Some moms benefit more from
renting an electric breast pump than buying one.
Not exact matches
The first ones were patented way back in the mid-1800s, but the
electric pumps we know today gained popularity in the 1990s, after savvy hospitals started
renting hospital - grade
breast pumps to new moms — and a market for at - home pumps was born.
The hospital should have an
electric breast pump available for you to use while you're there, and you can
rent one to use once you go home.
Then invest in — or
rent — a quality, portable
electric breast pump.
With this mind, used open system
electric breast pumps such as Medela Pump In Style Advanced and Freestyle can not be reused or
rented.
Consider buying or
renting an
electric pump that allows you to pump both
breasts at once.
For maximum efficiency (important if you have a newborn who can't nurse or you're returning to a full - time job),
rent a hospital - grade pump or invest in a high - end
electric type that lets you pump both
breasts at once.
Electric or manual
breast pumps and all the accouterment that goes with them can be expensive, though, so before throwing the latest and greatest version on your registry, check with your health insurance company to see if you qualify to
rent one for free (which many people do, thanks to the Affordable Care Act).
Buy another
electric breast pump, or
rent one that is hospital - grade and intended for multiple users.
I'd just like to remind everyone also that
electric breast pumps can be
rented from Yad Sarah - which has branches at both Hadassahs, Shaarei Tzedek, Tel Hashomer, Ichilov, Beilinson and dozens of other towns all over Israel.
You can
rent a hospital grade
electric breast pump from most hospitals, birth centers, and lactation centers.