A friend offered to let me borrow her Medela pump. I know I'd need to get new parts for it. Has anyone borrowed a pump
Before? Not sure how sanitary that is. Don't really mind buying my own...but it would be nice to save the money!
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I borrowed both times. I just got my own tubing (got an extra set of supplies from the hospital when I had to pump there once). I think you can buy the tubing on amazon now. They say it's not sanitary and sharing voids the warranty, but the milk really never comes into contact with the pump so as long as it's someone you know (and you know doesn't have any kind of crazy disease) I would say go for it!
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I think it depends on the pump. I rented a pump from the hospital and bought my own tubing.... so obviously that's borrowing.
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I lent my pump to a friend. I told her she should buy new stuff that actually touches the milk, but everything is else is clean. If it is a friend you trust and you know takes good care of her stuff, go for it! Saves you $300!
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DO IT! If I had known better before hand, I would have bought used.
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I agree! Borrow it!! Someone once posted a YouTube video that shows how you can sanitize the pump before using it. Let me go find it....
Eta: I think this is it
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"they" say you shouldn't, but if you know the person, like I do, I'm going for it. I mean, I wouldn't use a stranger's, though.
I bought all new parts on amazon.com, or you can buy them through your hospital.
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I borrowed my sister's. I bought new parts on Amazon and it all worked out just fine.
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If you are buying all new parts for it, including tubing then I assume thats ok. My pump is a closed system so milk never gets in the tube so I wouldnt have a problem sharing this pump if the other person used their own tubes + parts
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I borrowed from my sister. And depending on what state you live in your insurance might pay for a pump (I know they just passed legislation in MA for it).
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I would only borrow a pump if I wasn't going to use it a lot. Pumps wear out and I would hate to buy a new one to replace it!
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I'm going to be using my sister's pump. It's an Ameda. I will replace tubing etc.
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Thanks!! Has anyone bought parts in amazon? It's a Medela and the parts have pretty bad reviews
maybe BRU carries parts?
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BRU definitely carries parts!
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I plan to borrow my sister's, and I would borrow or lend to a friend, but I wouldn't buy a used one from a random person (even though I think even that would be fine). Unless I can get one for free, in which case I might get a brand new one to reduce the risk of it wearing out. I will be a SAHM, so I probably won't be pumping as much as someone WOH every day. I live in MA, though, so perhaps I get one for free with insurance.
ETA: I'd feel bad about 'scamming' the insurance company except they finally passed the birth control thing right when I stopped taking it, after paying $400 a year for it! -
I borrowed a Medela pump and it's working out great. I got extra bottles, flanges and valves/membranes in a kit from Target, but the only place I could find tubing was on Amazon.
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my friend gave me hers, I bought new tubing, and parts from amazon, and had no problem with any of it.
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I borrowed a friend's (she actually gave it to me!), and it's a Medela PIS. She used it for her two boys and it's still been going strong for me, 12 weeks later. I did get new parts, as well, but couldn't find tubing at BRU. Ended up getting it at the Mother/Baby Wellness Center our hospital runs.
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@lydg: I bought all my Medela (Freestyle) parts from Amazon and it has worked fine. 6.5 months and going!
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I got my Medela Pump in Style from my SIL and bought replacement tubing and shields/membranes/what have you on Amazon. 9 weeks so far and haven't had a problem!
I agree with PPs, if it's someone you know you should go for it! (I wouldn't buy one used off of craigslist, though, for example).
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It's definitely a good friend so I'm going to go for it! She's saving me a ton of money!!! LO starts daycare in less than two weeks so I guess I need to start pumping soon.
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Borrow! Just buy new parts. I borrowed one.
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I wouldn't buy from a stranger (even with new tubing/parts), but if it was someone I knew and trusted, I'd totally go for it!!
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Does anyone know why it's considered unsanitary, even with new tubing, flanges and bottles? I have the Medela pump in style and the milk never actually goes up the tubes into the motor.
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They (the company) says you're not supposed to borrow but I totally borrowed one for a while from a friend. I just used my own parts and tubes. I say go for it!
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@sunny this is the blog post I stumbled across on why it is unsanitary (with pictures): http://mythnomore.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-you-shouldnt-buy-sell-or-borrow.html
with that being said, if I knew someone personally would who let me borrow, I'd be on board. I was intrigued by the Hygeia for this reason (100% closed, can resell/share) but was not impressed by their customer service via email - which scared me off since they're a small company/I can't get their "stuff" at Target.
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My cousin gave me her Medela Pump In Style Advanced that she only used for a few months and not frequently (she stopped breast feeding/pumping before she returned to work). I just ordered new tubing and parts from amazon. I just got her pump yesterday and I plan to take in apart as much as possible and clean it.
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I wouldn't borrow unless it were a closed system. Theoretically the milk shouldn't go in the system, but theoretically it should get into the tubing either, and that happened to me. I do t remember where but I read about people opening up their pumps and finding mold and stuff inside, yuck. To me it's just not worth it.
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@scg00387: I am surprised to hear you didn't like Hygeia customer service! If I could go back in time I'd get a Hygeia instead of a Medela. I follow them on Twitter and FB and have concluded they're the bomb.
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@sloaneandpuffy Nope, I emailed with 2 simple questions and the rep responded only answering one, and then when I asked if they could tell me what DMEs near me sold them, she sent me 3 that are over 200 miles away from my zip code, I emailed back to ask if there were any closer or how else I could find one... and got no response.
I know no company is perfect, but that scared me off! I also feel like 90% of the positive reviews and comments I read about them were from bloggers who received the pumps for free - I don't think that means they didn't like them, but it is a lot easier to love something if you didn't pay for it ya know! I think I"ll be getting a Medela through a DME instead, it makes me too nervous if something were to go wrong that they wouldn't respond.
maybe BRU carries parts?
I know no company is perfect, but that scared me off! I also feel like 90% of the positive reviews and comments I read about them were from bloggers who received the pumps for free - I don't think that means they didn't like them, but it is a lot easier to love something if you didn't pay for it ya know! I think I"ll be getting a Medela through a DME instead, it makes me too nervous if something were to go wrong that they wouldn't respond.
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