Hellobee Boards

I have my own Medela PISA and a rented Symphony through my insurance (which just died on me, so I have to take it back to the supply company to get swapped out...grrr...but that's another story). I keep the Symphony at work because that's where I do 90% of my pumping, and it's a lot less portable than the PISA. I do like the Symphony better, if only because I often take the flange off one side while the other is still finishing up and it handles that much better than the PISA does. But otherwise, they both do a good job and the suction isn't different enough for me to notice.

I would recommend that you make sure the pump you get is compatible with the accessories you already have (flanges and such). I just think it would be annoying to have separate sets of parts. The Medela ones are all compatible except for the tubing, which is pump-specific. I *think* you can also use Medela accessories on the Hygeia pumps but I'm not totally sure.

Not gonna lie, I would be very tempted by the Freemie, though! I would just want to be sure the pump itself works well, and I haven't heard many reviews of it yet.