First Years Natural Comfort & Easy Comfort MANUAL Breast Pumps
The first breed of breastpumps that came in the market were, ofcourse, manually operated. Grand- mothers recall, with a mist in their eye, of their experiences and travails of breastfeeding. Their experiments with the manual breastpump would invariably be included in their tales.
Manual breastpumps have come a long way since. Companies have invested millions of dollars in researching and developing just the right models that can stimulate the suckle - release cycle of the child at the breast, and maximize the letting down process without hurting the breast in whatever manner.
The First Years Natural Comfort Manual Breastpump and Easy Comfort Manual Breastpumps are in this league. Designed by lactation experts of Boston's Children Hospital, these pumps simulate the baby's natural feeding pattern quite effectively.
The Natural Comfort breastpump has an added advantage of being operated by electricity or battery also, though its primary utility is as a manual device. The Easy Comfort breastpump has the uniqueness of an adjustable hand positioning option. Mothers often complain of fatigued hands, due mostly to repetitive hand motion. The Easy Comfort model takes care of this particular problem very easily, since its handle can swivel from one angle to another. It can be locked in a particular position, too.
Both the models are very easy to assemble and clean. As there are no mechanical or electric components, the devices have a naturally quiet operation which makes them quite discreet.
The Easy Comfort Manual Breastpump comes with another version - this is aptly called the DELUXE version. Here, the makers have added a foot pedal that the mother can operate by her foot. With this version, the mother is totally freed from repetitively having to pump with her hands.
Which of the two breastpumps should the mother go in for? First and foremost, manual breastpumps are only for breastfeeding moms for whom time is _not_ a premium. A busy, or working mother who has to constantly look at her watch while pumping is best at ease with an electric device. The Natural Comfort & Easy Comfort Manual breastpumps are to be considered by mothers when they do not have to rush anywhere. Perhaps the mother is planning to go out for the evening, perhaps, and is not quite sure about her time of return. In such a case, she might do well to express her milk in containers that can be kept in cold storage. The person who is staying behind with the child can then be instructed to feed the infant on time.
Therefore, between the two, the Natural Comfort breastpump may be considered if the mother feels that a situation may arise in the future when she may have to work for some part of her time. On the other hand, the Easy Comfort breastpump is an obvious choice for moms who tire easily - the swivelling handle of this pump alleviates her particular problem to a great extent.
The kit containing the breastpumps has other handy accessories, too. Most notably, it comes in a trendy shoulder bag, which has an insulated compartment. There are two 5 oz milk-collecting bottles to store milk. The set is light-weight and compact. This makes manual pumps an ideal choice to be carried on a picnic. While the rest of the folks are frolicking around, the mother is busy with the next feed for the child who is sitting in the cradle, enjoying the show!