Breast-pump Reviews

(Breast-pumps review made by member, Angie. Inputs collected from MyMomsBest members. MyMomsBest does not endorse any products.)

1. Ameda Lactaline
Double pump, electric

Review

…Pros: I like it because it’s quite gentle, you can adjust the vacuum and the pump cycle. Production is quite good, get a bit more than the Avent Isis and in half the time because it is a double pump…
…Cons: Expensive, but don’t’ know exactly how much. A bit messy, need a bit of acrobatics to manage both pumps at the same time……(Su-Yin, Joel E. Tjoa [19/09/03]’s number one fan)

2. Avent ISIS - manual
Price: RM199 (a set that consists of breast pump petal massage cushion, travel cover & stand, two 125ml milk storage bottles, two newborn teats, sterile teat travel pack, sealing disc, spare parts & instruction leaflets)

Review

….i suppose the Avent ISIS just doesn’t work on me. We spoke, ros, yek nee and myself while we met at the UMMC and ros uses the Avent ISIS…works on her like magic….6 - 7 oz, not a problem. And she can even express from one breast while her baby nurses on the other side…. (natasya, mom to baby brennan)

…pros : Easy to use, (I can feed baby on one side and pump the other) gentle (me never had blisters or whatnot), silent and not so conspicuous at the office…
…cons : lots of parts, something like 12 individual parts (specially when you need to wash and sterilize) , manual - the pump is easy to press but you end up more prone to Carpal tunnel syndrome anyway because of the repetitive movement…(Su-Yin, Joel E. Tjoa [19/09/03]’s number one fan)

…The Avent manual operation is as easy as with the battery operated Tommee Tippee and I find it copies baby sucking quite well. I also get a much better flow of EBM going and like the fact that you can control the suction strength very easily. The other reason for going for this is that I am about to return to work and did not want a noisy pump whilst hiding in the female toilets or my hotel room to express. Besides I can now quietly watch TV whilst pumping as well. Whilst more expensive I find it worth the money…(Patricia, mom to Tia 28/09/2003)

…I’ve tried Avent (manual and battery-operated) and they only worked when breast were really full, first thing in the morning…(Karen, mum to Nicodemus [2/1998] and Ethan [6/2002])