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litzo27
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Medela vs Ameda
litzo27
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Weird question about Medela pumping.
I had the Ameda Purely Yours with DS2 and was happy with it pumping at work for almost a year. My insurance covered $100 off a new pump for DD so I bought a Medela Advanced (same as PIS minus the bag and accessories). I figured I'll keep the Medela at work and Ameda at home. I'm finding the frequency of the Medela really weird. With Ameda I would set it to run very fast to get the let-down and then would move it to high-suction and very low frequency to get nice long "draws". The Medela I didn't realize that you can't control the frequency and when it switches from let-down to regular mode I find it really weird that it still pumps so fast. I'm responding fine to it (just pumped 4 oz from each side) it just feels weird. Did you just get used to the high frequency?? Am I even crazy for feeling like it's too fast?
Also I saw the Lansinoh pump wipes - does anyone use them? How are they?
I had the Ameda Purely Yours with DS2 and was happy with it pumping at work for almost a year. My insurance covered $100 off a new pump for DD so I bought a Medela Advanced (same as PIS minus the bag and accessories). I figured I'll keep the Medela at work and Ameda at home. I'm finding the frequency of the Medela really weird. With Ameda I would set it to run very fast to get the let-down and then would move it to high-suction and very low frequency to get nice long "draws". The Medela I didn't realize that you can't control the frequency and when it switches from let-down to regular mode I find it really weird that it still pumps so fast. I'm responding fine to it (just pumped 4 oz from each side) it just feels weird. Did you just get used to the high frequency?? Am I even crazy for feeling like it's too fast?
Also I saw the Lansinoh pump wipes - does anyone use them? How are they?
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Re: Medela vs Ameda
I only used a Medela so I can't comment on the comparison.
Regarding the wipes, I didn't like how they left a soapy looking residue on the pump parts after using them. I was fortunate enough to have a pumping room with a soap dispenser so I just washed my pump parts after my first session, used the same ones for my second session and used fresh parts for my third. A lot of woman like to put their pump parts in the fridge between sessions and I will probably do that when I pump with my second.