Electric breastpump question?

[zolw]

Hi;

I am thinking of buy this pump.

Single Deluxe Battery/Electric Breast Pump
By Medela
Price: $79.99

Does anyone have thoughts on it?

Also, I am still very confused. It seems that an electric pump is a
better choice. The problem is that they come real expensive. :( I want
to spend the money on something that really works. I would not feel
comfortable renting or using someone else's breastpump (I am just picky
that way) .. So, I need advise on the best possible electric pumps up to
$200.

Thanks in advance

Mona
due 07-31-04

[Mary W.]

zolw wrote:

> Hi;
>
> I am thinking of buy this pump.
>
> Single Deluxe Battery/Electric Breast Pump
> By Medela
> Price: $79.99
>
> Does anyone have thoughts on it?

I've heard this is an OK pump, but it uses alot of batteries
and is very noisy. For occaisional pumping it is probably
fine (and much better than ones made by first years or
gerber). Really, if you aren't pumping alot, the avent
isis manual is quite nice.

> Also, I am still very confused. It seems that an electric pump is a
> better choice. The problem is that they come real expensive. :( I want
> to spend the money on something that really works. I would not feel
> comfortable renting or using someone else's breastpump (I am just picky
> that way) .. So, I need advise on the best possible electric pumps up to
> $200.

If you are going to be pumping alot, look into the Ameda Purely Yours-
it used to be right around $200. The Medela pump in style is a very
good pump too, but runs around $250. I don't know what the
Whisper Wear runs for, but I've heard pretty good things about it.

Do note that when you rent a pump, you buy all the horns and tubes
that you'll use, so there is no way to get contaminated from the pump.

Mary

[Deirdre]

"zolw" > wrote in message
news:ZEscc.196904$Cb.1770457@attbi_s51...
Hi;

I am thinking of buy this pump.

Single Deluxe Battery/Electric Breast Pump
By Medela
Price: $79.99

Does anyone have thoughts on it?

Also, I am still very confused. It seems that an electric pump is a
better choice. The problem is that they come real expensive. :( I want
to spend the money on something that really works. I would not feel
comfortable renting or using someone else's breastpump (I am just picky
that way) .. So, I need advise on the best possible electric pumps up to
$200.

Thanks in advance

Mona
due 07-31-04

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I've got an Evenflo Comfort Select and have had great success with it.
Granted, it's the only one I've ever had, so I don't have a basis for
comparison, but I was able to get a good 6 oz. on my very first try.
I paid all of $40 for it at Target.

Good luck with your search.

--Deirdre

[Larry McMahan]

OK. What are you going to be using the pump for anyway?
What I mean is do you plan to work and pump several times
daily, or do you plan to pump every couple of weeks to
go on a date with DH?

If the latter, then the pump you reference is fine. If the
former, you need a good *Double* electric. I do have two
warnings about the pump you reference.

1. It eats batteries. You will only get a couple of
sessions out of a set of batteries.

2. It is quite a bit noiser than the larger pumps.

Again, if you are pumping infrequently, neither of these
disadvantages is a big deal, but if you are pumping 2 to
3 times a day, they can be a major annoyance.

Larry

In misc.kids.breastfeeding zolw > wrote:
: Hi;

: I am thinking of buy this pump.

: Single Deluxe Battery/Electric Breast Pump
: By Medela
: Price: $79.99

: Does anyone have thoughts on it?

: Also, I am still very confused. It seems that an electric pump is a
: better choice. The problem is that they come real expensive. :( I want
: to spend the money on something that really works. I would not feel
: comfortable renting or using someone else's breastpump (I am just picky
: that way) .. So, I need advise on the best possible electric pumps up to
: $200.

: Thanks in advance

: Mona
: due 07-31-04

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zolw > wrote in message news:<ZEscc.196904$Cb.1770457@attbi_s51>...

> I would not feel
> comfortable renting or using someone else's breastpump (I am just picky
> that way) ..

When you rent a pump, you're only renting the electric motor part!
Tubes and pump horns and such are plastic parts which you buy
separately. There's no worry about contamination.

FWIW, my DS was in NICU. A borrowed Medela Lactina was standard issue
to all the moms with a baby there while they were in their hospital
rooms, and there was a pumping room with four machines set up in it
after you were discharged but the baby was still there. You'd bring
your own separate pump mechanism and hook it up to the mechanism.
Then after discharge I rented the electric part for around $20/ mo
from the hospital.

--
C, mama to seventeen month old nursling