Life changing events (another TMI post)

[rkold]

Last Sunday my pump started making unpleasant sounds. It made a nasty clicking noise and just was not doing a good job. This was a big issue because 1) It is painful when you're engorged 2) You need to get empty to continue to produce milk and 3) For those who didn't know I was going back to Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning. (more on this later) I called Medela and they offered to try to work through problems with it on the phone, but that's sort of a challenge when you have a baby who wants attention and aching boobs. There is a tiny crack in the face plate which they thought was the culprit but there was no way to get me a new part before I left. In the end they offered to reimburse me any new pump I bought. After a late night run to TRU I ended up with the best Medela pump out there, the Freestyle. I had decided to upgrade to it because it had a rechargeable lithium battery and was roughly the size of my fist instead of a motor hooked up to a bag.

At the moment, I don't care if Medela doesn't reimburse me a penny, buying this new pump was so worth it. To anyone I know who ever ends up needing to pump on anything close to a daily basis, spend the money you are worth a Freestyle. I love so many things about it, the noises the motor makes, the fact my nipples do not ache painfully when I am done using it, the way it extracts milk faster, the fact I can move around with it, the rechargeable battery making it possible to PUMP ON THE PLANE just so everyone knows on the flight out I wore a cover up and had no one next to me but Adina who doesn't care and on the flight back I wore a cover up and apologized to the woman next to me in advance. It's funny how much something so small can improve your life. With this pump I can see myself more easily pumping for a year.

Now for those wondering, yes this was my 2nd trip to WDW in under 3 months. The weather is still pretty crappy up here so my Mom decided she didn't mind using more vacation time to visit FL. (And my brother told her not to visit in Feb/March so that escape to warmer climes was out.) This trip it was me, Adina and my Mom which gave me more of a chance to see what travel is like with a baby. And... I HATE TAKING THE CARSEAT It's particularly rankling since I only use it on the plane. I know it is safest for her, but I wish there was an easier way to drag it around since I do not enjoy carrying it. But I now have some better ideas on traveling and what is not necessary (and what is) and I might even be able to do a trip just me and Adina once I can find something else Adina can use over the infant car seat or a way to get it wheels.

More on the trip will follow once I get my pictures to share. :D

Comments

[spazzygirl19.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you got a new pump that works better! (and you'll get $$ back from Medela!).

Have a *lovely* time at WDW! ^_^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I am so so so so happy about the new pump! Hopefully I will get back some money, but at this point I just don't care since the new pump is so much better than the old one. I am worth a decent pump!

Thanks! *hugs* We did! It was so much fun getting to actually go on the water slide this time!

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Hey, glad you could make it down here again! XD And the weather has been beautiful, I'm glad you got to take advantage of it.

Also, it sounds like that new pump was really the way to go - sometimes something that seems like a pain at first can actually turn out really well!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

The weather was so so so so nice and I can now safe that: Sanaa is not worth a trip, it's very mediocre Indian, but Boma is just great! We loved our breakfasts and dinners there. I'm also still a huge fan of Jiko.

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

I am definitely going to try to get to Jiko one of these days~!

[mec]

I obviously know nothing about pumping, but I'm glad you've managed to get something that sounds like it's working out so much better for you! :-)

[rkold.livejournal.com]

It is so so so so much better for me and it just makes my life so much easier. The only thing I don't like about it is sometimes I lose some milk to spills.