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One winner will win a 6 day supply of this strawberry flavored herbal tea supplement for lactation enhancement. With Organic ingredients and great taste it is sure to be a staple in your life while helping promote healthy breastfeeding and production for your little one. Created with your health in mind, it is organic and vegan! Need Brands is a company from Tia and Tamera (Mowry) who many know growing up watching "Sister, Sister".

I received complimentary products from NursingBraExpress.com to provide this review and giveaway. I received no monetary compensation. All opinions are my own.

 

 

I'm a nursing mama right now. 4 Months breastfeeding milestone! :D
So if Christmas was in July, what I would REALLY want is a great nursing bra at a great price. And NursingBraExpress.com has all the go to things a breastfeeding mom needs.


I received a Molded Cotton Nursing Bra by QT Intimates for review.
This is NBE's best selling nursing bra. It's comfortable, supportive, and very soft. I wear this nursing bra almost every day! It is perfect for any occasion and keeps me cool with the breathable cotton/spandex material. It has quick-release one-hand nursing clasps on each cup which is VERY important so you can have access to the girls when you are in a hurry. I wear a larger size and so it has wider straps to help support the girls as well. You can wear this bra through both maternity and nursing. There's no underwire which is a plus for me, because I HATE underwire. It's also not padded, which is also great for me.

NursingBraExpress.com was amazing to work with and made sure I got exactly what I needed. Shipping was quick as well. They have so many other cute things to choose from as well, including super cute nipple hats for the littles and reusable nursing pads.

Make sure to follow NursingBraExpress.com on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram for more product info and fun giveaways!

Although I received free products to provide this review, all opinions are my own. I also only recommend products that I feel would be a good fit for my readers. If you would like to see your baby product reviewed or featured on Nanny to Mommy, please contact Diana.n.chastain@gmail.com.

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Hosted By: Life of a Southern Mom

Sponsored By: Double Blessings

Disclosure: I received this product as part of an advertorial.

I was never a fan of nursing canopies (or covers) with my daughter. We never really used one because we were at home so much, so she never got use to it. So I was always very uncomfortable about nursing in public. I still prefer a good nursing shirt and that's it, but what if you aren't wearing a proper nursing shirt?

 

I am all for if you are comfortable not covering yourself. You shouldn't have to! You are just feeding your baby. I wish I had that confidence. I feel the need to make others around me feel comfortable and when they are people who you are with, that need is probably greater. It shouldn't be this way, but this is my issue. Hopefully one day I'll get over it.

 

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About The Evenflo Comfort Select Performance Dual Auto-Cycling Breast Pump

- Supposed increased number of cycles per minute with a gradual vacuum curve for gentler, more effective pumping - compared to previous pump
- Tighter range adjustment to increase production on lower settings
- Dual motors in the dual pump for maximum production on both breasts
- Adjusted AC/DC adapter to deliver consistent power
- Does not contain bishenol-A (BPA)

What I Liked

- The bag that the pump comes in is nice and compact. There is one “cooler” compartment to keep the milk cold and freezer packs to go with it and another compartment for other parts.
- The pump was comfortable to use.
- The price - This pump retails for around $40 which is awesome as far as breast pumps go.
- BPA Free
- You can use the pump on batteries or electrical power, which makes it very portable.


What I Didn’t Like

- The pump was very loud. Until I did some research, I thought all pumps were this loud. If I had to pump at work,I could never do it discreetly. Anytime I tried to pump it would wake Sweet Pea up and she would cry if she was awake. PLUS I couldn’t hear the TV above the sound of the pump and who wants to do NOTHING while pumping.

- You can adjust the suction, but you can’t adjust the speed. Doing some research, I found that with high-end double electric pumps, moms can adjust the speed on a dial. With manual pumps, you can adjust the speed manually. But with this pump, there was no opportunity to adjust the speed at all. And I feel this is the reason I could never create a let down. It only worked if I had just stopped nursing.

- The motor for the pump is attached to the bottles/horns and is very heavy. This creates a few problems:
There are little placements for you to place the bottles in and if you do that, the bottles won’t tip over when placed on the counter. However, if you forget to put them in the placements, your pump is going to topple over and possibly spill the milk out all over the place. And I don't know about you but I have cried over spilled {breast} milk.

- The weight of the pump makes hands free pumping impossible. To me, the real value of a double electric pump is the ability to pump hands-free while doing something else (eating lunch, working at my computer) and that is not possible with this one since you need to hold the horns while pumping or perch yourself at exactly the right position (chair and table at exact right height) to have the horns sit in the little feet while you pump and then not move an inch. Again, who wants to do nothing while pumping. Also, the fact that you need to hold the horns while pumping makes it impossible to do breast compressions while pumping unless you are only pumping one side at a time. And I had to do breast compressions.

- There are a lot of small pieces that have to be put together. This is often the case, but with most pumps they stay together once you put them together. With this one, the valve keeps falling out unless you have the whole contraption put together. For me, that meant the valve hit the floor 4 times in the process of putting the pump together. Not ideal if you are trying to keep things sterile.

Recommendation

I do not recommend this pump. Although the price is right (especially for me since I was given it), I think that moms that are only pumping occaisionally would be better off with a quality manual pump. Moms that are working and pumping should get a quality double electric pump that can be used for hands-free pumping.

What else I recommend?
Trying to go through your insurance company to get a quality pump. Because this one is not it.