Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with Backpack

Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with Backpack

works great

The Pump in style works great comes with all the extras,nice storage space(pockets on sides and back). very discreet design. Works just as well as the hospital grade (medela symphony)in my opinion. Travels well took mine on vacation, the only ones that could tell was the x-ray guy in airport security.

What a lifesaver!

I used this pump faithfully for 12 months, several times a day. It allowed me to go back to school and finish school while knowing that my child was getting the best possible nutrition. I never had a problem with it and it was very convenient. I had more trouble finding time to pump. When I was done with it I gave it to my friend who wanted to keep breastfeeding after she went back to work. 9 months later it is still going strong.

I love it!!

I read many reviews and decided to go with the Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with Backpack. It's awesome ;) I had a single electric medela pump before and this one is sooo much faster and quieter. I ordered on a Wednesday night with regular shipping and it arrived on Saturday afternoon. It's costly but I would definately recomend it if you are planning to use it long term.

Much better than the Original!

I am a stay-at-home-mom and am breastfeeding exclusively. I debated on which type of pump to get given that I wasn't planning on pumping often, just to have some extra milk for occasional bottle feeding and to freeze milk for future use. I really didn't want to spend this much on a pump, but there were a couple things that swayed me to purchase this: 1. The Medela brand. I researched options over and over again and I kept coming back because of the positive reviews. Other pumps had good reviews, but a lot of bad ones also. This brand seemed to have the most consistent positive reviews. 2. I plan to have more children. I figured better to invest in a good pump that I can use for several kids than a cheaper pump that I would have to keep replacing. 3. I could either buy a cheaper single pump, or go with a more expensive double pump. The trade-off is time. I felt it was worth the time saving. If I was pumping a couple times a day for a year, imagine the time savings to be double-pumping. To me it was worth it. Thank goodness I bought this, I developed thrush about a week after my baby was born and was unable to breastfeed. However, I was able to express and bottle feed until the infection cleared up. In doing this, between pumping and feeding it was taking up an incredible amount of time each day. But, imagine how much time it would have taken if I only had a single pump! Get the advanced model--the two stage pumping process is really helpful. I have to go back and forth between the two stages several times in one pumping session. I'm not sure how well I could have pumped with another model without this feature. A couple negatives...Medela removed several features from the 2008 model that the 2007 model had, I guess so they could lower the price and make it more affordable. This included the manual pump (which is really needed in case you ever go on vacation and don't want to take the full pump or are away from your pump for an extended period of time and need to relieve some pressure), the bottle stands, and the removable motor. If you can still get your hands on a 2007 model, I would suggest you do so because these features are good to have. I get really annoyed with not having the bottle stands, the top of the bottle with the horns is heavier than the bottle, so they tip over constantly unless they are really full of milk. Also, you have to press a button to go between the two phases of pumping, but when you are holding a bottle in each hand, unless you have a third arm and hand it is tricky. Eventually you get used to it, but I wish there were some way to make this easier. Overall I'm really happy with the purchase!