which breast pump would you reccomend ? im thinking of buying medela swing

[pregnantbabyelephant]

just wondered if i could have your views please

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[MrsBadger]

depends what you're using it for

for the odd night out I had the TT hand one (cheapest)

for everyday expressing at work the Ameda Lactaline (as ref'd below) was the best £80 I ever spent on baby gear.

but you really don;t need it yet

[MLmum]

Personally I love the Medela Swing but I haven't tried any other ones...

[murf]

i bought the avent hand pump but it didnt work for me - the medela electric swing pump was excellent

[dawntigga]

Bought the Ameda pump and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!!!

I'd marry it if I could

Could not get to grips with had pumps and renting a pump would have been more expensive than buying this one.

Did I mention I LOVE it???

Plus there's a code MNP0409 for MNers that gets you 10% off They resell for about 60 on ebay so you don't lose much value.

LovingHerPumpTiggaxx

[JetLi]

I have a medela double pump - runs on batteries and on mains. I pumped in the car on the way home from holiday yesterday (not driving though I hasten to add) - seems like a good use of time on a dull car journey to me
I have a TT manual as well which is good, but I get more off if I pump both boobs at the same time.

[thenameiwantedwastaken]

I love my medela swing! Also found hand pumps too tiring and slow! I think medela also make ones where you can pump both breasts at once if you're planning to do loads of pumping...

[whingingDailyHateMail]

I have a swing and I think it's fab. Avent isis manual was ok too but medela seemed more effective and less tiring

[freudianslips]

I rented a Medela Symphony hospital grade pump from Medela UK. It was brilliant for my situation - exclusive pumping - and meant I could get a yield of +30oz per day with just three pumps of 20 minutes each. It was definitely the deciding factor in making sure that DD got a year's worth of breast milk. For the occasional pumper, however, it would definitely be overkill ... but worth bearing in mind if you ever need to do some intensive pumping. The rental was quite good value and they sent spare tubing first class post the only time I had a tube break.

[Ineedsomesleep]

I found the Avent Isis to be completely useless too. Could hardly express a drop and made me really worry about how much DS was getting in the first few weeks.

With DD I used an Ameda Lactaline. Can highly recommend this, but its not very portable.

Does your local NCT or La Leche League hire them out so that you could try before you buy?

[Gilby]

have the medela swing (very helpful lady in john lewis who'd used various pumps with her 3 children recommended it). finding it easy to use and not too noisy. takes about 5 minutes to express 60ml but have to say, i'm a little haphazard about expressing and sure I could get more if I did it more regularly.

[charliex0x]

I tried 3 different breast pumps before I tried the Medela Freestyle Breast Pump - It is fantastic. It takes only 5 mins to fill an 180ml bottle. It has made my life so much easier. It is worth every penny.

[twentypence]

I had the Isis for expressing for cereal and stuff for ds (had a milk allergy and didn't see any point using soy when for the price of about 2 tins I could have lots of lovely free BM) it was fine for that.

Will you need one straight away - or is it something that could wait?

[gerbiltamer]

Thanks, this thread's really handy, as I'm 37+3 at the moment and thinking of buying the recommended Avent Isis manual pump (approx £21 in Argos. I was looking at it in Asda the other day and a woman said that it was rubbish and suggested the electronic Medela one over the Avent any day. So much choice!

[pregnantbabyelephant]

lol at breast-pump floozy!

[chipmonkey]

rnbsmum, I'm glad I'm not the only breast-pump floozy!

[rnbsmum]

I think it depends a bit on how much you intend or need to express. When I was at home on maternity leave with dd I used the Avent isis. When I returned to work I used the medela double elctric and have used that with ds. Have also used the medela mini electric (I get around, me). Electric is quicker and you have to invest less attention and energy (with a bit of jiggery pokery with your bra you can use an electric and be hands free! Good for being on mn!)but I always got more milk with the Avent.

[mears]

I expressed by hand - no cost to that. Quicker and quiter than a pump IME

[Aitch]

found the medela really noisy. it wasn't the swing though, but it's worth checking as if you're sitting down expressing it's a pain f you can't hear corrie over the top.

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

i had the swing and loved it.

[TheOldestCat]

The medela mini electric works for me (I pump twice a day at work). It's quite noisy though!

[trixymalixy]

I find the avent hand pump miles beter than the medela mini electric.

[chipmonkey]

For me all Avent pumps worked better than all Medela pumps, even the Medela hospital grade one. The Avent Isis IQ Uno is very good, very quiet, and the "yield" is good. I have this and the Duo version which I used for work as time was limited. I found it brilliant.
Really, you have to think about why you will be expressing. If it's just for the odd night out a small single pump, manual or electric is all you need. If it's for expressing at work, a double electric is probably best as it cuts the expressing time in half, which was essential for me as I only had two 15 minute sessions.

[babybore]

amidaiwish - I'd bought it off ebay. New allegedly but non-refundable. that's what i get for being a cheapskate!

[amidaiwish]

i loved my medela swing 2 phase pump
by the way babybore, medela would have replaced it for you no problem - did you not ring them?