Maternity & Baby

Maternity TENS, Breast Pumps and Baby Care

This collection covers the stretch from late pregnancy through the first year: a maternity TENS machine for labour, breast pumps for feeding, and the small practical things that make the early months easier.

TENS for labour

A maternity TENS unit sits on the lower back on four pads and is controlled by a hand-held boost button you press through each contraction and release between them. It is drug-free, you stay mobile and upright, and you keep control of it yourself. Midwives across Australia are familiar with them. Most people have one packed in the hospital bag by around week 36. Our guide to using a TENS machine in pregnancy and labour covers pad placement, when to start and how to choose.

• Perfect MamaTENS — the standard unit, with a boost button and a built-in contraction timer.
• Perfect Mama Plus — adds programmes you can also use for back discomfort later in pregnancy and after the birth.
• Replacement MamaTENS pads and leads — worth adding if the unit is borrowed, second-hand or has been in storage, because pads dry out over time.

Feeding and the early months

• Breast pumps: the Nouri Manual for occasional expressing, Nouri Auto for regular single pumping, and Nouri Duo for double pumping when you are expressing to a schedule.
• Everyday care: a nasal aspirator for blocked little noses, the Digi Duckling bath thermometer so you are not guessing at water temperature, and the Sloth Clock for sleep routines once they are older.

Rebuilding pelvic floor strength after birth is covered by our Incontinence & Pelvic Floor range, and general-purpose TENS units are in Pain Relief.

Always read the label and follow the directions for use. A maternity TENS machine is only intended for use from 37 weeks of pregnancy — check the instructions for use, and speak to your midwife or doctor before using TENS at any earlier stage or on the abdomen.