Medela Freestyle Breast Pump Review

Have used a couple of times. Takes a while to pump, not good if working mother. Rather spend money on dual.

I bought this pump when my baby was 5 weeks old. I decided on this one because it was one of the cheaper medela pumps and i had previous purchased a harmony manual pump which i love, but i needed something for more frequent use.I like the fact that the swing comes with a carry bag and is very portable. At first i had no problems with it i would pump 3-4 oz per breast in less then 15 minutes. But after a few weeks it started losing suction and i had to increase the speed to the point that it hurt. My baby is now four months and i have completely stopped using it and returned to using my manual pump. I plan to purchase a double pump soon since i will continue to only feed my baby breast milk for the next year but im a little wary of getting another more expensive medela pump.

I bought the Medela Swing breast pump because it was smaller than most of the other battery and electric powered pumps. I knew that Medela was a name that could be trusted because many of my friends had used some type of Medela pump at one time or another. Plus, I had heard that the swing was very similar to the hospital grade Symphony.

I really like using this pump because it was so easy to use and carry around. I’ve always been able to pump between 2 ½ to 3 ounces during each pumping session, which is twice what I am able to get when pumping manually.

There are a couple of reasons why I didn’t give this pump five stars. The first being that it is a little noisier than I would like (although I’ve been told it is not as loud as some of the larger Medela pumps). The other reason is that you can only pump one breast at a time. It would be nice if it could be used with a double pumping kit.

I was one of the test moms for this pump before its release. Initially, I was leary because I have always needed a hospital grade pump. I was happily surprised that with the Freestyle, I was able to pump the same amount of milk as with my Medela Lactina Select hospital grade pump. Also, the hands free kit really works! I have tried several different types of hands free “contraptions” but none worked for me. It was great to be able to pump in my office at work, using the hands free kit, and still be able to work on my computer, etc. I strongly recommend this pump.