Patient's question:
My baby is already half a year old now, but to support the family, I have to go to work, so I don't have much time to breastfeed her. I have to find a way to pump the milk and give it to her to drink. My husband said there is a breast pump online that can do this, so I want to buy one.What kind of help I need: Is a manual breast pump better or an electric one?
Doctor's answer:
A breast pump is useful when there is more milk than the baby can drink, or when you need to work and cannot be with the baby at all times. It is quite practical. However, these are only useful if you have milk. If you don't produce milk after giving birth, the breast pump won't be needed. In that case, you can buy one after giving birth. By "breast pump," it refers to a tool used to extract milk that has accumulated in the breasts.