Product reviews

This pump isn't one to buy, but one to rent, which you can do through the NCT or LLL, or through www.expressyourselfmums.co.uk. If you are going to pump for a while - for a preemie, a baby with poor suck, or if you have low supply (as I do), it is totally worth renting this or the equivalent as you get a lot more milk in a shorter time than any other pumping system. Double pumping is a huge time saver and much better for building supply.

I tried several hospital-grade pumps and this one worked best for me. The mechanism is quite quiet, and being able to switch between the let down and extraction phases is very helpful. I also found it gentler on the nipples than the pump-in-style and lactaline. It's also reasonably portable - much more so than the equivalent ameda pump. Overall, definitely recommended if you're having to pump a lot (and you have my every sympathy!)

I was given this breast pump by the hospital since I could not breastfeed my daughter directly for several months. The pump has a similar action to the Medela Swing. It is a lot bigger but the advantage is that it is actually two pumps in one. Therefore, both breasts cam be expressed at the same time which saves a lot of time. Without this pump I probably would have had to give up breast feeding during my daughter's hospital stay. It is a very expensive pump but since it was provided by the hospital for my specific circumstances this was not a problem. A very useful pump to keep in mind for very specific circumstances.