Originally posted on November 26th 2016<\/p>\n

As you will know from my last post, from the very early days I have been expressing milk for when Starfish and I wanted to go out. Over the last 12 weeks or so I have tried a number of different pumps, both manual and electric, with varying degrees of success. Obviously there are a number of factors which affect the amount of milk you can express such as the time of day you are expressing, what you\u2019ve eaten and how much fluids you have drank. I find pumping in the morning gives me highest yield and it helps to have Starfish in the room with me at the time and a big glass of water to hand. That said, the variation of quantity between pumps was remarkable. On average I had less than 1\/2 an ounce from the manual pumps and between 3 and 4 ounces with the electric ones based in 40-50 minutes pumping.<\/p>\n

That was, until the Spectra S1 Hospital Grade Double Electric<\/b> Pump came into my life. This piece of kit truly is a gift from the Gods.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s quick and easy to assemble (instructions are included but I didn\u2019t need them). It gives the option of single or double pumping and has a rechargeable battery so that it can be plugged into the mains or used away from home when charged, giving around 3 hours running time on full charge.<\/span>

<\/span>One of the first things I noticed about the pump apart from the fact that it\u2019s super lightweight is how quiet it is compared to the other pumps I\u2019ve tried. Some were so loud that they woke Starfish when he was asleep, which in turn meant I couldn\u2019t pump as when he wakes he\u2019s instantly hungry. Likewise if I tried to pump when he was occupied with his Dad, the pumps were again so loud that I couldn\u2019t hear the radio or TV over them despite being just a few metres away from them! With the Spectra S1 Starfish can nap while I pump and watch TV happily and importantly fully relaxed rather than feeling like a cow in a milking parlour<\/span><\/p>\n\t

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