I got this 50 dollar one from wal-mart.. It was battery run and a plug in. It sucked! It took forever and it broke twice. I hated it! But then again, pumping is sposed to take at least 30-45 mins so.. If anyone does find one that cuts the time, i'd buy it. Lol

The nicest ones are hospital grade and cost and arm and a leg. You might try finding a manual pump, that might work well and not cost much money.

I tried various pumps from local stores and they weren't very good. I was better off hand expressing.

Good luck.

I bought a pump from wal-mart it was also 50 dollars..I cant remember the name I would have to go and look...It was electric..And it did both sides at one time...It took my about 10 or 15 minutes to pump one bottle full--they were like 4 or 6 ounces a piece..Although one side would pump faster than the other--lol...I did perfectly fine with mine...Then around my 6th week my boobs stopped producing enough milk so I had to stop breast feeding..Which was fine because I had to start back to school anyways..If you dont want to spend an arm and a leg you could always buy a used one--just boil it well or just go and buy a cheap one like I did ..And hopefully it will work great for you as it did for me...Everyone is different --so really you should just try what you think will work for you..Thats how I ended up with the one I have--

I breastfeed my baby and pumped often. Anytime I had extra (which was often in the beginning) or was going somewhere I pumped, so I didn't have to nurse in public. In the beginning I bought a cheap pump ($50) from wal-mart and in lasted 6 weeks until the motor burned up. I then bought a medela breast pump for $200 and it was worth every penny! I loved it! It was so much faster than the cheap one. It was much quicker at emptying my breasts and it also completely emptied them unlike the other pump. My insurance didn't pay for mine, but I was told if there's any reason like a premature baby that can't nurse, medical condition, etc. Then many insurances will pay full price for the medela pump. Also this pump, can pump both breasts at the same time and runs from an outlet or battery pack. Like I said, it was worth every penny. I nursed my baby and used this pump from the time she was 6 weeks old until she was one year and I weened her. I was told by the hospital nurse this kind would last through several children!

Some hospitals will actually let you rent their pumps that are really good, I hate breastfeeding with a passion, I did with my daughter but got to a point where I would pump half the time. I borrowed a pump and it was awesome but I also had a manual pump which I hated.

The pump that's rentable is called the "melela pump" it the best!! Hpspital grade is gonna be all you'll want to invest in. The wal-mart target ones, lets just say I learned my lesson.Although I couldn't breastfeed. I tried to pump for my daughters sake. But my milk never came down.

Good luck!!

Sarah

I have the evenflo manual and the evenflo eletric pump. But you have to understand that they are made to work like breastfeeding and that can take time. Mine will express about 4-6 oz from each breast in about 30-40 mins together. It's a single pump so it doesn't do both at the same time. But I don't pump that much either. I only pump for when we go out and I have plenty saved up from the first few weeks when we first were getting used to breast feeding and the engorgment was awful. Now, I am blessed because my skoot comes to work with me and I am allowed to go and feed her for her morning feeding lunch time feeding and her afternoon feeding. It's great.

Now this one lady that works with me has a hospital pump and she has been pumping for her little guy for 10 months now......She said that she will pump for as long as he is taking a bottle. Holy cow is all I got to say about that. Once I stop breast feeding, I am done......No more pumping for me.

like a cow? Haha!

The manual ones dont work at all...My sister couldnt get a drop in there...They dont suck anything ! I guess its one of those things where you gotta pay more but at least it will do the trick.

I know this is a little late, but I wanted to give my opinion...

The avent is the best manual. I pumped for my son for 18 months because he had a cleft and other issues and couldn't nurse. I used the hospital grade medela double pump while I was at hospital with him the first two months, then when he came home, I had to rent it (boy did that suck--our bill was over a thousand bucks when I finished with it).

When I wasn't at home however, I used a manual called ignell-ameda, but i'm pretty sure they don't make it any more. (if you can find it though, it's very good too, and very inexpensive). At one point I borrowed my sil's avent, and I was amazed at how effective it was for a manual--and since I had never nursed (he was my first) I needed something really strong. I've used the avent now for both my daughters when I needed the odd supplemental bottle (thank god they could nurse normal) and it's awesome. I don't know exactly how much it is retail, and i'm in canada so prices are a little diff anyway, but I know I see them in the second hand kid stores for about 60-70$.

I received a nice .Evenflo electric pump as a gift, but I don't like not having control over the pumping. My lactation consultant in the hospital gave me a free manual pump, and it's awesome.