Hey my daughter is 15 days old and I also decided to breastfed ! The days I tried at the hospital to make her latch was very difficult for me so I also resorted to the breast pump ! I had previously bought a double electric medela pump but in my opinion the single hand held medela pump works much better ! The more you try to pump the easier, quicker & more you will be able to supply ! Now I can get about 4oz in less than 20 minutes on one breast but then I also have a few times that I will skip a pump if I have enough already and then I won't produce as much for the next feeding ! So my advice is don't skip a pump lol and single hand held pumps are more convenient & easier
My insurance covered mine 100% =)
It sounds like your baby could be going through a growth spurt? And is cluster feeding.. I would recommend keeping baby at your breasts to up your supply! They are better at getting the milk out than a pump is. But everyone is different. Call your doctor and see if they'll cover one :)
Check with you insurance first, mine covered a double electric breast pump but it just couldn't excess $500.
I want to buy the Phillips Avent Comfort Double Electric Breast Pump ive read good reviews on it its under $200 on most online stores type it on google shopping tab :)