https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 09:10:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-539848 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:32:33 +0000 rrachael 539848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: they gave it to me at the hospital. I haven't used it though, it seems like a chore! Thankfully I'm borrowing a medela Pisa from my cousin! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-537161 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:59:05 +0000 78h2o 537161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: With BCBS federal I was told I could get one per year that I was breastfeeding. It was super easy to order from CVS Caremark and came within 2 weeks. It was the Ameda Purely Yours and came with 150 bags. They will send more bags 3x per year.</p> <p>ETA: They said I could have ordered it 15 days before the baby was due. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-537148 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:55:23 +0000 dagret 537148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you can't find a dme supplier with breast pumps, try calling your local hospitals lactation consultants - they should be able to point you in the right direction. </p> <p>I kept getting the wrong info from my insurance's customer service line - I finally got the right answer from the insurance's "healthy pregnancy" program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536922 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:56:45 +0000 Mrs.Someone 536922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A suggestion for anyone who finds herself with 2 pumps. How about donating the extra one to women in need? In my area, there is an organization that has a "Baby Boutique" for mothers at risk and/or getting out of homelessness and I know they would love pumps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536917 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:55:48 +0000 JoJoGirl 536917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a $230 credit toward one, so ours isn't free- we'll pay a $120 copay for a PIS-Advanced. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536912 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:53:50 +0000 tororojo 536912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SouthPaw: Sure, I'll let you know if we find anything out. It's possible that we won't know anything until the baby is born...which seems like way too late to be dealing with it! Due date is now less than a month away; I just wish they would act like they care! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536615 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:06:59 +0000 autumnlove 536615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@drealeah: I have the same insurance! Did you get the pump while you were at the hospital or afterwards? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536610 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:05:14 +0000 rrachael 536610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have Kaiser and they just gave me a manual pump :( I can rent one for free, but only for a month. It would be so great to have one at work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536583 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:57:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 536583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: can you post info on my wall?? thanks!!! (I don't have BCBS though. We have Harvard Pilgrim.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536582 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:57:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 536582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine ended up costing me $50, but I can get a new one with the next child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536495 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:40:27 +0000 andrea86 536495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish! Apparently Tricare doesn't have to follow the same rules as everyone else. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536492 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:39:45 +0000 blackbird 536492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a used one off a friend last summer and will be getting a free one, too. This way, I can have one for work and one for home! </p> <p>My insurance told me that I can submit the paperwork now and they can verify everything but that it looks like I can't try to get it until I have the baby (which, um, what if I want to pump the week I have her?...) but that there is no time limit on when I can obtain one after her birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536462 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:31:00 +0000 SouthPaw 536462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: I had posed the question to BCBS and they did the same thing saying that I could get a manual pump or rent one... was bummed. Please let me know if your husband is able to make any headway with that (and what was said etc to get an appropriate answer ;))!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536455 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:29:04 +0000 sorrycharlie 536455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if anyone is in the MA/RI/etc area, let me know! I use BCBS-MA and I went through an extremely easy to use place.</p> <p>Also, I remember @allison posting that she was able to get a pump through her local hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536450 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:27:52 +0000 mediagirl 536450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: just call your insurance company and they'll put you in the right direction. My insurance company said they allow women to get their pumps 30 days before their delivery date or after the baby is born (if born early). It sounds like everyone's is different, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536446 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:26:44 +0000 mediagirl 536446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CarrieLouWho: yeah, except ours went up 27% this year. So, yeah. I take advantage of EVERYTHING I can when it's "free." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536445 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:26:33 +0000 Meridian 536445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea you could get a free pump, or that insurance even covers them?? I just assumed you buy the Medela ones from BBB or something... where I can find more info about this free pump program? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536425 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:23:13 +0000 bunnylove08 536425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My insurance said they would cover it if dd was in the nicu. I wonder if my plan was grandfathered </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536345 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:43:14 +0000 CarrieLouWho 536345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FYI - I just called the DME place I'm getting my pump through (Medela PIS). According to them, Medela is having some big meeting today because they can't keep up with production needs.<br /> There's a 30 person waiting list at the place I'm trying to get mine through :o( They were supposed to get 18 on Monday, but they still haven't shipped because of the production issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536333 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:39:54 +0000 pregnantbee 536333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm gonna do the same thing w/ the same timing. Just need to find the time to call my insurance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536330 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:39:29 +0000 CarrieLouWho 536330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm doing the same thing! I got one in September and wasn't eligible for the free on yet. I'm getting another now - so I'll have one for work and one for home.</p> <p>And in reality - it's not free. You and/or your company pays premiums for your insurance. Because of Obamacare, insurance premiums have adjusted 1-3% in cover things like "free" contraceptives, preventive care, breast pumps, etc. So, you are paying for and you shouldn't feel bad about taking advantage of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536317 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:35:49 +0000 sorrycharlie 536317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i got mine free through bcbs w/a prescription.</p> <p>it came in a medical box, not the retail box..so may not get away with reselling :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536301 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:28:28 +0000 kml636 536301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I should get one, since I'm just borrowing one now. I also have BCBS, i'm just dreading all the hoops we'll have to jump through to get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536232 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:03:43 +0000 tororojo 536232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: @mediagirl: Their story seriously changes every day! I know because he's been calling every day. :) We have BCBS also but no one working there seems to know anything concrete. All they gave us was a giant list of places that MIGHT offer pumps...waaaah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536229 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:03:07 +0000 Alivoo01 536229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My insurance only covers a manual pump. Boo!! I'll have to add the breast pump to my registry unless I find a killer deal on one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536218 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:44 +0000 mrsjazz 536218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I received mine for free before the Affordable Care Act kicked in, so there are probably various insurance companies that were already doing this? Mine was covered under the "durable medical equipment" portion of my insurance and I just needed to buy it after LO was born and have a prescription from my midwife. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536215 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:01 +0000 pinkcupcake 536215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome! :)</p> <p>I looked into it last August but it was such a hassle - they wanted me to call a billion different numbers and no one knew what they were talking about - so I got frustrated and gave up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536209 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:59:12 +0000 Anagram 536209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I've had some friends whose insurance will only cover rental, and some whose insurance only covers a maual pump (the cheapest they can get away with and still be following the law). That's why I was paranoid my insurance company would catch on and start only paying for manual pumps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536208 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:57:53 +0000 mediagirl 536208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Under our insurance, it's 1 per child. I'm guessing if you had multiples, they probably would still only provide 1. I've been thinking for a while how nice it would be to have one at home and one at work and my work one is acting funny sometimes so, this at least makes me feel a little better knowing I'll have a backup in case this one dies!</p> <p>@tororojo: my insurance company said they don't rent anymore. They gave me the name of a company that they work with that provided the pump. Can you call customer service and ask who provides the free pumps? Believe me, we have some pretty cruddy insurance through my husband's company but, it's BCBS and they cover a Medela PISA in full....</p> <p>Oh and...no more babies here. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-just-ordered-my-free-breast-pump-and-im-bitter-about-it#post-536204 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:57:27 +0000 Mrsbells 536204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: @Anagram: Yeah the reason why Id ont think its one pump per child is that some people have children very close to gether would that mean they would get a new pump every year?<br /> I'm also holding out because I know new models come out very often with improved designs so I dont want to have a new one unopened sitting around if a better design is about to be released soon. </p> <p>@tororojo: wow I thought insurance companies had to cover the cost of purchase </p>