My experience of spending money on an electric breast pump for breastfeeding and finding it comfortable

I gave birth this summer, and my child is now over a month old.
(My child is still hospitalized. Please see my other article for details.)

Since I want to breastfeed, while my child is hospitalized, I am pumping at home 4 to 6 times a day and breastfeeding directly during visits.

There are many types of pumping gear, such as:
Manual pumps that require moving a handle repeatedly
(I heard that just taking care of a baby is hard on your arms, wrists, and hands, so I gave up on this, thinking it would be impossible for me! lol)
Electric pumps
Electric pumps with adjustable suction strength
Single-side pumps and double-side pumps
Pumps that can pack breast milk directly into storage bags (!)
There are so many products out there that I didn't even have time to carefully select one lol

I am using the Medela electric double breast pump.

If I did it one side at a time, I would be pumping for more than half the day... it takes so much time and effort that a double pump was definitely a must for me.

I use Pigeon 80ml breast milk storage bags. It was the perfect size to pack one side at a time when the volume was high, and both sides combined when the volume was low.

Regarding sterilization methods, there are soaking, microwave steam sterilization, and boiling. Since I want to rest after giving birth, I thought I could only handle the microwave, so I bought the Combi Jojozu Sterilizer.

The idea of just using the microwave and the low price are great, but the downsides are that the plug is not very noticeable, so I often forget to close it, and measuring 60ml of water is a hassle. Plus, the included cup is honestly useless. You can't measure properly unless you use a real measuring cup, and you can't pour it properly from the spout.

Also, since I rely on frozen meal delivery services after giving birth, there's a queue for the microwave, so honestly, it didn't quite fit our lifestyle.
Well, it's still better than the smell of chlorine from soaking, though.

(After that, hand washing became a hassle, so I thought, 'Maybe the dishwasher is fine sometimes...' and 'I guess I can skip the microwave if I use the dishwasher's high-temperature sterilization mode...' and I started leaving it to the dishwasher almost every time. Our sterilization standards have become more relaxed day by day. Recently, I've even been putting them in the dishwasher with the dishes and chopsticks I used, as long as they aren't oily. lol)
(I also read an article stating that since dishwashers are widely used overseas, if you use the dishwasher correctly, sterilization of baby bottles etc. after washing in the dishwasher is considered unnecessary.)

And, what became noticeable after I started using the dishwasher was the
problem of bottles not drying by the next pumping time
.

So, I bought another set of Medela pumping parts and bottles. Both are sold on Amazon.
I honestly worried about this expense for something that doesn't directly benefit the child and will only be used for a short period, but it made things much more comfortable. I wish I had bought the extra set from the beginning.
With two sets including the parts and bottles that come with the electric pump itself, I can keep up with pumping every 3 hours by leaving it to the dishwasher.
As a result, my stress decreased and my breast milk flow improved, so I'm convinced it was good for my child as well.

You don't know where you should spend money until your child is born, so I realized it's better to spend money on things you want or find useful after birth rather than during pregnancy preparation.

Someday, I would like to write an article about baby beds, strollers, and high-low chairs.