Elvie

If you do happen to get the Elvie it is really really good. Absolutely agree it is hefty on the price but if you can stretch it's so comfy, super easy to use/assemble and the app makes tracking your output a doddle. Think I got mine from John Lewis when they had a promotion on.

Elvie. Bought from eBay BNIB. Really good. Join the FB Community for tips and tricks. I also have a manual Lasinoh for the early days. I would HIGHLY recommend the cooling pads for breasts- they can be really sore after cluster feeding. And some nipple cream. Absolute lifesaver!

I need to preface this saying that I was not exclusively pumping, but I did use it for all nursery bottles from 6-ish months onwards. I was also producing a good amount of milk, so low suction was never an issue. And I was mostly working from home at my desk, so I was not using them on the move. Having said that, I had a secondhand elvie and I absolutely loved it! It was silent and discrete (if that's even possible with a wearable beast pump). I would definitely recommend them, but I also know

I love my elvies! I got them second hand on facebook market and just bought new falanges. They are so discrete that my husband sometimes doesn't even realise that I am pumping until I take them put of my bra! The suction is good —I have only struggled with it when the parts are not assembled correctly—, and I can wear them while I am at my desk or do some light house work. The bottles will leak if, like me, you forget you were pumping and start moving a lot and/or lean forward after they are f

Agree with the others that say you shouldn't need one if all goes well- if you'd like to be proactive and feel prepared, I'd suggest making a very casual shortlist of the options available. I remember spending quite a bit of time around the 4-6 week mark researching pumps and I resented not being able to spend with baby. I have an Elvie and it served me well - I used it when I had to be away from baby overnight. Be sure to get the correct flange size because that really impacted my output. The

Hey 🙂 I used the [Elvie]() for a few months at work and it was super convenient. Totally hands free and quiet, which made pumping at my desk way less awkward. It's really light too, so I had no problem bringing it in my backpack while biking. Only downside for me was the suction isn't as strong as regular pumps, but it still worked fine. Just depends how your body responds I guess. Later I also tried the [Momcozy S12 Pro]() which was a lot cheaper and honestly not bad. A bit bulkier and loude

I exclusively pump breast milk for my son as he had an awful latch. You can rent the medela symphony which is a hospital grade pump which is really good if you don't mind being tethered to a wall. Otherwise, the Medela Swing Maxi*/Freestyles are both good and more mobile. Personally I have a double Elvie set up and that works pretty well for me. I also have a manual Medela Harmony which is also really good and super portable. I've also heard really good things about the BabyBuddha which is ha

I have the spectra and loved it - it was about $150 US. The elvie is nice but I found it didn't empty me as well. If you are going to pump a lot I'd invest in a good one.

I have Elvies and mom cozy m5's. I prefer the mom cozy's and get more output with them. They're a bit bulkier but still portable enough and way cheaper.

I used a combination of my spectra s1, double Elvie and haakaa The spectra is a work horse and makes pumping full time super easy and satisfying. The massage function is also great for those dreaded blocked ducts. The Elvies gave me freedom but they are very temperamental and I needed to replace parts often. Lots of spillages and more than once I was brought to frustration tears in the middle of the night because the suction wouldn't work due to some minor error in setup. They also can be

I had an elvie after my first was born and it was okay, second time around I just got a hand pump which I much preferred - no it wasn't hands free, but it only took about five minutes to get a half decent pump out of it. The elvie I found to be a bit finnicky and remembering to charge it was a pain in the arse

I was given an Elvie and honestly I found it really fiddly. I used a manual Medela pump for 2 years with my eldest. It was totally fine. I'd say wait and see what you need.

I used the elvie wearable pump with my first and honestly wouldn't recommend it for the price. It often leaked if every piece wasn't completely bone dry (very irritating when you want to pump every few hours) and the suction wasn't that great. Yes it was technically hands free but it felt so precariously attached that I couldn't hold and bottle feed my baby whilst wearing it without it being knocked loose. It was useful for pumping around other people and I think maybe if I'd stuck with pumping

I've got the wearable elvies and wouldn't recommend because they are so expensive and the quilting isn't there. I recently got a Momcozy s12 and while the output isn't too bad compared to my others it is sometimes uncomfortable.

I have a Lansinoh plug in one I got as a hand me down, but it works well enough that I got another one for the nursery and to take to work later. Get one off Vinted if you can - there are loads of people selling them for literally £15 there, you can sterilise the parts and it's not such a loss if you don't get on with it. That's what I did for the second one, and it means I have to wash the pump parts half as often! For me, the Elvie handsfree has been a waste of money - it's often malfunctioni

Do not get the Elvie - I was stupid enough to get a second when the first one broke, and then the second one fell apart bit by bit. It was demoralising enough to make me give up pumping so I don't have a positive recommendation for you, sorry!