Worse device ever

I just received the pump and it doesn't work. It has no suction at all. I called customer service and they told me to boil it again and it should work.

[Wednesday, July 30, 2008]

I really liked this pump...

Although I see most of the other reviewers hated it, I loved this pump. It isn't too noisy, but it isn't exactly quiet either, it does make a humming noise. But I had no problem using it the entire time I breastfed my son- 12months. I will add tho that I had a very abundant milk supply, more than enough milk for my son, I probably could have easily nursed twins without having to supplement. I also had a 38C/D cup, so larger breasts weren't a problem with this pump for me. I did have to clean it often, I would say you should at least rinse all the parts after each use to make sure it's clean and has good suction. I also put the parts in my microwave sterilizer every day too. For me it was easier to just use one side of the pump, but I did manage to use both sides on occassion. For the price, I think it's a great pump, and I plan on using it again with this baby that is due in october. I also purchased a manual medela harmony tho, since sometimes I preferred to use a manual one over the electric models (noise level, and lack of outlet/batteries, and sometimes the manual ones are easier on sore nipples) So I will be giving that review sometime around november ;) I did have a really cheap gerber manual pump, not the newest model, this is a 4 year old model and it worked ok, but hurt the hands after pumping for a while. I would imagine the newer gerber manual would be much better.

[Wednesday, August 17, 2005]

Don't bother with this one, buy the Medela instead or rent a hospital grade pump

Too bad 0 stars isn't an option, and thank goodness I didn't waste my own money on this pump. A friend received it as a gift, then decided to formula feed. She never even took it out of the box, and gave it to me. I thought, great, this will be my "second" pump to use at home since I had already purchased the Medela Pump in Style Advanced to use at work. To start, this pump made LOTS of NOISE! Then, I couldn't get one side of the First Years pump to work at all (no suction,) and on the side that did have suction, I couldn't even achieve let-down after working with it for half an hour. I can achieve let-down with my Medela within 30 seconds, and be finished double-pumping within 15 minutes (about 4-5 ounces each side) So, I am still carrying my Pump in Style back and forth from home to work so I'll have a good pump when I need it. The only use I've gotten from the First Years pump are the collection bottles and nipple assemblies -they fit on my Medela pump as "extras." By the way, if you do purchase the Medela pump, you will need to purchase bottle collars & nipples separately if you plan to feed directly from the collection bottles.

[Wednesday, August 03, 2005]