Breastpumps

I would only use Medela. Others are not as strong or as reliable. They are used in hospitals. I bought the pump in style advanced for 300 dollars at the hospital and pumped daily for my first baby till she was 18 months old and am now using it daily for my second baby. The medela is the best.

I used the Medella Pump 'n Style. It is really expensive but I think it is worth the money. I have three kids and I pumped for almost a year with all of them. Good Luck!

My mom bought me the Evenflow Elan. I loved it! It's exactly like a Medela (is that the right brand?) only about $150 cheaper and it comes with 4 6oz bottles! I highly recommend it!

Whatever you do do not buy a hand pump or a cheap pump. Unfortunately it will be expensive but the hospital will tell you to buy the $300+ pumps. I bought an evenflow one and it cost me about $125. The nurse was awful when I told her what I had bought. She told me it would break and basically that I was dumb for not buying one through the hospital or one that was way expensive. Let me tell you I never had one problem with my Evenflow and I would recommend one of those rather than spending $300. I hope this helps!!
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I have a medela pump in style. I love it. It is a double pump with it's own travel case. I am currently nursing 4 month old twins. This pump has great power and adjustable suction. I have been able to pump and freeze enough milk so I could go to 2 different 3 day seminars away from my boys and keep enough milk for the boys to nurse. It runs about $250.00 and is well worth it. With my daughter a bought a cheaper single pump and it died after 4 months. I strongly suggest investing in a good quality pump if you plan to nurse longer than 3 months or if you work and need to pump daily.
M.

I had the basic electric Medela pump (Medela In-style? I got mine at Target) for my first daughter, which I used every once in a while for the 1st 4 months. For my second daughter who was born with a soft cleft palate, I had to use it everyday, all day, since she couldn't suck or breastfeed. The pump worked in both situations pretty well. Since it's electric and does both sides, it's easy and pretty quick to use (speaking from someone who pumped every 2-3 hours for 2 months with a 20 month old sitting with me!!) I also used the top of the line Medela pump while my daughter was in the hospital for her 1st week of life and that was the best pump, but it's $500+? So the option to rent one, would definitely be worth it for the first month. The hospital should have a list of places who rent pumps, like Once apon a Child.

I used the Medela Pump and style with all three of our kids. It was great.

L.

I used the Medela Pump in Style and would recommend it to anyone. It worked very well for me.

I spent a lot of money and bought the Medela Pump In Style and it just didn't work for me. I could only get out 1 to 2 ounces at a time. That was the only pump I tried as I didn't have the money to go buy a different one.

I rented the Lactina pump by Medela for 2 months. It was about $30/month. The pump shield was too small for me so it was uncomfortable until I bought a larger shield. But over all it wasn't awful. My son was a natural and breastfeeding was going so well I decided it would be more worth while to purchase my own pump. I had read good things about the Lansinoh pump, which is around $150. It is made by Ameda, and is exactly the same as the Ameda Purely Yours. The spare parts for it are actually Ameda parts. It really is a great pump. It's comfortable, fast (about 8 ounces in 20 min), and really small. It can use batteries or an AC adapter. The only downside I can see is it doesn't come with a bag, but I keep mine in the free Enfamil bag that the hospital gave me. Also, I found it for $135 at drugstore.com. I would definitely recommend it for the price!

I had wonderful luck with the Avent hand pump. They now have a power pump. I mostly nursed, so did not use it daily (thus the hand pump was fine).

A friend of mine used the expensive hospital ones with little luck. She borrowed my pump and it worked for her when the other didn't.

Good luck breastfeeding! It is a wonderful experience. I hope it's easy for you, but if not, track down La Leche League or the nursing help at the hospital. I nursed both my girls for over a year and loved it.

I forget which one I tried briefly, but what I ended up doing was hand expressing milk, and it worked really well. I managed to express much more that way than with a pump, and it was also very convenient with nothing to carry around or clean afterwards. That's one option definitely worth considering. Good luck! I loved nursing my daughter, and I hope it's a good experience for you as well.
T.

I have a Medela Swing pump. It's a single electric pump (can only pump one side at a time). I love it... so much quicker than a manual & not as expensive as a double pump. I pump every day, and it's lasted me a year. I definitely recommend it!

I second the advice to rent first buy later. I was dead set on breastfeeding for just a short while then pumping later. We rented a hospital grade from Memorial Hospital (springfield) and it costs 50 a month. A month into breastfeeding my daughter decided she preferred the breast over bottle and refused to take one, so pumping was useless for me. You'll find that babies fit into 3 categories, most in the first and second...1. Breast only 2. Bottle Only 3. Breast and bottle

Medela breast pump, that's the brest pump that I bought when my daughter was born. It's an electric breast pump that cames in a carry bag. I bought mine at the hospital. It cost about $350. That is expensive. However my daughter was born 2 months premature and was in NICU for about 3 1/2 weeks. So I had to pump every 3 hours in order to be able to bring her breast milk. All you have to do is attach the pump and let the machine do the work for you. I could even sleep while pumping. If you need to pump regularly this is the pump to buy.

