Hellobee Boards

@ShootingStar: am I hallucinating, or didn't you get the Spectra this time? do you like it?

@mfa_lady: I had a Medela PISA for LO1 and I got the Spectra S2 for LO2. I do find that the Spectra is quieter than the Medela. I bought a set of connector pieces for the Medela bottles/flanges so that they can be used with the Spectra. Best of both worlds IMHO!

Found the post: http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-pump-a-2nd-pisa-or-try-the-spectra#post-2533817

I would just go with the PISA again for convenience... I just cannot deal with more parts, etc haha. Thinking about it gives me a headache already.

I'm definitely getting a Spectra next. All the hype has sold me!

@LCTBQE: I did but I've only used it once . I had a Freestyle the first time so I can't compare it to the PISA. It seems pretty good but it is huge. If they'd been comparable in price I'd probably prefer another freestyle just based on the portability factor. But I did get good output the one time I used the spectra.

I am in the same situation and I got a spectra this time. I actually got an Ameda with my first (only thing they would send) and I bought a Medela PISA out of pocket. Worked much better. This time I am getting a spectra. I still have my PISA, but I definitely want to try out the spectra. I'm getting the adapters so I can use my medela flanges though. As for all the bottles. I already have 4 medela bottles and like 8 ameda bottles. I just pumped into the 4 at work and used my others for fridge storage. So I'm just going to do the same this time. Pump into spectra bottles, transfer them to the others at home for storage.

@mfa_lady: Omg, I could've written this post just yesterday. I wrote my requisite pump post a few weeks back about PISA vs Freestyle and then never made up mind. Yesterday I finally got around to doing more research on PISA starter and S2 (both $0 with insurance) and Freestyle ($199 upgrade). After going round and round and reading tons of reviews and boards, I opted for the S2. I didn't vote because I haven't used it yet, but thought I'd share how I made up my mind.

I just couldn't get over the upgrade price and the lower pump rating of the Freestyle which was my #1 choice going into this. The S2's selling points for me were was that it's lighter than the PISA (contradicts what you've read?), quieter than the PISA and I felt better about the closed system. I've never had a pump (or a baby!) so I don't have the stash of supplies like you and I did consider it a negative that Spectra parts aren't so widely available as Medela parts, but the weight, noise and closed system issues outweighed the bad.

I'll be interested to hear what you decide!

So the circuits all blew out in the pump room today during my only break during 6 hours of meetings. By the time we figured out that the problem was with the room, not my pump, my next meeting was starting. I had to pump during a conference call or leak everywhere. I pumped with my spectra and no one heard my spectra. You could totally hear the sound from the PISA my colleague was using.

As for parts, I haven't needed replacements and I pump into Avent bottles. I cannot recommend it enough!