Electronic Breast Pumps - Any suggestions

[janni]

Hi there,

I was thinking of getting an electronic breast pump, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations. I've been looking at the cherrub baby australia and the ameda purely yours. The cherrub seems to be cheaper...but maybe the ameda one is better? Has anybody tried either of these?

Thanks,
Janni

[black_rose]

I looked at the cherub one and yes its cheap but have a look at ebay and all the negative feedback about them. I used the Ameda one in hospital and its fine to use, I got a Medela swing because I was pumping full time and its similar to the hospital grade ones.

[janni]

Thanks black_rose,

How much is the medela one? Is it a compact one, cause I was thinking of maybe bringing it to work when I go back (in about 8 months). I got to borrow a medela one from the hospi in the first week home, but it was quite chunky and would therefore not be practical to bring with me to work.

Cheers,
janni

[Socks]

Sorry I haven't heard of them or used them. (Well I probably have heard of them but as I have pg brain at the moment can't think).

My friend recommended the Avent ISIS iQ UNO Electronic Breast Pump so this is what I have won't know if it's good till I have bub.

Good Luck picking one. I guess what is good for one person doesn't work for another so makes it hard to buy. Shame you can't try before you buy.

[lindsaymaree]

My friend recommended the Avent ISIS iQ UNO Electronic Breast Pump so this is what I have won't know if it's good till I have bub.

I've been using this one the last few weeks we purchased it for $219.00, as I'll be heading back to work around the 3 month mark and needed something I could easily take with me. It's really compact and easy to use, it comes with a silicon cover that is supposed to help with let down, However I found the pump actually worked better for my big boobies when I took this off ;p It can be plugged into a power point or you can use a battery pack.

There's probably better pumps on the market for full time expressing, but I think this one is going to be good for expressing once or twice a day.

Hope this helps! xx

[Socks]

I picked my Avent pump up for $155.85 from okmart. They have some really great prices. I got free postage because I spent over $100.

[janni]

Thanks girls!! I'll be checking those out as well.

Socks - let me know (if you can) how the avent is going once you've got it and used it for a while.

Cheers,
Janni

[Fleur]

I have been using the Ameda Purely yours for 6 months (exclusively feeding EBM).
I bought it new off Ebay for $280 and am very happy with it - I have been having some issues lately with the motor - I think it's just starting to show it's age (and use) a bit.

What do you want it for? Are you going to be expressing exclusively or just occasionally, or combining BFing & expressing say for work?
If you are fulltime expressing, the Ameda is great, it's a double pump & designed for heavy use.
If it's occasional expressing then I wouldn't bother with something so expensive & heavy duty - any pump, even a manual one is going to do the job, Avent & Medela are good though.
If it's for work or you're going to be using it a bit, the Avent Isis IQ uno would likely be ok - this is the one that I had bought while PG - I returned it for the Ameda when I ended up EE. I never used it myself but I heard good things about it.

HTH

ETA - if you're on the Gold Coast, Treetops Pharmacy had the Avent IQ uno for $150 which is cheaper than anywhere else I found it...

[Cindie]

I am looking at geeting an electric breast pump, but am unsure as to whether the Avent Isis or the Tommee Tippee closer to Nature would be better, has anyone used the Closer to Nature one? I can find reviews and good reports for the Avent Isis but nil for Tommee Tippee

Any help would be great

Thanks

[Baby~amore`]

The Ameda purely yours was the best pump ever for me, I was pumping for my 2nd twin and it was perfect for constant use ... though 2 months after I bought it he started to BF straight from the source. I hired the hospital grade one for 3 months and it worked just as well as it did.

I still have mine in the cupboard

[Rach75]

I second Trish when I was pumping I love my ameda