Medela Mini Electric Breast Pump

Advantages: Quick, convenient, different speeds for different stages
Disadvantages: Noisy!!

...I think it is fair to say that I was prepared and planned for Aleyna's birth. I spent the last 2 months of my pregnancy nesting, organising, obsessing, much to my husband's delight as I am normally a little slovenly!! However nothing could have prepared us for Aleyna spending 2 weeks in intensive care. I had already bought the Medela Electric breast pump, I knew I would be going back to work after a short time and I knew if at all possible that I wanted to breastfeed. When my milk had still not come in 5 days after Aleyna's birth (she was on a serum drip in the incubator so no milk for her at that stage), with a little help from the midwife I decided to focus on getting my milk supply going in order to give her the best start if and when she was able to take milk. This focus kept me going but I can honestly say that the Medela...

alexozansoy 12.11.2005 · Read review
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avent electric breast pump easy and efficient

Advantages: easy to clean, easy to understand and easy to use
Disadvantages: had to be plugged in alot

...I would recommed this to anybody who is thinking about breast feeding their child. The instructions that are supplie with this product are brilliant and easy to understand. It was very interesting to use for the first time and seemed very daunting but it worked out to be so simple. I paid £50 from Boots for mine which was 2 years ago now it is so much easier than the hand pumps that can put alot of strain on the fingers to keep havinig to pump it, this is the lazy way out and is it worth the money all you have to do is sit back and relax watching tv or reading a book which can take a bit of practice due to having to hold the pump still. The pump comes with a small bottle and a measuring cup and lids for all of them to be able to store. This product is easy to clean and will fit in any steriliser the electric part of the pump...

JodieWaite 13.06.2009 · Read review
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Pump It Up, Daisy

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 options available for an electric breast pump. I eventually settled on the Medela Mini 'Electric breast pump, which I bought for £50 from Boots. When I got the pump home, I unpacked it (nicely packaged) and popped the non-motorised bits...

Valliann 21.10.2004 · Read review
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easy to use breast pump

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...I made sure that when I had my first baby I got a good breast pump so that I could not only enjoy breastfeeding my litle one, I could also ahv some time off while someone else fed my son but he still had breastmilk. This pump is a nice size and doesnt feel uncomfortable and you can adjust the strength. I found in the morning I was able to express more and I didnt use the strength of the pump to get some milk The importance of pumping while feeding is that it tricks your body into believing you are feeding baby and you therefore produce more milk. I kept this pump and used it again recently for my second child. the pump is durable and if you do need any assistance the customer service at medela is very good. Kim http://www.kiddycat.co.uk...

kiddycat 08.07.2009 · Read review
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Pump, pump, pump - but no milk!

Advantages: Small and easy to handle
Disadvantages: Breast cup not big enough, noisy and the suction was very weak, expensive

...I'm sure if you have a smaller breast then this might be a good pump for you, but having my breasts swell to a 42J cup this did nothing for me at all. I found the breast cup piece did not sit well at all and the suction was terrible. It didn't hug the breast as well as a hand held version nor did it pump quick enough to really get a good flow of milk going. It also makes quiet a loud noise when pumping so you have to do it in a room where your baby isn't! It is small and compact, so ideal for travelling but it means that you cannot get much milk in the bottle as it's so small so you have to empty it on a regular basis (that's if you get that far!) It is quiet expensive too, I paid over £50 for this even though a £10 hand held from tescos did the job much better!!! Overall it was easy to handle but it just didn't have enough...

clare0702 10.03.2008 · Read review
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Pozza Cannot Escape The Night Feeds

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

...I made the decision to splash out on an electric pump. To be honest I never really got on with the manual pump. Within weeks of using it, it was becoming harder and harder to express enough milk to satisfy a growing baby and so I thought an electric one might stimulate milk production more effectively. ~ ~ ~ Buying The Pump ~ ~ ~ So the search for an electric pump began. And it really was a search. Mothercare World in Derby had no electric pumps of any description. They phoned through to the Nottingham store ? no joy. I looked in Argos, Boots and Tesco but still nothing. Electric breast pumps must have been in high demand. A couple of weeks later we were back in Derby?s Mothercare World and there was one electric breast pump. It was made by Medela, a company I?d never heard of but as my due date was getting ever closer I really...

AnitaM 04.05.2004 · Read review
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Avent Breast Pump

Advantages: Painless, quick, efficient
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

...I have just had my fourth child and having tried both breast feeding and bottle feeding with various degrees of success, I decided with this one I was going to express for as long as my breast milk lasted and then switch to formula. I bought my Avent Battery powered breast pump off e-bay for £7 including postage, and I'm glad I did because I only needed it for 3 weeks and I think had I bought a new one for £25 I would have felt cheated. The pump itself comes ready assembled complete with a bottle, lid and teat - so its ready to go. It takes 2 AA batteries and these lasted me approximately 4 days - but i was expressing a lot! You can use an adapter with it, which will obviously save you money on batteries, but will mean you will need to be near a plug socket. I didn't use an adapter because I couldn't find anywhere, what voltage...

VJPearson 18.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Avent Electric Breast Pump

Works well to help you breastfeed

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 some breastmilk into our son, so started to combine formula with expressed breastmilk (supplemented with breastfeeding when he'd do it). I used this pump initially, but was recommended by the health visitor to get hold of a hired one from...

Bitchqueenofneworleans 29.11.2007 · Read review
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avent electric breast pump

Advantages: easy and gentle to use
Disadvantages: none

...My son was prem and unable to feed from me himself. I started expressing in the hospital and never thought of what I would use when I got home. When I finally got home my husband had been out and bought the avent pump with an £89.00 price tag. This I thought was expensive but was in hind site well worth it. Its easy to use and not harmful to the nipple like some. I have used it for 3 months and do not know what I would of done without it, it definately played a part in me breast feeding for longer. Be careful buying cheaper models as you really do pay for what you get and that is really important as once you get sore it is hard to continue feeding yourself....

samantha2312 09.08.2008 · Read review
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May seem quite cheap but there's a reason..

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 soft clear moulded plastic attachments, including the bottle. It comes with a rigid plastic base to offset the weight of the motor and batteries. It is reasonably small and compact and therefore very portable. The quality of the materials...

leopard79 25.11.2002 · Read review
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