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Pumping vs. baby-sucking strength?
"zeldabee" wrote in message ... Zucca4 was all, like: "The other thing for the original poster to consider is if the phlanges are the right size. The Yahoo group pumpmoms used to have lots of good tips for maximizing pump output. " Thanks Mary I tried to join pumpmoms but for some reason have never been able to get on. I always get some message that says to try again later. Who knows... Are the phlanges the actual things that cover your nipples to withdraw the milk? I've wondered if there are larger ones as my areolas are quite big and only my nipple fits inside the contraption. Please let me know as I would order them in a heartbeat This is the first link I could find, but you might be able to find them elsewhere. http://www.affordable-breastfeeding-...perbreasa.html I use the large (27mm) size. I bought a pair of the 30mm size, but they're too big. If you're in the States, I'd be happy to send them to you if it turns out that's the size you need. (They come in two pieces, connector and shield, so you'd need the connectors. This site sells them together; I bought mine separately.) I don't think the soft flange would have helped me. I HAD to use the Ameda 'Flexi-Shield' or I could not have continued pumping as I did. My right nipple/aureola would be pulled into the horn, down the tube, and it would stay that way for a long time after the pumping was done. And milk would simply drip. I was doing some varity of injury and it was awful. But my nipples are *very* small (1/2" across, maybe 1/4" tall) and even the small flange insert didn't help. It just made a narrower tube which my aureola would be dragged down by the suction. But that was only the one breast. The other was fine. Go figure? --angela |
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Pumping vs. baby-sucking strength?
Yahoo is stupid, really. It eats up membership requests and then decides
that it doesn't want to spit them back out again. If you want to join, try just emailing the owner (pumpmoms-owner) and requesting to be added... might work easier than going through the website. "Mary W." wrote in message ... Zucca4 wrote: Thanks Mary I tried to join pumpmoms but for some reason have never been able to get on. I always get some message that says to try again later. Who knows... Hmmm... Its been awhile since I've been on, so I don't know what's up with the list anymore. |
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