| | |  | Health & Body | Home » » » Medela Pump in Style Advanced Breast Pump with Backpack | | | | | | | Description: | | The Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump with Backpack by Medela is perfect for the active mother. It''s all in the bag with this handy kit. Kit includes the Pump In Style Advanced Breastpump that fits securely in the stylish black microfiber backpack. The Natural Expression pumping is designed for faster milk flow and feels more like your baby than any other pump. The customized pumping with adjustable speed and vacuum control lets you pump at a comfortable pace. | | | Features: | |
• Uses standard outlet with AC adapter or battery pack
• Durable motor lets you use the Pump 4 or 5 times daily
• Exclusive one touch let-down button
• Removable cooler carrier
• Double pumping accessory kit
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 9.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 101 reviews |
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0 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 never received product from Amazon-Feb 06, 2010
The day our son was born I actually decided to order this pump from Amazon-I have had great success in the past with Amazon and assumed that this time it would be no different. To my surprise we never actually received the product in the time frame given-I ordered the product on Dec. 10, 2009 and it was promised to be delivered by Jan. 6, 2010. I am afraid to say that I am no longer a satisfied Amazon customer, I believe that they have grown too big in a very short amount of time causing issues like these to be a very common practice.
If they eventually setup a rating system similar to Ebay where the suppliers get a rating then I might reconsider ordering from Amazon again. I am actually also disapointed that Amazon does not take action against suppliers that take customers money and do not fulfill the order.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Made breastfeeding possible for meDec 07, 2009
I can honestly say that this pump is what allowed me to provide breast milk to my children.
I heard lots of things about how good breastfeeding is for babies but my first refused to latch to the breast. I used the hospital model for a couple weeks to establish milk supply and then used this exclusively for another 6 months. I actually had better success with this pump in both comfort and supply. I was able to get about 15 oz in 10 minutes with this pump.
My second child was born preemie so she was unable to feed at the breast and again I pumped exclusively. After establishing a supply, I had no problems with it (approx 5 1/2 months of use).
When the third came around, again I pumped exclusively for about 6 months. I did start to notice a few things with it (zipper started sticking towards the end of use and once it made a funny noise like the pump was going out but it stopped and continued working for the remaining 4 1/2 months of use).
Pros:
-Portability (takes less than 5 minutes to pack everything needed into bag or set up for pumping)
-Ease of finding and cost of additional parts - available at Target stores, hospital, online and several other stores
-Same brand and near same quality of machines hospital provides
-Pump fits any standard size bottle
-Breast shields available in several different sizes to minimize discomfort
-Work (IBM) provided purchase option at 1/4 of retail price
-Withstood approx 18 months of heavy use (anywhere from 3 to 12 times per day every day the entire time)
Cons:
-Tight fit for storage and parts in bag
-Keeping condensation out of the hoses was a challenge (I had to purchase several sets b/c I couldn't get the moisture out sometimes. I would run it on "let down" for about 2 minutes just air running through after I was done and that seemed to help but didn't completely eliminate problem. Again, pretty cheap though at $4 to replace).
-Battery pack was heavy and didn't work very well
-If you are not the "standard size", you will need to purchase the breast shields separately but only $12 a set for those.
the best money spent everNov 10, 2009
this product was worth every penny. I love it. Great buy for working moms. It came with all the parts needed and manual. I use it at least 4 times a day.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great for daily use - money saving tip for bottlesOct 09, 2009
I bought a used PISA 2008 model from a local seller and bought new accesories such as the breastshields. The pump works great although i'm worried the faceplate may detach, based on reading comments about the faceplate issue. Haven't fallen off so far and therefore fingers crossed.
I was initially renting a hospital pump and this one works just as great (i am 13 weeks postpartum now) so not sure how this works with establishing a milk supply early on instead of the hospital grade. SUCTION wise, this was just as good as a Medela symphony i rented from the hospital...so I guess it would work the same.
A money saving tip for the bottles is that I found Gerber BPA free 5 oz. bottles at Target for $0.99 each that fit the PISA and any other medela pump. This is better than the 2.5 oz. medela bottles that you would normally use for milk collection. Also, if you are pumping more than 5 oz from a single side, you can use any standard neck bottles (including Dr. Brown's) that can fit directly onto the pump, so you're not changing the collection bottles mid-pumping.
Happy pumping!
Best investmentAug 25, 2009
I have been using it since I went back to work. It's one of the best investment I ever made.
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