Re: Pumps
i have tried both manual and electric pump, the manual one does take time and your hand does get tired aswell, so if you can afford it get an electric one i tried the advent one was really good easy to use.
expressing does help especially if you want to later bottle feed as it well help baby to feed through a bottle, also some one else can have a go at feeding.
the best point i would say is it also helps you to know how much milk baby is drinking, as with my 1st child i fed on the breast and didnt know how much she was drinking etc and she was more cranky and cried more. with my 2nd baby i started on breast and then just expressed as i found that much eisier, he slept more as he drank more milk this way, breast fed in the night as and when he needed it this way help keep the milk flow going