Pump Like A Pro VoxBox

I don't think I have ever been so excited or nervous about something in my entire life.

 I am one of the lucky mamas who was chosen by Influenster to test out the Lansinoh Signature Pro; a test run I was excited by and terrified of! I am new to the whole mom thing. Not only is Baby Bean my first introduction to parenthood, but he is also my first introduction to all of the bells and whistles that come with it. A lot of those bells and whistles are fun and exciting (designer baby bags, super cute little onesies?!) Then there are some that sound like some kind of awful agricultural experiment.... like breast milk pumping. Regardless, I steeled myself to the idea and anxiously awaited my little purple package.  I checked my mailbox like a crazy person. I would race home from work everyday and then stomp inside disappointed it hadn't arrived yet. Then one day, after what felt like weeks of waiting (it arrived in three days...) there it was outside of my door:

 Okay, that's not totally true. I knew it was waiting for me at the house because hubby texted me that morning to let me know: "Your nipple torture device arrived."....Nice.

 

 

With Adam looking on from a safe distance, I ripped into this puppy like a kid at Christmas...and then was met with this:

Wow...that is a lot of parts. And Hubby was pretty insistent that I figure this one out on my own. I am not what you would call technically savvy. So I was more than happy to see that it came with a clearly outlined set of instructions:

 

I will be totally honest with you though, I actually didn't need them (Take that Hubs). Set up is really pretty straight forward and was done in under five minutes.

Tada! I was left with my brand spankin' new double electric breast pump... that I had no clue whatsoever what to do with. I mean....I know what a breast pump is but...

Seriously...

Look, I knew I would have to pump. And I honestly was really excited to.... well maybe excited is not the right word. I wanted to be excited about pumping. Breast feeding is something that was really important to Adam and I, and as A working Mama and I need to keep that supply up. Still I couldn't help feeling a little like a cow in a dairy farm when faced with the reality of the situation. 

You want me to put that on my what?!

But I am nothing if not determined and I was not about to let Adam's heckling from the corner of the nursery put me off of this. So I gave it a go. Which was...interesting. I will not say it was a comfortable experience. There was a lot of maneuvering and some trial and error. Once I got going though, there was no stopping me. It is a weird feeling, I won't lie. It's not uncomfortable and far from torturous. For a bleary eyed nervous newbie, it was really easy to use and get used to. There are two cycles. The preparation/stimulation stage to get you ready to express:

 And then the actual pumping stage. You can set the suction to as light or as heavy as you need and I love that it has the timer to let you know just how long you have been pumping. Again, it was not as weird as I thought I would be, and it quickly felt like second nature.

It's really surprisingly quiet too, which is nice for on the go or office pumping. I don't know what I expected, but it was a really nice surprise how easy to use and user friendly the Signature Pro was. I haven't had any complaints about the pump itself. I did end up buying a different brand of storage bags at the recommendation of some other mom friends and that has worked out for me.

If you are a new mom and as nervous about everything as I am, I highly recommend giving this pump a go. There is nothing to be scared of about breast pumping. Midnight messy diapers on the other hand....

-Becky 

*I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.