I had the medala pump in style as well and loved it. I used it on both of my kids and my sister used it as well. During my last child, something broke on the pump. I called medala frantic and they overnighted the part for free. They were incredibly nice and that was after having the pump for 3 years!

Hi,
The Medela Pump in Style is excellent. It is pretty expensive though. They have two higher end versions at Babies R' Us. It is worth it if you will be using it frequently. You can get by with a less expensive one if you will only use it occasionally but when you use the cheaper pumps alot they go out on you. I went through 3 pumps with my first child and my second I realized I needed to invest in a better pump. If you have access to the book Baby Bargains, they really do a nice job of rating pumps based on how often you may use it.

Medela, Medela, Medela!!! I know it is on the pricier side, but is completely worth it. It is quick, easy to use, and will last a very long time. I already used it for a year with my first and it is still in excellent condition for the baby that will join us in June. Well worth the investment.

I highly recommend renting a pump from the hospital or other lactation service before investing in a pump. There are a lot of first time mothers that have every intention of breastfeeding, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. And if that were to happen to you, you would be out a lot more if you had bought a pump. By renting you can also try out a couple of different ones and see which ones work best for you and your baby, before spending all of that money. I wanted to breastfeed with my first, and I gave it a good try, but in the end, it did not work out for me and my son.

I have the Medela Pump in style and it works great.

I bought it at the hospital when my daughter was born - she is now 10 and I used it with our son who is 4.

Since I bought it at the hospital when I had her, the insurance paid for it.

I think it was around $200.00

As I work, I needed the pump to fullfill my breast feeding needs. My sister first gave me her single medela. We figured out after having it that you could attach a second bottle for the other breast by putting a small tube in the hole. As my sister had a child after that, I sent hers back and invested in of those and actually purchased the back pack pump in style off of ebay for $104. I like the back pack the best because of the noise. I commute 45 minutes and after forgetting my pump a couple times began leaving one at work one in the car and one at home. It was very nice. I even purchased a car adapter to run it in the car if needed. I like the double because when the let down happens with both breast it is nice to have both breast connected. Plus it takes less time to actually pump.

If you are staying at home, I don't see a huge need for a pump except if you have trouble breast feeding or during the initial "overload" of starting to breast feed. I had trouble with my first child...the second child was much easier because I knew what I was doing.

Good luck.

go with the medela!!!

Since you are staying home, I would just get a good manual pump like the Avent ISIS. I think a high-quality electric pump (I loved the Pump in Style) only pays off if you are away from the baby during the day and pumping multiple times per day. Hope this helps!

The Medela Pump in Style has been my savior. If you are planning to go back to work, definitely invest in a good electric double pump. It will save you a lot of time and will really help your stress level. :) This pump helped me build back up my supply and I can pump both breasts (about 8-10 ounces) in under 15 minutes. It's easy to clean and put together and is well worth the money.

Whatever you do, don't buy Evenflo electric pumps of any kind. They are cheap and break easily, especially if you'll be pumping more than once a week. They dropped my milk supply significantly and I had to buy the Pump in Style in order to save my milk. Good luck and congratulations on breastfeeding!

You have alot of sound advice here. I have used Advent and Medela and a no name brand I had borrowed from a friend. And my best choice is Medela. I had purchased the double pump bag and also the hand pump. Both were amazing. The double pump was so convenient with being able to pump both breasts at the same time. A little tricky at first to get used to doing both but the time saved was far worth the price of the pump! Especially with having to pump during work hours. I used it through two of my children. The hand breast pump came in handy as well for times of urgency. When I would get so engorged and not at home and not able to take out 25-30 minutes of the day to double pump. Or when I was in the car traveling and overgorged and my child was asleep. I would always keep a towel in both vehicles for pumping needs. The Medela's are expensive but well, worth the price. By the way, if you choose to go back to work while still breastfeeding, there is a state law that requires employers to allow you to pump while at work. Check it out! The double pump comes in really handy at work places! Good Luck!

As the mother of five, all breastfeed, three as a sahmom, and two as a working away from home mom - I tried EVERY type of pump...the best for "every once in awhile" was the ISIS hand pump, once you get it figured out, it's a piece of cake and highly efficient...Now for the away for 10 hours every day routine - my favorite was the double "barrelled" Medela - I actually had two of them, one I left at work and one at home - I just transported the bottles back and forth. I used mine everyday for two years and never once did my last two have a drop of formula...Something to be proud of??? : ) good luck