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What kind of pumps do you ladies use/recommend? I'll have been on the protocol for about 2 month's when I go off BCP to start pumping. Should I just buy a good pump? If so which one? Should I rent a hospital grade pump for 2 month's then buy a good pump once my LO arrives? I want to make sure I get enough milk as possible. Granted renting is kind of a waste of money when I could put it towards buying a pump but if it would mean getting more milk then I'd do it.
What do you ladies think?
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I use the Medela Pump in Style and I like it. You can buy at a decent price on ebay.
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Stupid question but the pump in style is an electric pump right? I'm checking out pumps on a web site and it say's "manual" which I'm assuming means it has a manual pump option. I'm also wondering if it has a hands free option. I went to the medela web site and none of their pumps say they have a hands free option.
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The pump in style is an electric pump but sometimes they are sold with the manual devise that Medela makes to attach to the flange. The picture should show the pump in style in a bag. If you want to email me the link of the one you are looking at feel free and I will let you know if it is the pump in style. My email is [email protected]
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I use a Medela Lactina that I borrow from work. I have also used the Medela Symphony which I liked a lot because it's quieter and has a neat let down gimmick to the suction pattern.
Both are hospital grade, double, electric pumps.
Jenny
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AP to Helina, home from Ethiopia at 10 months old in Feb 2010
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I'm wondering this too. I have purchased a brand new double electric Medela PIS and I've been reading on another message board that you really need a hospital grade which is out of my price range and as we'll be on a tight budget when I'm home on parental leave I don't want to have to pay an extra $72/month which is what it would cost here to rent hospital grade. Have others started out pumping using the PIS and found it good?
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The pump in style is hospital grade. Its the same motor in a different cover. It will handle years and years of pumping. I have used all of them.. Even the hospital pumps.. medela, ameda and pump in style and the limerick are the best
Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk 
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I have a PJ's Limerick and a Pump In Style. I used the Limerick most of the time and had good success. I got good amounts from the PIS too though. I have heard that the PIS motors do sometimes go out with too much use.
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I have the pis and the only thing about it, is it is sooooooo loud! Maybe it is just mine...I cant imaging brining it into an airport when we travel!
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mama to 3 beautiful adopted kiddos-Alexa (8), Angie(5), Jaxon (5) and hoping to bf our 4th little one...due March 2010!
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Thanks so much for the reassurance. I was getting worried. I'll stick to my PIS then.
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