Breast Pump

First Years Natural Comfort & Easy Comfort Electric Breastpumps

Some products, like some children, have an unfair advantage right from their birth. These products are designed by the best brains in the field, and at the prototype stage itself, get rigorously tested by the consumers who are its ultimate beneficiaries. When such products emerge out of the factory's doors, they can rightly be called as "born to lead".

The First Years' Natural Comfort and Easy Comfort Electric Breastpumps have this unfair advantage. They have behind their design medical doctors, some of whom work with the Children's Hospital in Boston. These products were tested by experienced parents who are part of the Parents Council network of the company before they were launched. This has ensured that any design glitches are taken care of at the very outset.

The Natural Comfort Electric Breastpump comes in both the Single and Double models. The Double pumping version has a unique feature of a single handle for both the flanges. It allows the mother to pump from both the breasts simultaneously or, alternatively, one at a time. Both the single and double pumps have an automatic 3.5 second suction and release cycle and a "comfort control" dial that can be adjusted to the desired comfort position.

The Easy Comfort Electric Breastpump, on the other hand, has a one-second suction and release cycle, and the same control dial that the mother can rotate to customize the suction strength which she is most comfortable with. The distinctive feature about Easy Comfort is that it comes in a stylish black bag with an attitude and some brains! When the mother opens the bag, the lightweight pump can be lifted out, and the heavier components such as the motor and the AC adapter stay inside. This brand, too, has two versions - Double as well as Single.

Both the brands can be operated using an electric outlet (using an AC adapter), or with the help of batteries. They come with cold packs and insulated compartment. Where the models differ is in the number and capacity of milk-collecting bottles that come in the kit.

Which of the two brands the mother should buy, depends on which suction level offered by them she is most comfortable with. A double pump is more expensive, naturally, and becomes a necessity when time is at a premium - perhaps the lunch hour is too short to expend on a single pump. On the other hand, a single pump might be quite okay when the mother has to pump only occasionally.

The auto cycle in both the models extends just the right sucking and releasing pressure that a child performs normally at the breast. The body naturally responds to the rhythmic action by letting down copious amounts of milk. For mothers with children in the stage of growth bursts, this is a definite advantage.

Mothers suffering from recurrent problem of engorgement or mastitis can benefit from these pumps too. In some instances, improper latching on by the infant may lead to sore nipples; the pump helps the mother to continue expressing milk and feeding it to her child, without having the child damage her nipples again.