Medela VS Avent...

wittysgirl

So I registered for a medela freestyle pump...but then I was talking to a friend of mine who swears by Avent (their pumps, bottles, etc.) Any thoughts on this???? Or any one have some experience with this?

PinkaDoodle

What do the reviews say?  I have heard a lot of mommy's swear by Medela pumps.  I personally chose a Medela PIS and Dr Brown's bottles.

Cinco

I've used both. I had a Medela for work, and an Avent at home. I had a long train/walking commute, and it was so much easier having 2. I had better production with the Medela. The Avent took a little longer, and I got less ounces.

RN4Babies81

I work in an NICU and we only use the Medela.  It is the brand that most hospitals use and they are great. 

jacobs32

My Avent manual was awesome, but just not practical for pumping at work since I needed to double pump due to time constraints. I used a borrowed Medela PISA with Avent bottles.  This adapter attaches from the pump to the bottle so I could pump straight into the bottles we liked.

MAMAxB

Every baby prefers different bottles.

I love my Medela and BF for 12+ months using it.

My SIL bought the cheap Advent one and sold it in a garage sale after failing BF when her DD was 4 months old.

I know it may work for some... but to me, it's worth investing in Medela. 

miababy

I have the Medela PIS and it's great!  We used Dr. Brown bottles with DD and liked them.  I didn't care for the Avent bottles because they leaked a lot for us.

Pacheco825

Medela all the way!!! I bought an Avent to begin with and it was a waste of money. I ended up going back and buying the Medela Freestyle and cannot say one bad thing about it. It's amazing!!

NiniJ55

I use Avent bottles and love them.

I have a Medela freestyle and love it also. It's so small and portable.  I pumped at work and my commute was 45 minutes each way on the NYC subway. I needed something light weight.

I did not use the "hands free" contraption -- but you don't really need it to pump hands free anyway.  That was not a major deciding factor for me.  Also - Medela has really great customer service and a long history of making great products.  Not to say that Avent does not have these things.  I also used the Medela nipple sheild for nursing.  It was the thinnest one I could find and had a little "hole" for where his nose was while nursing.  I did not like the Avent nipple sheild becuase it was so thick.

I've never heard any bad things about Avent -- but anyone I know who has a Medela freestyle or PISA loves them.

LauraQS

Thanks for the feedback!  I was comparing because I had a bad experience with Medela both in hospital and after my daughter was born.  It wouldn't pump at all. I ended up giving away the very expensive Medela pump that cost me way over 250.  I'm hoping that this time around if I go with another brand I will have more success.