In the market we can find several types of breast pumps designed for different needs of use. There are manual (or mechanical) and electric breast pumps, and there are also single or double ones. The most used are simple manuals, but this time we will see in which cases it is more advisable to use a double breast pump.
Double extraction means that milk is extracted from both breasts at the same time, unlike the simple ones that are extracted from one breast at a time. Those who choose a double breast pump usually opt for an electric one since it is more comfortable than manually pumping the two devices at the same time.
The double electric breast pump is recommended for cases where extractions are very frequent and periodic. That is, in which the mother needs to express milk several times a day for weeks or months, such as in the case of sick, premature or twin babies who cannot be fed directly to the breast in some or none of the you take
The main advantage of the electric breast pump compared to a manual one is that the extraction time is reduced by half, so especially when we talk about frequent extractions it is a highly valued point.
On the other hand, when the extraction of the two breasts occurs at the same time, the ejection reflex is greater than when it is done first of one breast and then the other. Prolactin levels and milk production increase. It is proven that mothers who use this method of extraction produce more milk.
Some models incorporate usage options such as regulation of suction intensity, duration, speed and pause time. If there is discomfort or outside it cannot be removed from both breasts at the same time, it can also be used in a simple way, with one breast at a time. Something important to keep in mind in both single and double breast pumps is the noise level, especially if we are going to use it frequently.
The inconvenience of double breast pump, especially the electric ones, is that they are much more expensive. Precisely because they are double, they are also quite large devices that at the time of assembly can be somewhat complicated and then there are also more pieces to wash and sterilize.
