I'm on Day 3 with LO#2 and man am I feeling so engorged! I busted out my Medela Pump In Style to get a little relief and I was surprised at how little I could pump. I only got a few drops on one side and maybe 1-2 mL on the other after 10 min.

It brought me back to LO#1 and my lack of pumping. I always had more success and output from hand-expression. I could rarely get more than 2 oz. on each side. My sister had mentioned once that my pump seemed not nearly as good/strong as her Medela and Ameda. I could turn the pressure all the way to max and hurt myself/suction marks, etc. but still not really get much milk.

Anyone else experience something like this and find out it was because of the pump? I ended up not getting reimbursed by insurance for my pump last time (despite being told we get the free pump, etc.) and conflicted whether I should try to get another pump from insurance this time. And if I do, if I should try another Medela (I have all the bottles, etc.) or try a different brand?