Renting a breast pump?

Re: Renting a breast pump?

• melrrr

  January 2011

  I looked into renting from A women's Work when T was almost a year old. I had managed with a manual pump for occasional bottles, but we were leaving her overnight for the first time and i knew I wasn't going to be able to pump enough with the manual one. After all of the deposits, new tubes/horns and minimum rental it ended up being about the same price as a medela swing (single pump). I decided to just go ahead and buy that one. It was SO much more efficient than the manual, and I'll be able to use it for another kid. I love that it is small and portable, runs on AA batteries or plugs in. 

  It really all depends on what you need it for. She only got bottles occasionally and I never had much of a stash.  It would have been overkill for me to get a big double pump in the beginning.  I wouldn't have regretted buying the swing early on. 

  

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• Temp38995750004016 member

  January 2011

  I think it is around $65 per months. We decided just to buy because after renting for a few months we'd have paid for a nice one.

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• kat.in.the.hat

  January 2011

  are you going back to work or having any supply issues now?  if either of those are true, I'd rent.  Hospital grade pumps are just a lot more efficient and powerful than one you can purchase.

  If you're going to be a SAHM, you're fine just buying one.
  

  
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• MommaA117 member

  January 2011

  I may rent for the first month just to make sure BF'ing is going to be for us. If all goes well in that first month I will go buy a Medela. Check out Baby Depot at Burlington. Their Medelas are lower priced there. Then again if we have her and BF'ing w/o pump goes well right away I might not even rent and just go buy right away.

  
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• CareBear01

  January 2011

  If you are a SAHM, something like Melrrr posted will probably work for you just fine (to buy).  It's something you can always keep for future babies, and you won't have to rent a whole month just to use it a few times.

  If you will be working out of the house and need to pump on a daily basis, I would recommend buying one, especially if you know that BFing is already working for you (I bought the Medela PISA and liked it).  Typcially we recommend renting to new moms that have no idea if BF will work for them, so they can rent for 1 month, then buy a cheaper one the next month if all goes well. (or if thye really like the rental pump,they can continue with it, but there is probably some cost vs. benefit to buying once you get past a certain number of months).  But if some reason milk doesn't come in or other problems arise, you are out the cost of the whole pump if you buy (can't return a pump once you open it). 

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• erica_kaspar

  January 2011

  CareBear01:

  If you are a SAHM, something like Melrrr posted will probably work for you just fine (to buy).  It's something you can always keep for future babies, and you won't have to rent a whole month just to use it a few times.

  If you will be working out of the house and need to pump on a daily basis, I would recommend buying one, especially if you know that BFing is already working for you (I bought the Medela PISA and liked it).  Typcially we recommend renting to new moms that have no idea if BF will work for them, so they can rent for 1 month, then buy a cheaper one the next month if all goes well. (or if thye really like the rental pump,they can continue with it, but there is probably some cost vs. benefit to buying once you get past a certain number of months).  But if some reason milk doesn't come in or other problems arise, you are out the cost of the whole pump if you buy (can't return a pump once you open it). 

  That exactly. I was planning on doing that but my milk came in and I was in pain so I had to run out and get a pump because Olivia wouldn't latch and an LC couldn't make it out until the next morning. I figured if anything I could EP if she never latched and I obviously had milk come in. I got a PISA and looking into getting another one for work so I don't have to haul one back and forth from home and work.

  

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• mom2ll member

  January 2011

  We rented from the hospital.  I think it was about $45 per month.  They gave me a starter kit with tubes, horns and bottles free of charge (to me, maybe it went to my insurance).  I rented with both kids.  I tried a PIS from a friend and it just didn't work for me.  I have best pumping results with a manual pump.

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• lilycat

  January 2011

  I rented the hospital grade pump from Woman's Work in the village. (They have been known to work with people in special circumstances.)

  Texas Children's may also rent. 

  I also have a Medela PIS that I used at work (and exclusively with my first child).

  Having used both pumps, I know for certain that the hospital grade one is gentler and overall better. It is not incredibly portable for work, but I took it to my parents house and such. I kept it for several months because I preferred it so much.

  The hg pump and the hands-free bra thing were two things that made pumping better this time. 

  
  

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• txbootsy member

  January 2011

  I rent a hospital symphony pump and i own a medela pump in style if i need to pump in the car.

  The hospital one is way nicer!

  18 Months!!

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