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I would highly recommend the spectra and upgrade to one with battery and don’t need to be attached to the wall. Also make sure you get correct sizing as most flanges it comes with are too big. I had elvie as wearable last time and it was awful but this time I’m getting eufy. Also HIGHLY recommend a cheap manual pump.. so good to clear clogs and I ended up using this the most when I needed a quick pump while out. They are usually like $20.
Wearable pumps are definitely not good enough on their own. They are a “secondary” to a wired pump (or hand pump frankly since some women have great success with those). Also I don’t recommend doing a wearable until your milk supply is very much established.
I got a Spectra that I paid for out of pocket since my insurance didn’t offer it. There are a ton of brand new ones available for cheap on eBay since breast pumps are provided by insurance so plenty of supply.
You need a hospital grade pump to maintain your supply if you plan on doing any pumping. A wearable pump on its own will tank your supply, but is good to use if you are pumping at the office (as an example).
I’ve used Medala, Ameda and Spectra hospital grade pumps. I personally like Ameda the best, but many people love Spectra.
I used the Medela Symphony for a long time and really loved it. When I started using the Spectra, it took me longer to pump and I didn’t like the vibrations
I mainly breastfed and just used a pump to give me some flexibility, I just used a wearable (Elvie) and it really worked well for me (but we have longer mat leave in the UK so I didn’t have to go back to work quickly)
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I exclusively pumped and loved the willow portable and ended up exclusively using that. For non-portable, I really liked the medela, but rarely used because the willow was so much more convenient
@SA1, same boat. I used the Symphony and liked it but didn’t like the Spectra’s suction and vibrations. Looking for an alternative for next baby
If you’re going to breastfeed and use a pump when you’re at work or to have more flexibility you may not need a non-portable. I got a spectra through insurance but it pretty much just sat in the closet. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just huge and clunky and even without having to plug it in it’s annoying to use. I have been using my mom cozy M5s for the past nine months and love them. If you’re going to exclusively pump you will need something more but if you’re breastfeeding and pumping, wearables have been great.
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Thank you all for the information— really so helpful!