Which breast pump?

[Isa0975]

I’m due to have Baby 2 in a couple of months..I had a double electric pump for baby 1 but it was a plug in, no battery option. I would like something that allows me to be more mobile this time in case so I can still see to my toddler and I also just found it really restrictive last time having to sit by the plug for 20-25 mins.

I’ve been looking at the elvie pump or medela freestyle flex. Elvie looks to be totally hands free but is very expensive and I’ve heard suction not great. Medela is wireless but still need a pump bra to make hands free and still have to carry the battery consol around if you want to move but I’ve heard suction is very good.

I’m also looking at the haaka silicone breast pump as an additional option but I don’t really understand the concept. It works on suction and looks great and simple but the reviews say use on one side while feeding baby on the other...but what happens when baby wants to feed on the other side? Does it not mess with your supply a bit? I used to pump after baby had fed on both sides I guess you could still do this.

Would love any thoughts from anyone whose tried these pumps or would recommend any others?

@Isa0975 Highly recommended the Medela Freestyle Flex 😊 great suction and battery life 😊 I got some cheap pump bras on Amazon that worked well with it. I had 2 friends who invested in the double Elvie and both ended up buying different ones and they didn’t get on well with the Elvie.

I also had a the haaka - I attached it to one side while feeding on the other for the first few weeks of feeding and it just really collected all the let down (I had a huge supply so was leaking loads while feeding). Was good to be able to build up a small freezer stash. I didn’t find it much use after the first few weeks once my supply had really settled down. That’s when I got the Medela and started actually expressing properly 😊

I bought this as Evie was out of budget, I really love it and got the same volume as when using the hospital grade medela

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@RossIsTheBestFriend thanks I think I’m definitely more drawn to the medela after the reviews I’ve been reading.

Good to know about the haaka, I was hoping it might last as a portable on the go pump as I have festivals and things planned for when the baby is older but do you need an actual manual pump with hand action rather than suction for that?

@tigerbread20 wow that price is a lot better! I couldn’t get over how expensive the elvie was just for a single side as well.

[quote Isa0975]@RossIsTheBestFriend thanks I think I’m definitely more drawn to the medela after the reviews I’ve been reading.

Good to know about the haaka, I was hoping it might last as a portable on the go pump as I have festivals and things planned for when the baby is older but do you need an actual manual pump with hand action rather than suction for that?

@tigerbread20 wow that price is a lot better! I couldn’t get over how expensive the elvie was just for a single side as well.[/quote]
@Isa0975 Not 100% sure as I only used the haaka those first few weeks but I would imagine that you’d need a manual pump for that. I could be wrong though 😊