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Medela VS Avent...

wittysgirlwittysgirl
in January 2012 Moms
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?
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Re: Medela VS Avent...

  • PinkaDoodlePinkaDoodle member
    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.
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  • CincoCinco
    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.
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  • RN4Babies81RN4Babies81
    I work in an NICU and we only use the Medela.  It is the brand that most hospitals use and they are great. 
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  • jacobs32jacobs32 member
    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.
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  • MAMAxBMAMAxB member
    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. 
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  • miababymiababy member
    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.
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  • Pacheco825Pacheco825 member
    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!!
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  • NiniJ55NiniJ55 member

    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.

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  • LauraQSLauraQS
    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.
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