Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump

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78 of 78 Ciao users found the following review helpful

AnitaM

Pozza Cannot Escape The Night Feeds
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04/05/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Expresses milk quickly; Reasonable price
Disadvantages Noisy; Shortish battery life

Pregnant women are often told “breast is best” and breastfeeding is highly promoted by midwives and health visitors alike. When I was pregnant with Jacob I decided I would like to give breastfeeding a go and see how I got on although I was staying open minded. With a holiday, a hen night and a wedding beckoning in the few weeks after Jacob’s birth, I also realised that breastfeeding wasn’t going to be 100% practical all of the time and so I was drawn more to the idea of expressing as a good compromise. With the expense of a first child, I bought a manual pump, that being the cheapest option – ... more
24 of 24 Ciao users found the following review helpful

dracoiratus

Member since 26/12/2006

Reviews written: 26

No more hand cramp 12/01/2007

User recommends the product

Advantages Small, lightweight and easy to use
Disadvantages Motor is quite noisy, lousy instructions

I'll start with a little of my backstory: I had my first child just four months ago, and in that time, I have come to depend on my pump. As many mums will tell, the first few weeks of breastfeeding can be hell and mine were no different. After the first few days, which went quite well, we than got into difficulties and my son chewed me up on one side good and proper. In order to relieve the pain I then fed him exclusively on the other side, which then became sore from overuse. My midwife helped me through this, but as a result my milk didn't come in properly. To help this along she arranged ... more
35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Brownie_Queen

Member since 07/06/2010

Reviews written: 100

Pumping out the baby milk 02/08/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to use, pain-free expressing, battery as well as mains-operating
Disadvantages Noisy, doesn't express hindmilk as well as foremilk

First time round I didn't buy a breast pump as my son was completely uninterested in the idea of breastfeeding, preferring a bottle from virtually day 1. My baby daughter, on the other hand, latched on straight away and five months on, she is still exclusively breastfed. After six weeks, I decided that if I was going to be able to go out and leave her occasionally, I would need to invest in a breast pump and start expressing some milk. I now have two pumps, a manual one borrowed from my sister which I used initially to see whether my baby girl would actually take a bottle (no problems there ... more
11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Bitchqueenofneworleans

Works well to help you breastfeed 29/11/2007

User recommends the product

Advantages Efficient
Disadvantages The noise is like a JCB

I bought this pump before our son was born, intending to breastfeed but also express every now and again to allow my hubbie to do some of the night feeds. Then 2 things happened: firstly, my son and I proved to be an appalling pair at breastfeeding. He couldn't seem to latch on properly, couldn't feed properly and no matter how much help I got from the midwife and health visitor it was very inefficient agony! And secondly he started sleeping through the night from the age of 3 weeks (I know - don't hate me!), negating anyone needing to get up in the night to feed him. I was determined to get ... more
21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful

missixty

Breastfeeding essential!
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28/10/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Quick and effective milk expression
Disadvantages Can't microwave sterilise it

As any new mum will know, the first few weeks of breastfeeding can be complete hell. After 4 days of trying my hardest to successfully breastfeed my baby my nipples were red raw, particularly so on one side which felt like it was going to drop off if I let my baby anywhere near it! Tearful but determined to carry on I purchased a Medela Mini Electric Pump, perhaps because spending this much money on breastfeeding equipment would encourage me not to give up as I don't have money to throw away. My pump cost around 43 pounds and it was by far one of the most useful purchases I made. The midwife ... more
25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Valliann

Pump It Up, Daisy 21/10/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to assemble and use and very efficient
Disadvantages A little bit noisy

When my baby was born 5 months ago, we quickly found out that he wasn't taking enough breast milk from me - bless him, he was falling asleep before he had a chance to fill his tummy. So, my midwife suggested that I use a breast pump to express some milk off, and that I give him 20 ml in a small cup towards the end of every feed. Now I had bought a manual breast pump when my daughter was a baby, but to be honest with you, I'd never really got on with it. I found it quite uncomfortable on my breast, and it really made my hand ache trying to work the thing! So, I decided to look into the various ... more
22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful

leopard79

May seem quite cheap but there's a reason.. 25/11/2002

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages Battery or mains powered so your hand doesn't get tired
Disadvantages IT'S A BIT NOISY!

Tired of using a manual breast pump I decided to bite the bullet and pay the extra cost for an electric breast pump. Surely it had to be better, after all, it would be quicker to express as your hand wouldn't get so tired. I went along to my local baby stores, both Boots and Mothercare had the Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump for £39.99 with no alternatives so I purchased one anticipating the joy I'd feel when I got home to use it. The pump consists of a yellow battery pack and pump/motor (requiring two AA batteries to run if you don't use the mains power adaptor) which attaches to a kit of ... more
10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful

CarolLouise

A Noisy Necessity! 15/08/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to Use and Faster than a Manual Pump
Disadvantages Noisy and components not suitable to microwave

I intended from before I gave birth to express milk to enable my family to help with feeding. I originally bought a manual pump but after speaking to friends took this back and exchanged it for the Medela. This was a higher cost at £39.99 compared to £20 for a manual pump but I considered time and ease to be more important. The kit consists of a bottle which is quite small and only holds about 5 ounces. In addition there's a yellow plastic base, a battery adaptor and a mains adaptor. There’s also a plastic unit to place over your breast and this attaches to the bottle via a small adaptor ... more
8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful

BecksterMas

Milking Time!(Sorry-couldnt resist!) 06/07/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to use
Disadvantages Noisy

My daughter was born nine weeks early- I had to express my breast milk as she was being feed through a tube. Unfortunately I was only able to produce a little breast milk, as i was ill myself- and i only managed this due to the Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump. My sister used to be a midwife and when i asked her about which breast pump to use, she recommended this one straight away. Sure enough, once one the hospital ward and around Special care, it was the pump that everyone seemed to be using or wanting. SIZE The Medela Mini Breast Pump is the smallest on the market- this makes it great to ... more
14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful

AlexW

Not for the timid but great for the brazen 17/04/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages Effective, adjustable suction, 1-handed operation
Disadvantages VERY noisy, small bottle means decanting required

My little girl (currently 6mths) was exclusively breast fed until 4months old, I however had to return to work when she was just 4 weeks old so I bought a breast-pump..or rather I bought 2. I started with the much recommended ISIS hand operated, try as I did I could not manage to get more than 1oz at a time even after an hour, it never once managed to induce the let-down reflex and I found it fiddly...so I bought a Medela mini-electric. OPeration wise this is fab, by adjusting the suction you can mimic babies suck pattern (I used 1min of low to get nips accustomed, then 5 mins of fairly high ... more