f/u to my renting breast pump from hospital post

Jaclyn278 · January 2010

I'm clueless to all of this so what bottles do you use if you rent a breast pump? I noticed the Medela pump has bottles that you can buy.

Thanks!

mmcarlson1 · January 2010

I used Dr. Brown bottles. The hospital gave me a lot of the Medela storage containers, so I just used those in the fridge and poured it in a bottle when I was ready to use it.

FaithRocks · January 2010

Your hospital should offer a pump "kit" for you to purchase when you rent a pump. If you feel you want additional supplies, you can do that, but the "kit" is a good start. It's about 40-50 bucks if I remember correctly.

daisybride78 · January 2010

I rented my pump from the hospital and they gave us a starter kit to go with it that included 2 medela bottles, flanges, and the hoses. Then they gave us a ton of disposable bottles that you can pump into as well. Yesterday, we bought another 3 pack of the 5 ounce Medela bottles with the slow flow nipples and so far that is working out well for us. I really like the hospital grade pump (Medela Symphony) and think its worked great in helping me get my supply up for two!

firsttogo · January 2010

The hospital gave me a kit with some bottles in it. I did end up seeing it on the bill, but at least insurance paid!

You can use bags or the bottles depending on how much you are planning to store.

keg · January 2010

I've pumped with both Medela and Ameda hospital grade pumps and you'll get a kit with it with a couple bottles, but honestly, any narrow neck bottles would work (i.e., not Avent or Born Free). I tended to use the cheap Gerber or Evenflo bottles that are about a buck a piece.

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