{"id":2500,"date":"2021-09-01T08:40:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T00:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:19:33","slug":"things-to-consider-before-purchasing-your-breast-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/things-to-consider-before-purchasing-your-breast-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Consider Before Purchasing Your Breast Pump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a title=\"2022 Top 10 Breast Pumps for Breastfeeding Moms\" href=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/top-10-breast-pumps-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breast pump<\/a> is one of the essentials for mummies once they welcome their newborns because they understand your breastfeeding situation. As a result, they know their breast pump requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every mum and baby have different needs in their breastfeeding journey. Hence, choosing the right breast pump for you and your baby is very crucial. You can choose to have manual, hospital-grade or electric breast pumps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a guide from Supermom that explains things to consider when selecting the best breast pump in Singapore that suits your needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Factors to consider<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Frequency of use<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many times will you be using the breast pump to express the milk? If you will be using it frequently, purchase a hospital-grade or an electric pump because they pump milk quickly. On the other hand, if your need to pump milk is occasional, go for manual pumps, one of Singapore&#8217;s lowest price breast pumps.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Noise and convenience of the pump<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a title=\"Medela VS Spectra Breast Pumps\" href=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/medela-vs-spectra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best breast pump brands<\/a> make pumps that produce noise at different levels when pumping. If you are expressing your milk at your place of work, choose a quitter model of breast pump to avoid distracting others. Also, go for a breast pump that comes with an insulated bag to store your baby\u2019s milk in between the commuting period.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Breast shield size<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different breast pumps come in different breast shield sizes to cover the needs of every mommy. Therefore, know the size that suits you before you walk into the store to purchase one. Ensure that the flange leaves some space around your nipple as it moves in and out of the breast shield\u2019s center. This will offer comfort during pumping and also provide optimal milk flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Cost<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, consider the price of the breast pump. Go for the best breast pump brands that fit within your budget. Hospital-grade breast pumps are more effective and powerful; hence their prices are high. Electric breast pumps follow in terms of price and then the manual ones, which are the lowest price breast pumps in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><a title=\"Best Breast Pumps in Singapore: Reviews &amp; Where To Buy (2022)\" href=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/best-breast-pumps-in-singapore-reviews-where-to-buy-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breast Pump Recommendation<\/a>:<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>1. Medela Swing Maxi Double Electric Breast Pump<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2503 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Medela Swing Maxi Double Electric Breast Pump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump-1536x973.png 1536w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Medela-Swing-Maxi-Double-Electric-Breast-Pump.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Why we love it;<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More milk with higher energy content compared to a single pump<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple and comfortable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saves up to two hours per day when exclusively pumping<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Medela Swing Maxi is one of the best electric pumps in the market for mommies who cannot afford the Medela Freestyle breast pump. It allows you to double pump in two-phase expression technology: the massage mode and the expression mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this breast pump, you can cut the expression time in half than single pumping and remove 18% more milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Spectra S1+ Dual Breast Pump<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2506 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Spectra S1+ Dual Breast Pump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1-1536x973.png 1536w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spectra-S1-Dual-Breast-Pump-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Why we love it;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compact in size<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital-grade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super easy to clean<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Spectra S1+ dual breast pump is a hospital-grade breast pump with a more durable motor compared to personal use pump. Besides, it is advanced to provide much quitter pumping compared to the traditional breast pumps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the pumps from the best breast pump brands, it features a closed system to prevent the milk from flowing back to the motor. Besides, it has a double-sided pumping mode to save pumping time and stimulate faster milk production.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Youha The-Ins Wearable Hands-free Single Breast Pump<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2375 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump-1024x649.png\" alt=\"Youha The-Ins Wearable Hands-free Single Breast Pump\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump-1536x973.png 1536w, https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Youha-The-Ins-Wearable-Hands-free-Single-Breast-Pump.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Why we love it;<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything fits under the bra<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is small and lightweight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features a quiet mode for discreet and silent pumping<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Youha The-Ins wearable breast pump comes from one of the best breast pump brands in Singapore. It is a compact breast pump that fits under mommy\u2019s bra, and they can pump anywhere at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, it is an all-in-one device, which makes it easy to clean and assemble. The breast pump is made of food-grade PP plastic and silicone, BPA free and phthalate free to maintain the quality of the breast milk for your baby!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A breast pump is one of the essentials for mummies once they welcome their newborns because they understand your breastfeeding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":2508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[390],"tags":[829,830,831],"class_list":["post-2500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-guide-review","tag-0-3-months","tag-4-6-months","tag-7-12-months"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14416,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions\/14416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/welovesupermom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}