A common fear for moms who rely on heavily on their breast pump is what do your do when you can't plug in your pump? For example it seems that power outages have become increasing more common. Of course there are some great rechargeable breast pumps out there like the new Spectra Synergy Gold Rechargeable, but if you don't have a high quality rechargeable pump, you need some other way to express.
Manual expression can have a learning curve so knowing how is a great tool and the tried and true method is the Marmet Technique of manual expression. Although I have linking it here, remember that in a power outage, you may not have access to view technique so it is good to practice before you need it.
Did you that major breast pump brands offer conversion kits to turn your regular breast milk collection kit into a manual pump? Spectra Manual Adapter Kit uses your current Spectra brand flange, valve and bottle to convert to an effective one-handed manual pump. Ameda One Hand Assembly converts most Ameda breast pump kits (other than the original Mya which did not have the same shaped flange) into a manual pump.
Other power considerations should be planned for travel such as for work or for families with babies in the NICU who spend a lot of time going to and from the hospital. I recently spoke with a mom of a 4lb preemie whose home is an hour away from the hospital. She was so grateful to know that there are breast pump vehicle adapters for many breast pump pump brands including the Motif Luna, Spectra S2 (which also works the Spectra Synergy Gold) and Ameda Mya Joy.
Both breast pump vehicle adapters and manual breast pumps offer you options when the unexpected comes up in your pumping journey.
Here is to being prepared!
Tanya
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