https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:41:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2418271 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:07:04 +0000 jh524 2418271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2418263 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:04:39 +0000 Alivoo01 2418263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Which Spectra did you get and how does it compare to your Freestyle? I have a Freestyle from DS and am debating between getting a Spectra this pregnancy or another Freestyle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251952 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 13:49:42 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 2251952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the spectra s2 and love it!! I don't really have a reason to need portable, but if I did, I would get the s1. I used the ameda purely yours for LO1 and it blows it out of the water with comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251811 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 09:36:46 +0000 AmandaB8 2251811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lepamplemousse: no, I just mean it doesn't have a battery pack! </p> <p>I carried mine in a soft sided cooler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251799 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 09:03:26 +0000 lepamplemousse 2251799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was interested in the S2 too. </p> <p>@AmandaB8: when you say it's not portable do you mean it's big and bulky? Do you think it would fit in a bag? I need a pump I can carry to the lactation room at work (not close to my office) and home from work each night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251661 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:12:28 +0000 birdofafeather 2251661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Ha!! Love it! </p> <p>I skimmed a bunch of reviews that said that the s2 was amazing and the s9 slightly less so but more gentle and effecient than the medelas (which I did not ever use). I'm really after the portability and not for every day use (at weddings I've pumped in all sorts of ridiculous places but if I didn't have to run and find a power source, I'd be in and out quicker!) and the noise factor doesn't bother me a whole lot. I guess it's all relative? Blah. Let me know what you choose!! And yay for baby 2 coming soon! Woo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251636 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:25:34 +0000 Anagram 2251636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I just wonder about the reviews for the s9 saying it's loud and not as good as the other models. I still haven't decided and I'm 3 cm dilated, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2251149 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:45:19 +0000 birdofafeather 2251149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bumping this. i have a hygeia which i loved, but would like a battery powered pump even more, even though i have all the add ons to make the hygeia run on double-as or car power. looking at the spectra s9 (covered by my insurance) and possibly getting the freemie cups to go with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2249752 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:23:50 +0000 AmandaB8 2249752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used an s2, which is not portable. An s1 is similar to an s2, but with an internal battery and portable. S9s are portable, but I hear they're not as good as s1/s2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2249745 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:18:24 +0000 Anagram 2249745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmandaB8: Which spectra? How was it better? And do you have to stay in one place, next to an outlet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2249647 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:11:21 +0000 AmandaB8 2249647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a the freestyle for about a week- the spectra was SO much better. I've heard that freemie pump doesn't have a whole lot of suction, but freemie cups can be "hacked" to fit any pump pretty much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-actually-used-a-medela-freestyle-and-a-spectra-9s-or-spectra-2#post-2249560 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:04:23 +0000 Anagram 2249560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone used a Freestyle and a Spectra 9s or Spectra 2 to compare them?</p> <p>How about comparing a Freestyle and a Freemie?</p> <p>I already have a Freestyle and a PISA and much prefer my Freestyle. But I get a new pump through insurance and am still exploring my choices. I know all the "specs" of each and have read online reviews--but it seems like everyone compared with spectra against the PISA, which I don't even like. I'm curious about how it compares to a Freestyle.</p> <p>Same with Freemie.</p> <p>Anyone? </p>