serenelm> after trying both Medela PISA and Freestyle, i personally find PISA is better in terms of power (suction) but in terms of mobility (if u need to carry to office to pump type), Freestyle is better. I find the parts easier to assemble for PISA and Freestyle. As Ming highlight this is yr last baby, so maybe you might want to consider buying 2nd hand pump also? I think some mums sell away their almost new pumps in FB groups as they do not have the milk supply. You might consider or after u buy the pump u can sell to others next time.
Baby> recently i also tried LHK bottle bird nest which i find abit "tasteless", i think EYS concentrated one is better, previously during my wedding time, i tried Fuh Hwa also not bad (cheap too).
sharonk> if u buy the Medela pumps (US set) from spree, it's much cheaper (no warranty i think). If I remember correctly PISA is around $350+ versus local set $800, and Freestyle is $450+ versus $900 kind. I think Nana gave a link on the spree by megababystore. Another popular seller is Tan Leng Leng.
val> my labour pain was consider short for #1, i gave birth within 2hrs i reached the hospital. I was dilated 2cm when i reached, once nurse poked the waterbag it shoots directly to 5cm! i exhaled laughing gas and i think the pain was manageable (maybe my pain was short and pain treshold bigger?), then i think the real pain is as what some mummies shared at around 8-9cm which was left less half hour duration for me that time. I didnt take epidural and I hope I can do the same for #2. I took raspberry tea leave, which some people said aids natural delivery. you can google on net, it does show some research on it BUT some gynae dont recommend so is really up to individual..
Guess that's why my craving is slightly different this time. I put on another 1.8kg for this 3 weeks and the scan show Bb estimated around 386g now. Hee.. Seems like our buds are growing bigger now.
