Great While it Lasted

The lactation specialist at my hospital was really endorsing this pump. And though some people think electric pumps should be used by working moms I wanted a small and quiet hand pump to express milk at work. This pump worked wonderfully for about 3 months. Then it suddonly lost suction. I think it must have developed an air leak, but I couldn't locate the problem. I had to rush out to the store that evening to buy a new pump, and I decided against the Medela brand. Also, my daughter refused to take the weird-shaped nipples, and I ended up using a different brand nipple that fit these bottles. On the upside, this pump is very easy to take apart, clean, and put back together.

BEST PUMP

I BREAST FEAD MY FIRST SON FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND PUMPED AS WELL. I THINK THAT THE REASON SOME WOMEN DON'T LIKE MANUAL PUMPS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USING THEM PROPERLY AND THE SAME GOES FOR BREASTFEEDING. IT TAKES A GOOD 8 WEEKS TO REALLY GET GOING WITH BREASTFEEDING AND SOME DON'T KNOW THAT. I PUMPED JUST AS MUCH IF NOT MORE AND AS FAST AS AN ELECTRIC WITH THE FREE MEDELA I WAS GIVEN AT THE HOSPITAL. I DID USE A MACHINE WHICH I RENTED FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT I WENT BACK TO THIS. IT IS GREAT AND I LOVED IT.

not impressed at all with the pump

I bought the pump because I had read the reviews on this product and got the impression that it was one of the best manual pumps. That might be true, but my experience was dissapointing. The pump did not suction hard enough to produce milk. I tried several times through out the day and the pump did not suction out enough milk. Needless to say the pump is sitting in the closet.