Electric Breast Pump - Need Advise Please

Hi Zandri,

I'm exclusively breastfeeding my now 6months old baby and I'm using the double electric medela pump. I know its a bit costly, but you can get it through some medical aid which I did.

I find that using the elctric one is quicker than the manual (Harmony) which I used with my first and I can getmore than 300mL a day with three pumping sessions. Its can be a bit noisy but I hide at work while pumping and no one has yet complained.

Hi! Just to add that nope, nothing was broken or blocked (my husband checked it out thoroughly). Suction decreased over time and it slowed down at around 6 months. Just my personal experience ...

Lauz.mayer wrote: I have a medela mini electric pump, it is a little noisy but maybe that's been changed over the past 3 years. I was told by my antenatal sister that is the best but nowadays there is just so much out there I just don't know myself. I definitely wouldnt go manual. If you struggled like me to get milk out and that was with an electric pump can you imagine what an issue I would have had with a manual pump lol

Good luck!


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I used Tommie Yippie with my 1st until I discovered how quick and fuss-free doing it manually was.

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I have a medela mini electric pump, it is a little noisy but maybe that's been changed over the past 3 years. I was told by my antenatal sister that is the best but nowadays there is just so much out there I just don't know myself. I definitely wouldnt go manual. If you struggled like me to get milk out and that was with an electric pump can you imagine what an issue I would have had with a manual pump lol

Good luck!


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Skuus - ek due 19 Nov nie Sept nie...

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Zandri, persoonlik sal ek se die TT borspomp... hy's n replika van die Medela Swing wat R3500 kos. Dit kan wees dat een van die parte van die dame hierbo se pomp losgekom het of verstop is, dat hy nie meer 100% werk nie.

Nog n elsktriese borspoml wat hoogs aanbeveel word deur ander mamma's, is die snookums een (R699).

Ek vandag n Avent manual pomp gekry en uitgetoets (due 19 Sept), en hy't sowaar melk uitgepomp!!! Ek was baie chuffed met hom en sal hom hou vir tyd en wyl tot sussie gebore is.

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Hi Zandri

I have the tommee tippee pump, it worked quite well in the beginning. I'm not sure if it slowed down because I didn't pump daily anymore, but it definitely slowed down.

Goodluck with your choices!