Medela Pump-in-Style vs Ameda Purely Yours?
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Hi,
I too bought my Medela pump in Style (but advanced) from Ebay US.
Only thing is they have US powerplug, instead, I just use the battery pack here.
They are very good, worth the money. The Advance one includes a hand/manual pump (just as good - can be a little tiring) which is what I use when I am at work. Though the battery pack can be quite heavy to lug around.
I too bought my Medela pump in Style (but advanced) from Ebay US.
Only thing is they have US powerplug, instead, I just use the battery pack here.
They are very good, worth the money. The Advance one includes a hand/manual pump (just as good - can be a little tiring) which is what I use when I am at work. Though the battery pack can be quite heavy to lug around.
smu hk,
fyi: you can get a local adapter plug for about HK$200 from the local supplier's shop. so you don't have to go thru batteries! i found the shop really handy, they've got everything you need in terms of replacement valves, etc. plus super helpful staff. the shop is in causeway bay, if you do a search here for medela you'll see rani's post witht the phone number.
original poster,
the medela is the category leader and i think for good reason. with breastfeeding you don't want to mess around with something even slightly inferior, enough challenges with newborns without such nuisances. don't know what i would've done without my pump in style--it was the most reliable thing in my first year of motherhood.
fyi: you can get a local adapter plug for about HK$200 from the local supplier's shop. so you don't have to go thru batteries! i found the shop really handy, they've got everything you need in terms of replacement valves, etc. plus super helpful staff. the shop is in causeway bay, if you do a search here for medela you'll see rani's post witht the phone number.
original poster,
the medela is the category leader and i think for good reason. with breastfeeding you don't want to mess around with something even slightly inferior, enough challenges with newborns without such nuisances. don't know what i would've done without my pump in style--it was the most reliable thing in my first year of motherhood.
barbwong_130
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I would be careful about buying breast pumps from abroad. They are things that easily break and it will be expensive to get replacements and use your guarantee. When I say easily break they seem to either work great for ages or break down really quickly ? so the guarantee is still effective.
I bought my PIS in New Zealand as at the time it was only HK$1400. My MIL brought it over from NZ with her and it has since flown with me to the UK and NZ. I've had no trouble with ti breaking down and I give it a lot of credit for helping me to breast feed until my duaghter was 17 months, despite working fulltime.
barbwong_130
Registered User
As I said they either work well for ages (as yours did) or they seem to break down very quickly. I know a number of people who have had to return theirs. I even had to tell the nurses in the hospital that the one they gave me wasn?t working ? fortunately I wasn?t a first time mother and had confidence in myself to produce milk ? thus correctly blamed the pump rather than myself.
Barb
Barb
Chose the Ameda becos of price
I have used both the Medela PIS (backpack) and the Ameda Purely Yours ... both are excellent and the Medela is actually more well constructed and feels better to use. However, it was on loan from the hospital and when it came to purchasing a pump, the Ameda won out in terms of price - it was little more than half the price of a Medela PIS. To be honest, both perform the function of pumping out milk equally well - the Ameda valves are a little more delicate but mine are still going strong. The Ameda is actually more compact so although it doesn't have a backpack, you could easily fit it into your own backpack if you wanted to bring it around. Bought mine in Singapore directly from the distributor or you can buy it off the Breastfeeding Mothers Support Group website (www.breastfeeding.org.sg). Not sure how much shipping costs are from the US but perhaps it might be cheaper from Singapore?
I have used both the Medela PIS (backpack) and the Ameda Purely Yours ... both are excellent and the Medela is actually more well constructed and feels better to use. However, it was on loan from the hospital and when it came to purchasing a pump, the Ameda won out in terms of price - it was little more than half the price of a Medela PIS. To be honest, both perform the function of pumping out milk equally well - the Ameda valves are a little more delicate but mine are still going strong. The Ameda is actually more compact so although it doesn't have a backpack, you could easily fit it into your own backpack if you wanted to bring it around. Bought mine in Singapore directly from the distributor or you can buy it off the Breastfeeding Mothers Support Group website (www.breastfeeding.org.sg). Not sure how much shipping costs are from the US but perhaps it might be cheaper from Singapore?