazing although you can feel like you are being milked like a cow (because really, it is the same thing…).  The electric models are pretty fast, have less fatigue on the hands, and really do increase your breast milk flow over a period.

You can purchase Single Electric Breast Pumps – or Double – depending on your budget.

	Medela Solo Single Electric Breast Pump RRP: $299.00 A compact and effective easy-to-use single electric breast pump. Stockists: Baby Bunting Catch (Cheapest)
	NUK Nature Sense Single Electric Breast Pump RRP: $299.00 Stockists: Baby Bunting
	Spectra M1 Portable Single Electric Breast Pump RRP: $229.00 Stockist: Spectra
	Spectra 9 Plus Portable Double Electric Breast Pump RRP: $249.00 Stockist: Spectra
	Tommee Tippee Double Electric Breast Pump RRP: $349.00 Stockist: Baby Bunting
	Unimom Forte Hospital Grade Double Electric Breast Pump RRP: $279.95 Stockist: Kogan
	Medela Swing Maxi Double Electric Breast Pump with Bluetooth RRP: $419.00 Stockist: Baby Bunting

3. Hospital Grade Breast Pumps:

HJospital-grade breast pumps are found in maternity hospitals all over the world.  They are heavy duty with very powerful motors and an increased amount of ‘sucks’ per minute.  

Generally, the public cannot buy many of these pumps (and they would cost upwards of $1000 dollars) – but a lot of the time you can hire them.  We have however found a few places that will sell their hospital-grade breast pump to the public: