If it were someone I knew very well - then yes. I have a Medela Freestyle and although they say that you can't use it with multiple people - all parts are replaceable.
You can get new tubes and all new pump parts and all new tubing (Let's say for less than $50). So you are just buying the physical machine.. nothing else.
I would be worried about buying a pump that has been really used and may not work so well by the time I'm ready to use it. For example although my pump is in great condition I would not buy it from myself since I EPed for almot 8 months now. This pump is REALLY used.
Never ever ever. It is worth the money. You would be spending way more if the baby was being ff. There are things I would buy used, this is not one of them.
I bought not one but 2 used pumps, i hated my pisa and swapped it out for an avent isis iq duo. both of them i replaced everything but the pump and the bag and it was still cheaper than buying a new one. i got my medela from a cousin, i wouldnt buy those systems, open, from someone you dont know well but the avent isis systems are completely closed. so i just bought the pumpand the bag off ebay for one hundred dollars and then replaced all the parts. it cost me one seventy five in the end and i could never be happier.
I used to be completely against buying used... until my Medela PISA broke on Sunday.. and I EP!! SO... I bought a Medela Harmony manual pump to tide me over. Then a couple of my friends offered to lend me their PISA and I thought about it, I was desperate and really if you use all new parts, its fine. BTW-- called Medela Monday morning... brand new PISA arrived by UPS this afternoon. Great customer service!
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Re: POLL: Would you buy a USED Breastpump?
If it were someone I knew very well - then yes. I have a Medela Freestyle and although they say that you can't use it with multiple people - all parts are replaceable.
You can get new tubes and all new pump parts and all new tubing (Let's say for less than $50). So you are just buying the physical machine.. nothing else.
I would be worried about buying a pump that has been really used and may not work so well by the time I'm ready to use it. For example although my pump is in great condition I would not buy it from myself since I EPed for almot 8 months now. This pump is REALLY used.
It doesn't matter how little it's been used, if it's an open system (which the PISA is and most others are) it's a huge health risk to your baby.
https://www.breastfeedingonline.com/pumps.shtml
https://blogs.consumerreports.org/baby/2008/04/used-baby-produ.html
https://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/breastfeed_pump.html# (page 2)
Please ladies...do not use a previously used pump unless you are sure of the persons medical history (sister, close close friend).
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