Which Pump to Keep at Work?

laurel22

Hi all - I have a Medela Freestyle from DS1 that I'm planning to keep at home when DS2 arrives. I just found out that my insurance 100% covers a pump this time, so I'm planning to get a second pump to keep at work, which will save me a lot of hassle on my long NYC subway/train commute. These are the options I've narrowed it down to. Please help me decide! I never loved the suction on my Freestyle, and I think it caused supply issues when I went back to work, so I'm hoping whichever pump I get will do a better job. If you have any comments about these, please share below. Thank you!!

blondie10m

Another point is the hygeia can work with some medela accessories, which you already have. I use the bottles and flanges from my Pisa exclusively with my insurance hygeia so I didn't have to purchase anything extra.

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laurel22

Thanks for the input!  I was definitely leaning towards the Hygeia.  @SweetC80 - I will not be EPing, unless the baby starts rejecting nursing, which did happen with DS1 eventually.  Once I go back to work, I only plan to pump at home to stock up supply and in cases where I'm away from the baby.  I think I will test out which pump works better for me, and once I'm back at work, I'll leave the better of the two there.

jesuisfatiguee

Yep, keep the "better one" at work, for sure, whichever that may be.

Wouldn't be a bad idea to keep a manual there, too, as backup.

bcnoelle

I've used the Lasinoh Double Affinity with my last baby at home.  It was ok overall, but it made a lot of noise in my opinion.

cecilyandgautam

I had the Hygeia Enjoye and its suction is powerful, but you can control it with the gauge. When my office bought hospital grad Medela Symphonies, I found the suction was about the same as my Enjoye - saved me maybe 2 minutes per pumping session so was a little more efficient but Hygeia was still great. 

laurel22

cecilyandgautam said:

I had the Hygeia Enjoye and its suction is powerful, but you can control it with the gauge. When my office bought hospital grad Medela Symphonies, I found the suction was about the same as my Enjoye - saved me maybe 2 minutes per pumping session so was a little more efficient but Hygeia was still great. 

Good to hear this, since I just placed the order for it through my insurance!  I can't believe that three years ago, when I had DS1, my insurance company wouldn't pay for any part of a pump because it was considered "over the counter".  This time around I got a $300+ pump for FREE (different insurance company, but it's because of the new healthcare laws anyway).  Awesome!

Edited for typos.

cecilyandgautam

@theresat858, sorry to hear that! One morning, I assembled the thing incorrectly and thought the pump had stopped working, but I called, left a message, and they called me back within an hour, listened to the pump over the phone, and had me piece by piece re-assemble the thing and were really helpful. I'm not sure what they would have done if it was completely broken but I did find the customer service was helpful and quick to respond. 

laurel22

@theresat858 - Thanks for the warning!  I feel like the entire breast pump industry is frought with "lemons" - it's impossible to find one on the market that doesn't have about 10-20% of reviews saying they didn't work.  Luckily, I will also still have my Medela Freestyle from DS1, so if one pump goes caput, hopefully the other will work!  I just figured I would take advantage of a free one through my insurance.  :-)