https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:42:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-757528 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:41:29 +0000 jodyblair 757528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the medela manual pump and it has been great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-757372 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:02:11 +0000 MaisyMay 757372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BunnyDragon: Brand new ones are all over craigslist right now because a lot of hospitals are giving them away to accomodate the ACA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-757369 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:01:26 +0000 Koolbreeze 757369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used an Avent manual pump. Worked great for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-757328 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:51:31 +0000 charlotte 757328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for the lanisoh here. I love it so much that I just got a second to do both sides at onetime occasionally even though I also have a double electric (purely yours). The manual is just way more effective for me, and quiet and portable. My Ameda and lanisoh bottles are interchangeable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-757123 Thu, 02 May 2013 14:12:29 +0000 birdofafeather 757123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anyone have experience with the avent manual? i have a bunch of free avent bottles, so i thought that would be a good one to use for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756984 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:42:39 +0000 Bookish 756984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BunnyDragon: Thank you for this! I hadn't thought about my wrists... I have bad tendonitis in both of them and repetitive motion tends to hurt like the dickens.. It's good to know the Medela wasn't hard on your wrists! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756937 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:36:37 +0000 BunnyDragon 756937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved my medela harmony manual breast pump. I have arthritis on both of my wrists and I thought it would be too hard to use a manual pump, but needed a portable one for work. It was so easy to use and not hard on my wrists at all. I liked that it didnt have many parts and it's very afforble. I think it was less than $50 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756875 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:24:40 +0000 ladyfingers 756875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also love the Medela Harmony, very easy and effective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756865 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:23:13 +0000 hilsy85 756865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my Medela harmony! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756585 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:16:36 +0000 littlebittyhouse 756585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love my medela manual! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756563 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:12:59 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 756563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had both the Medela and Lansinoh manuals, and liked the Lansinoh much better. I let down more quickly and pumped more with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756544 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:06:09 +0000 beesknees 756544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ditto the Medela. Its the one I used for the occasional times I needed to pump. It worked fantastic. Was super duper quiet, and very portable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756523 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:58:25 +0000 MaisyMay 756523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: I have nuby and gerber bottles that I've used on my pumps, if that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756509 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:54:14 +0000 Bookish 756509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: Awesome, good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756409 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:16:42 +0000 MaisyMay 756409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My medela bottles fit both pumps that I have, and I've bought other bottles that have fit it too. The standard opening bottle is pretty universal. Not the wide mouth one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-manual-pump#post-756403 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:15:09 +0000 Bookish 756403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It looks like I have an electric pump (Ameda Purely Yours) on its way to me courtesy of insurance, yay! </p> <p>However, my insurance covers two pumps a year, and so I'd like to get a manual as a backup/more portable option.</p> <p>What manual pump did y'all like? Do most bottle fit all pumps, so I don't have to buy two sets in case I get a Medela manual? </p>