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tamaratoday
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My Pump is Dying!
tamaratoday
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I posted this over on the Breastfeeding board, but wanted to see if anyone over here had any suggestions...
I'm in a bit of a panic. I EP and I've been noticing that my Medela Pump in Style seems to be dropping a bit in the suction department. I thought it was my imagination at first, but Friday night I turned on my pump and it was barely doing anything! I called Medela but of course being the Holiday weekend they were closed. I know it's not something as simple as a hole in the tubes or faulty membranes. Thankfully my husband was able to tinker with it a bit and it seemed to help at first, now it's slowing down again. I put a call into Medela right away this morning and am awaiting a reply. I bought it in 07 for my first born and used it for a full year. Now that I'm EP-ing for my second baby I'm freaking out because I'll be screwed if this pump dies on me. I expected that it would last through more than one baby considering the $$$ I paid. Has anyone had any experience with this? Do you know if Medela will fix it? Do you have to send it somewhere or can you take it in? Will they give you a replacement while yours is being fixed?
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Re: My Pump is Dying!
I didn't even notice it until you pointed that out.
How much would that suck?!
When mine broke earlier this year, I just called their 1800# and they walked me through how to clean the inside, and then when that fix didnt work they ups'd me a new one, in a blank box with a label to send back the old one. Free of charge. The only difference is that mine is <1 year. Hopefully they will replace it for you.
Haha, I don't post here very often, so I haven't changed the ticker.
Turns out they won't send me a new one because they only guarantee the pump to work for one child. Since this is my second baby I'm SOL. What a crock. I realize that a pump saves you $$ on formula, but it seems absurd to spend that amount of money on something only to have to buy another one later.