https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:43:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249602 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:44:06 +0000 T.H.O.U. 249602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MerryC: Wow! That is a great price to rent a pump! I think our hospital charged $60 per month plus you bought your own tubes, etc (so another $20 or so). I figured if I used it for even two months, its worth it to just buy a pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249584 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:32:32 +0000 birdofafeather 249584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm registering for one, but i need to ask my dr at my next visit about how that would work for prescribing one since i'll be going back to work after LO is born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249470 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:05:11 +0000 kokobee 249470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i say, register for it! if someone buys it for you, great! if not, i think it's a great investment. most of those registries offer 20% off certain pumps and 10% completion. i would def leave it sealed until i know for sure that breastfeeding works out for you though.</p> <p>by any chance, is there a close friend/family who you can borrow one from? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249465 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:03:04 +0000 twinmama 249465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrstilly: fwiw,my medela lactina is designed for multiple users....but i think its mostly available as a rental vs a purchased item. Its the same pump they provided for me to use during my hospital stay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249453 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:57:56 +0000 twinmama 249453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rented my pump through my insurance, and they actually delivered it to my house the afternoon we came home from the hospital. Rental is about 40 bucks for 3 months which I only pay 20% of, so really cheap. And its a medela lactina, so a hospital grade pump with the new tubing, etc.</p> <p>While im not using it a ton right now since im breastfeeding twins, it was sooo nice to use in the first weeks to build my supply, and for my tiny sleepy daughter who sometimes needed a bottle to get enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249365 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:00:47 +0000 mrstilly 249365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would put it on the registry and see if someone buys it. If not, you can decide then to buy it or not. Leaving it sealed is a good idea, because then you can return it if things don't work out. I bought my pump before DS was born, but I didn't need it until he was about 10 weeks old. The hospital gave me a manual pump to use in the hospital, and that is all I used for the first 2 months, and by then I knew that breastfeeding was going to work out, and started using my electric pump to get prepared to go back to work. </p> <p>Also, I'd advice against buying used, unless the pump is a closed system pump. Medela only makes open system pumps, which means that breastmilk can get into the pump itself, and if used by more than one person, can transmit diseases between uses and babies. Medela pumps clearly state they are only meant for one user. Hygeia and Ameda both make closed system pumps, which are advertised for use by more than one person with the purchase of a new parts kit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249308 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:16:01 +0000 LuLu Mom 249308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did just in case someone wanted to purchase it, however I have a friend who was unable to breastfeed who wants to give me hers, so I will do that if not and buy the new tubbing, ect. for it. It's only 3 months old and used for maybe 3 weeks if that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249284 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:52:12 +0000 sheskrafty 249284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband had extra money in his flexible spending account last year so we bought a Medela Pump in Style even before we were pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249279 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:46:55 +0000 T.H.O.U. 249279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: Basically I made a registry with a different name and earlier due date. It started because I wanted a "secret" list but in the end it was nice because I got the completion code for that registry about 2 months before I was due. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249259 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:28:19 +0000 ladyfingers 249259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everybody!</p> <p>@Thehistoryofus: What's a fake registry completion code? ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249191 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:15:30 +0000 T.H.O.U. 249191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a pump myself because I waited for a 20% off sale and used a 10% fake registry completion code. </p> <p>However, I did not open the box until I needed the pump. We didn't take it to the hospital or anything. If something happened and BFing didn't work out, I could have returned the pump or sold it on CL to someone like @JHoller25 who would have made a killing on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249141 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:20:19 +0000 MaisyMay 249141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a nice medela freestyle off of craigslist for $180. The lady had extra parts included and when I priced it out, the value was $400+, so definitely check online! I'll clean/sterilize most of it, and just buy new nipples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249119 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:54:06 +0000 sunny 249119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are new provisions that went into effect Aug 1 with the Affordable Care Act that include breastpumps. I am holding off on buying until my insurance figures out what they are covering. I think they are supposed to cover a rental at the very least. The caveat is that even tho the law started already your insurer only has to start covering at the start of your next plan year. For me, that's Jan 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249115 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:50:31 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 249115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pump got bought a few days after my baby shower invites went out! Apparently people think it is a very smart move to buy an expecting mother a 280.00 pump!<br /> I am grateful....I'd say register for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249113 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:40:02 +0000 PrincessBaby 249113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FWIW, I found a brand new Medela on craigslist for almost half the price. Some people get extra stuff from showers or whatever, and would rather have the cash over the store credit (that was the case for this lady I got it from!), so check CL out for that!</p> <p>Also, on the BBB coupons, usually everything that I want is excluded in the very long list of exclusions that are listed, but I know Medela is not excluded, and I didn't see any other pump brands on there either! 20% off ends up being a lot on a larger purchase like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249096 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:33:42 +0000 Arden 249096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally registering for one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249092 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:24:09 +0000 hellobeeboston 249092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ended up registering after calling my insurance and realizing they wouldn't pay for it.</p> <p>It was actually the first thing someone got for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-249037 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:59:14 +0000 ladyfingers 249037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lydg: Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about the insurance thing! I'll talk to my doctor about it later on, maybe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-248991 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:21:15 +0000 matador84 248991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't for a couple reasons...a friend's insurance covered the cost of a pump, another friend's doctor wrote her a prescription for a pump so she didn't have to buy one, and i have another friend who with her last two kids her milk never even came in (weird, i know). i'm just going to wait it out and see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/registering-for-a-breast-pump#post-248987 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:13:20 +0000 ladyfingers 248987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can tell I'm starting my registry from all my recent posts, huh? :)</p> <p>On the one hand, I've though about renting a hospital pump for the first month or so. On the other, I've thought about just putting the pump on the registry to see if anybody will actually buy it. It would be nice to not have to fork over $250+ in the event that it works out. But if it doesn't work out, I would hate to have this pump laying around where that gift could have been used on a few things that we might have actually used. Although I guess, it's six of one, half a dozen of another -- either we would have to spend the $250 ourselves on a pump, or the $250 ourselves on whatever doesn't get purchased in favor of the pump ;)</p> <p>What are your thoughts/experiences on registering for a pump? I supposed we could also put it on and if it does get purchased, leave it sealed and rent a hospital pump and if bf'ing doesn't work out, return it. ... </p>