When my daughter was born, I was planning on going back to work after a 2 month maternity leave. Being a parent for the very first time, I was definitely strapped for cash. I knew that I needed to get a breast pump so that I could start building up a supply before I went back to work.
When I went to go look at my options at the store, I knew I wanted something that worked and something with a duel pump. I didn’t really know much more than that to really determine what it was that would best suit my needs. In looking at my options, the Playtex brand definitely stood out to me. If they have great bras, they must have
great breast pumps, right? I wound up purchasing the Playtex Embrace Petite Double Electric Breast Pump.
After reading through the instruction manual in its entirety, I decided to attempt to try out the pump. In doing so, I found it to be EXTREMELY painful. It was the very first time I had ever pumped, so I figured that it was suppose to hurt. On top of that, I was barely getting an ounce on each side. Being naive, I told myself that it just takes time to build up my supply.
Another frustration that I had with this breast pump was the fact that it constantly leaked. I had to constantly reposition the pump(s) in an attempt to stop the ...
