Electric breast pumps
I am looking at breast pumps now to get an idea of how much I should be saving up for one since my insurance won't cover it. I have no idea what to look at or to get. All I know is I want a double electric breast pump. Anyone have any suggestions on brands and models?
@third I contacted my insurance company. They do not cover breast pumps unfortunately.
I have a yucky feeling about using a used breast pump that isn't hospital grade. My hospital also doesn't rent them out either ?
Do not buy a used breastpump unless it is a closed system and designed for more than one user. Only hospital grade medela pumps are closed systems. It's not hygienic.
Ameda is an affordable option and is a closed system. I got mine for about $140 three years back and it's on its second run with my dd now.
I rented a hospital grade pump from the hospital I delivered in. It was a Medela symphony. I Also purchased a hands-free pump to use some but I never got as much milk out as I did using the hospital grade pump. Just something you may want to check into if you plan on pumping several times a day while working.
So are the in styles all the same just different bags that you can pick from?
@ Gr8 what extra pieces should I be buying? Sorry if I sound stupid I'm very uneducated when it comes to breast feeding and pumping.
I have an old Medela at the time it was the high end model the modern version of mine costs around 265ish. I recommend and this goes for what ever you end up buying to buy extra of everything that way when you're cleaning/ disinfecting the parts you don't have to miss a pumping and you'll have pieces in the future when you're model becomes out dated. I couldn't find hoses for mine and I only had one it took forever to pump then waiting for it to come in the mail was annoying!
On targets website it seems like they have 5 different kinds of that one style of pump
Ladies I called my insurance about breast pump and they said with their insurance in order to get a pump I get a prescription from doctor then I call 3 different numbers to see what my insurance covers but the only thing is I have to wait til baby is born to call and get pump so I want to at least buy a hand pump which do you ladies recommend for hand pump and when I can get a pump from insurance please n thank you 💖💖
breast pump recommendations? I'm getting one through my insurance and one through the hubby's. I was looking at the ameda ultra, and the tomy quiet expressions plus. both dual and electric. I have no idea lol

yay i got my free electric medela breast pump in the mail today :)
does anyone know if I could get a breast pump if I have medi-cal? wic already said no
What’s a good electric breast pump?!
I used (& will use) Bailey's Nuture III double electric breast pump. I loved it. I also read on their site that it is the only FDA approved pumps that can be passed on to others. I haven't researched to see if that's true but it's what it said.
Edit: I didn't click on the link but it also said something about helping low income families to get a breast pump (or something like that. Sorry I'm tired)
Edit #2:
I had to buy extra filters (like $6) because I dropped a bottle & it shot milk into the filter. I think a basic pack of all the extras was around $36