Best breast pump

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I'm thinking of buying a double breast pump. Any recommendations? I've been using a single hand expression mandela and a ardo pump on loan from hospital.

I've been looking at Mandela, tommee tippee, spectra .. anyone any advice. My p price range is upto £200

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People seem to rate Elvie highly, I bought a single one on Vinted in perfect condition if you're open to 2nd had to meet budget

I really REALLY advise buying one that sits in your bra. My first baby i used a medela and then a spectra. Both brilliant pumps but even with a pumping bra, i found the big flanges and bottles to be awkward and i had to basically just sit in the same place every time (with DD1, i pumped 8 x per day as she was a NICU baby). This time i treated myself to an elvie stride and the difference is unbelievable. I thought it was marketing hype but i have been impressed. If the elvie is out of your budget (i got mine for £239) the lactation consultant i have been using recommended a Pippetta as a good budget alternative.

If you are using the Ardo carum, do you get to keep the pump parts? Just thinking the most useful thing is having spare parts to save on washing if you are pumping multiple times a day so another Ardo might make sense. I think you can even just buy the handle to make the Ardo parts manual.

I have two wearable pumps - Nuliie s32 that I really rate, I also have the momcozy s9. The Nuliie was cheaper and I prefer the parts which are easier to dry and put together. I'm also using the ardo carum. The ardo is more comfortable suction wise but the wearable ones are convenient. I think what you need will also depend on how frequently you need to pump

I used an ardo double pump while in the hospital which was great but noisy. I bought the momcozy M5 wearable breast pumps and have been using them for nearly 3 months now. I’m pumping about 4-5 times a day and I feel the suction has dropped on the momcozy. I have played around with flange sizes, pump settings and modes but just dont think it’s emptying my boobs as a result I currently have mastitis and my public health nurse and lactation consultant suggested I change my pump. I’m thinking about getting the spectra s1+ as I’ve heard good things about it.

I've bought the momcozy m5 in preparation (33 weeks) never pumped or breastfed before so been trying to research as much as possible.

Can I ask, who do I go to for support? Community midwife? I think I'll probably try breastfeeding but ultimately want to pump and use bottles.

@louisl8 I’m based in Ireland and the way it works here is that if you contact your community midwife/public health nurse he/she should be able to get you an appointment with a lactation consultant near you who will call to meet you and discuss everything with you. Show you tips for latching and pumping.

Just a little tip with pumping - use something like coconut oil to lube the flange very slightly before pumping. Every few weeks check your flange size and fit again as you may move up/down a size and if you don’t adjust the size correctly you’ll end up bruised or worse.