Breast Pumps

JennyVal3

Any suggestions on a breast pump?  I was looking for an electric or battery operated unit.  My insurance covers the cost, I just have to pay a co-pay so I was looking at the Medela Pump in style advanced Metro bag or the Freestyle Pump.  Again, just looking for some suggestions. 

Cincy/Toronto

JennyVal3:

insurance covers the cost, I just have to pay a co-pay  

 Interesting! Is this standard on plans?

beckslea

I have the Medela Freestyle and like it a lot

danabsd

Cincy/Toronto:

JennyVal3:

insurance covers the cost, I just have to pay a co-pay  

 Interesting! Is this standard on plans?

What I heave read on the topic:

There has been a lot of talk about health insurance companies covering the cost of a pump. Generally speaking, they only cover it if your you have a preemie or another special needs baby where the doctor has determined that breastfeeding is "medically necessary". HOWEVER... every policy is different (even within companies), so call yours to be sure. If it IS covered, it typically covers hospital pump rental, not purchase. Sorry dudes

JennyVal3

My girlfriend works in the same district as I do and we have the same insurance.  She was the one who called and found out that the pump is covered by our insurance.  She did not have a preemie or a special need baby.  I will be calling tomorrow to order it.

hmp1

I have the Medela Instyle, no complaints.

dmfan897

Loved my Medela PISA

Jenniefer2008

First of all.... JEALOUS! i've heard of other people receiving this benefit and our insurance sucks balls. If they cover the cost definitely buy a hospital grade medela then. Especially if you aren't the one that has to fork out the dough for it. Otherwise, the medela freestyle double electric is supposed to be the best.

ATMmom324

Medella Freestyle.  I love mine.

bosha711

I have the PISA & was happy with it overall. I plan on using it again with DD. It's double electric & also comes w/ a battery pack.

JennyVal3

Thanks for all the input ladies!

KarBear

Freestyle...it's battery operated.

Krista123105

beckslea:

I have the Medela Freestyle and like it a lot

This.

mayasmommie

i have the pump in style advance metro bag from dd and will be using it again. love my pump. 

purplepolkadot445

I haven't bought one yet, but my BF just had her baby and said she wishes she had spent the extra to buy a double breast pump. The single pump takes twice as long, and the other boob leaks in the mean time. Like 15 minutes vs. 30 minutes on some day. If you have things to do, this makes a big difference. As far as the brand, I'm not sure.. but I thought her advice made a lot of good sense. 

herlysgirly

I love my Pump in Style... used it every day - 2x or 3x's a day for 13 months!  I'm staying at home this time, but it still works great, so I'll probably use it to have some milk stocked up.

Cincy/Toronto

Has anyone had one that they DIDN'T like or that didn't stand up to frequent use and then got another one? I'm doing my reasearch and wanted to know if there are any to stay away from?

That being said, I plan to get a double, electric/battery operated one, so those are the only ones I'm even considering and all I hear about is Medela

Cincy/Toronto

jsut wanted to follow up on this post, check out llli.org. all about breast feding and got a lot of good info and other pumps for working moms to look into!