Manual breast pump VS Electronic Breast pump

As a new mother or even for a mother with 3 kids like myself, I still trying ways..hope to get the best way of getting more milk from some helping nursing tools. Yes...pump your way out. Shiok {a feeling of release with happiness} !! As your breast had found release after all the milk being pump out for feeding or else "Breast engorgement/enlargement" takes place will sure give you another hell of pain.

Presently, in the market, we are lucky to have so many choices of brands and product in helping the breastfeeding mother. Be it either Manual Breast pump or Electronic Breast pump, so long it helps you as mother to provide the milk suppy to baby and in same time reducing the stress on your breast, that is the "Wonder Breast Pump" for you.

Personally, I would highly recommend on using your bare hand to express milk.
Why?
Share with you some of the points that my experiences with my 3 babies feeding which I had try manual pump, electronic pump and also using direct hand to express milk.

Things to Look out	Manual	Electronic	Own Hand
Type of Pumping	Single Double	Single Double alternate	Bare Single Hand
Price	Its much cheaper and no further costing as such of buying batteries or electric supply. Price range :- min S$19 - up S$150	More costly as depend on electrical source to work and pump models. Price range:- min S$60 - up S$450 (exclude battery)	FREE
Effectiveness	Pro : Its realiable effective pumping the milk out without worry as its fully control by hand. Con : Time consuming and tiring process as speed of pumping depend on repeated pressing on the handle of the pump.	Pro : Effectively pumping the milk out in maintaining regular pumping rythm and higher sucking per minute. Con : Worry of power supply especially battery operated pump require a strong load else the suction of pump will be weak.	Pro : Highly helping a smooth milk flow out as hand able to massage your harden breast before expressing. Also in help firming your breast. Con : Only able to fully use after feeding your baby and its definately a tiring process But yet its really help in reducing breast discomfort.
Noise Level	Pro : Minimal noise which came from the suction segment and handle of the pump. Con : Non regular pumping sound might effect the quality of baby feeding.	Pro : Motor noise can serve as distraction tune for crying baby focus their feeding. Con : Subjective of the type of pump and brands as noise is mainly from the operating motor.	Superb Quiet
Portability	Size more simple and convienent either for home or travelling usage.	Subject to your usage. If you are stay at home mother, double pumping is the best option to express milk. However, to working mothers, portable milk pump with batteries will be the best option.	Anywhere and Everywhere
Cleaning	Easy to clean and sterilise as consist of a few simple component part.	Need attentive cleaning and sterilise as involve electronic mechanism.	Simple cleaning with clean cloth wipe
Power option	Operated by manual repeated hand pressing on the pump	Power supply directly from socket or battery "AA"	Repeated hand pressing on breast.
Comfort level	Its natural feeling in mimic of baby suckling with milk supply subject to frequency of your manual pumping session.	Tailored make suction of baby suckling require less effort with higher chance to increase milk supply.	Comfort, soothing and very nice feeling.

To decide which method of expressing the milk is the best and for you..its merely through your own trial and error with experiences share from others mother. Final advise to husband and wife or mother and father to be, while purchasing your breast pump, PLEASE DO a research via Internet or get some experience sharing from mothers that using the product to help you in making a good choice in happy buying within your budget.

HAPPY PUMPING DAY!