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If you are still deciding whether you are going to breast pump or need a breast pump for a temporary time, then you may want to consider breast pump rental, such as renting a heavy-duty hospital-grade breast pump.
Breast pump rental include, everyday electric breast pumps to most hospital-grade breast pumps. Most hospital-grade breast pumps are Two-Phase pumps, meaning that they closely simulate the stimulation and expression phases of a nursing baby providing a deeper and quicker expression of nutritive (hind) breast milk. These breast pump rentals are the most efficient for initiating, expressing and maintaining the breast milk supply and are available for breast pump rental or purchase.
However, these breast pumps are very large and heavy, so they are not convenient for small spaces or traveling. In addition, they are extremely expensive; therefore, renting is the best option for these breast pumps. You can most of these breast pump rentals at medical supply stores for $1.00 - $3.00 per day.
Something that is very important to remember when renting a breast pump is that you will also be required to purchase a milk collection kit. This kit includes the breast horns, tubing, bottles, etc., and it runs about $50.00. However, you will be able to keep this kit.
To locate one of these hospital-grade breast pumps to rent, you can contact the hospital where you gave birth to your baby, and they can recommend a medical supply facility that rents breast pumps. You can also search on Medela’s website or call (800) 835-5968, or call Ameda (800) 323-4060. These companies will give you the name and phone number of the nearest retailer in you city where you can rent the breast pump locally.
If you would like to have a hospital-grade breast pump shipped to your home, you can go to EcoBabyCare.com’s website or call 973-349-6767. They state that they will deliver a breast pump to your door anywhere in the US, and there rent on a month by month basis.
