https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:10:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1805091 Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:57:28 +0000 Skadi 1805091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae I know, right? I think my nips would fall off at 100%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1804068 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:27:16 +0000 leelee 1804068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: yup! Didn't plan to but that's how it's worked out both times :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803940 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:42:10 +0000 LovelyPlum 1803940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@leelee: whoa! Do you EP?</p> <p>@Mae: LOL on the ring :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803926 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:40:17 +0000 LovelyPlum 1803926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: @Skadi: I have a Freestyle, and I get much more milk out when I use level 6 (of 8?) than level 5. 6 is more uncomfortable sometimes, so that is when I use 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803915 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:36:26 +0000 Mae 1803915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>you 100%ers have some tough boobs man. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803913 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:35:38 +0000 Greentea 1803913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh. I used the PISA and always pumped at 100%. I never thought not to (?) I guess I am an impatient pumper? Not sure how I would have emptied without full force, and I went at least 25 minites. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803909 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:34:35 +0000 Alivoo01 1803909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a Freestyle and left it on 4, which was the default after letdown pumping strength. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803866 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:11:52 +0000 Kelley_lovelikecrazy 1803866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the PISA and the Freestyle and they are both around the 40% -- Freestyle is a 4 or 5 and PISA is a turn dial. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803841 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:00:03 +0000 Mae 1803841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>also for just a moment i saw the title of this thread and forgot what point of my life i'm in and thought the thread was about engagement rings rather than breast pumps.... lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803829 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:55:11 +0000 Mae 1803829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: I don't know. I used to just leave it on the lowest setting because my boobs hurt so bad (I had open wounds from BF from week 1 until.... well now actually. But they are more healed now than they used to be). I never got all that much, but I was also BF and also pumped more times/day. Once I quit BF and my boobs started to heal, I started pumping 4x/day and was able to turn the setting higher. I started getting more when I pumped, but I also noticed that my right breast rarely does more than drip until I ratchet the power up. Left is perfectly happy at low power and drains in about 10 min. Right does nothing more than drip until about 2-3 min after I turn up the power and then it comes out more slowly and usually takes 20-30 min to empty. Boobs are weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803827 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:53:44 +0000 leelee 1803827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First baby: PISA at about 50% and got about 55-60oz per day<br /> Second baby: PISA at 25% and still 55-60oz per day </p> <p>I tried increasing the setting the second time around but it caused a broken capillary and I had blood in my milk. I stick to the lower setting now to be safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803711 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:16:29 +0000 wahine08 1803711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PISA - at about 40%<br /> Ameda Purely Yours - 100% speed/50% suction</p> <p>I find with the PISA if I go higher, I don't get more milk so I just leave it at the most comfortable setting. I get more milk quicker with PISA than with Ameda. About 10-15min. I use this at work.</p> <p>With the Ameda (which I use at home if I need to, I nurse LO exclusively at home) I can get a lot of milk if I am able to pump for longer (20-30min) and the speed seems crazy slow to me, so it's always on 100%. Man, that chirping drives me nuts though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803677 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:02:38 +0000 Ms.Badger 1803677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the PISA and always start around 50% and then continually increase the pressure as it got more comfortable and finished for about half the pumping session at 100%. There was no way I'd empty without going to 100% and i still had to pump for 25 - 40 minutes per session. Maybe my pump was awful but it seems crazy some of you could pump at such low settings. I always had a good supply and got good output. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1803668 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:56:38 +0000 Skadi 1803668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae That's interesting. Do you think you could get as much milk if you just pumped longer with a lower setting? Or that without the higher suction, it just wouldn't come out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802873 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:39:55 +0000 Mae 1802873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a medela PISA and I always start on the lowest power then ratchet it up to 40-60% after a few minutes. It's actually uncomfortable for me even there, but if I don't turn it up I don't get nearly as much milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802865 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:36:49 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1802865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rent a medela symphony and use it mostly on medium and am completely emptied in 15-20 min with no discomfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802855 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:32:56 +0000 swurlygurl 1802855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used my Ameda at 100% until about 3 months, and then had to notch it down to about 60% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802840 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:28:17 +0000 Charm54 1802840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to use my PISA on about 70% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802828 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:23:30 +0000 avivoca 1802828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My setting is pretty high, but my pump is on its' way out and if I go any lower I can't get any milk out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-high-is-your-setting#post-1802819 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:20:13 +0000 Skadi 1802819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I used the Medela Swing, I pumped on the highest setting. </p> <p>With the Lactina, it was about 65 or 70%. Initially, I used 90% but it gave me blisters. </p> <p>With the Medela Double Pump (I think that model is similar to a PISA?), I can only pump on 40% power without it being uncomfortable. </p> <p>What about you? I know they say that a higher setting doesn't necessarily mean more milk, but it does make me wonder. </p>