https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 18:56:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712616 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:16:47 +0000 lawbee11 1712616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an Ameda Purely Yours that I got through insurance. No complaints...I really like it! 10.5 months and going strong EBF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712600 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:12:37 +0000 LatteLove 1712600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: Thank you! That is what I was wondering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712517 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:40:48 +0000 avivoca 1712517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have two Ameda Purely Yours breast pumps. They work well for me. Right now I'm using the older one (purchased from a friend) because I dropped the one from my insurance and it's not working quite right. But before that, it was amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712505 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:37:18 +0000 Emsmems 1712505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LatteLove: my Medela from insurance was called a personal double electric (or something like that), but it is the exact same as a PISA, just without the fancy black bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712482 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:27:40 +0000 jetsa 1712482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Loved my medela PISA and hated my ameda purely yours. I got nowhere near the same output with the ameda as with the PISA. I actually bought another PISA out of pocket and got rid of the ameda. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712480 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:27:03 +0000 autumnlove 1712480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love the freestyle and Ameda! Same output! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712475 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:26:04 +0000 pmerr 1712475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been EPing for 9.5 months and have enough to wean down now. I have only used the Medela PISA, and have never had any issues. I got mine through my insurance. (Side notes: I did not like the Medela hand pump- Harmony (I got it incase I needed it-it was a waste of $30). I used all Lansinoh or up&amp;up bags, medela cleaning wipes, and Lansinoh pads until I bought reusable)) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712472 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:25:17 +0000 Anagram 1712472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LatteLove: I had both a Medela Freestyle and a Medela PISA---I much preferred the Freestyle and got more milk with it. The Medela has been collecting dust in my closet since I got the Freestyle.</p> <p>I think everyone's boobs are different--my LC told me in front of an entire group of new moms that the Freestyle would ruin my supply because she'd "never seen it work for a woman before". And here I am, still exclusively pumping at 11.5 months. =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1712462 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:21:16 +0000 LatteLove 1712462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you ladies! The insurance options are different from what I"m finding on the Medela and Ameda websites. Do any of your have experience with the insurance-covered models? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710620 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:46:03 +0000 edelweiss 1710620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had the ameda purely yours which i liked, with a caveat. i liked it because it's a closed system so you can hand it down if you so choose. the part i didn't like was that it had more parts to clean than the medela--i fixed that by macgyvering the medela parts onto the ameda, but that's just me. also, i've heard that even with the open systems, there are ways of opening and cleaning them if you want to pass them on. i would go with the medela or ameda--those are the best known brands.</p> <p>p.s. i did *not* like ameda storage bags. i got 100 of them with my insurance and did not like a single one of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710602 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:35:41 +0000 shellio 1710602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I originally had a Freestyle and it broke after just a few days of use. I was devastated, thought my milk had dried up, eventually ended up at a lactation consultant and renting a hospital grade for a couple of months. Anyway she told me the PISA are the best she's seen, she said people would bring them in covered in duct tape, barely hanging together and still working great. They are tanks and I have been happy with mine. </p> <p>Also - I believe most hospitals stock Medela hospital grade pumps. If you ask them to bring in the pump when you deliver, the lactation consultants can work with you on pumping as well as nursing, plus they will give you a set of parts that will work with your medela home pump so you will start with 2 sets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710592 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:30:33 +0000 Charm54 1710592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I EPed for 6mo and my PISA served me well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710589 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:29:57 +0000 danda 1710589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have Ameda (Purely Yours from my insurance) because I like that it is a closed system - there is a barrier between the flange and the tube so there's no condensation that can get in the tubes or motor and lead to a risk of mold. I like it and its ease of cleaning and that the knobs let you select exact suction/speed that you want. However, I have seen people say that the Ameda pump didn't work well for them and that the Medela is better at emptying the breasts and maintaining long-term supply. I haven't used the Medela other than a day in the hospital with hospital grade, so I really can't comment on differences in output. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710562 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:13:35 +0000 LatteLove 1710562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilary: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710561 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:13:17 +0000 LatteLove 1710561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: Thanks! Freestyle is not covered, but it looks like I could get a partial reimbursement for it if I went with that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710543 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:03:57 +0000 Applesandbananas 1710543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Medela for sure! Freestyle would be my number 1 choice, followed by PISA! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710541 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:03:22 +0000 hilary 1710541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an Ameda one (bc it was significantly cheaper) and loved it. Never had issues and is small enough that I just used a big purse to put my pumping stuff in for work. So all I had was my purse and a lunch/cooler bag.</p> <p>Also I pumped for over a year so it got lots of use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-mamas-what-is-your-favoritethe-best-breast-pump#post-1710514 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:50:12 +0000 LatteLove 1710514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got information from my insurance company on which breast pumps are covered (I'm so glad someone told me about this option, and I called and found out!)</p> <p>I have quite a few options and I'm not sure how to start comparing them, so I thought I'd start here.</p> <p>The letter with the information I received from my insurance company has a really strict privacy policy so I'm not comfortable pasting the list of my options, but they include two models from Medela, and one by Mebby, one by Playtex and two by Ameda. (Not the Medela Freestyle, unfortunately)</p> <p>It would be great to hear from pumping/breastfeeding moms on pumps they love! </p>