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Question About Cleaning Tubing for Medela Breast Pump
Asked by L.S. from Los Angeles
on April 13, 2009
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Hey mamas - any recommendations on cleaning the tubing for the Medela breast pump? How and how often?
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- I always use the steam bags with 4 oz of water. Hang to dry overnight. : )
- i never cleaned my tubing for my medella. only air passes through it. however sometimes condensation would get in there and i would have to hang it straight up and dow...
- Call Medela on their 800 #. They are so helpful. I thought I was going to have to buy a whole new pump with baby #2 because my pump wasn't working right. They taugh...
Need Tubing for Medela Pump in Style Pump
Asked by Y.B. from Los Angeles
on March 29, 2008
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I live in Long Beach near the traffic circle. Does any one know of somewhere close by where I can buy tubing for my Medela pump? I checked Target and Babies R Us - n...
Looking for an Electrical Breast Pump - Preferably Medela
Asked by V.F. from Dallas
on July 25, 2007
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Hi everyone
I am looking for an electric breast pump. I am due in 4 weeks and I wanted to see whether there were other options out there before I shed out the much ne...
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- hi, I have a Medela Pump In Style. I loved it and recommended it to 2 friends who loved theirs. It only needs new tubing and I have the lady who has it or I can pick...
- Please don't buy a used pump. I can appreciate the fact that a good pump does cost a ton, but there are just too many health risks with a used pump. I personally use t...
- I pumped for almost a year while I worked full time and I used the Avent Isis Breast Pump. I did hours of research before I purchased it and the reviews all said it w...
Manual Pump - Medela Vs. Advent
Asked by M.I. from New York
on October 24, 2008
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All,
Here's the scenario. I recently started feeding rice cereal to my 5 month old baby. During the week, I mix the rice cereal with breastmilk from when I pumped a...
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- I had both one was given to me. I pumped for a year and end up using the Advent Isis manual pump exclusively. Good Luck, G.
- Hi. I have an 11 month old daughter. I use the Advent Isis pump and I love it. I usually pump 2xweek when I work. The pump works great and very easy to clean and put t...
- I swear by the Avent breast pump. The hospital gave me a Medula and I hated it, it was so uncomfortable. I also had received the Avent as a gift and tried it; now I gi...
Do Avent Bottles Attach to Medela Pumps and Vice Versa?
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on February 20, 2007
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My friend is giving me her Pump in Style Medela breast pump. Does anyone know if I am restricted to only attaching Medela bottles to the pump? I received Avent bottl...
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- The avent bottles don't attach because they're too wide. The pump does come with little bottles you can pump into then pour into the avent bottles. What I didn't rea...
- I don't know about new models, but the one I had about 2 years ago only allowed for Medela bottles.
- M., Just fyi ..I know the Dr. Brown's bottles fit. You would need the narrow bottle, not the wide mouth. This is so much easier than switching over. Sorry...not su...
Working Mom Looking for Medela Products in Loop
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on May 7, 2009
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I work in the Loop and need to pick up some more Medela pump and save bags as well as a few more bottles. Is there a place in the Loop that sells them? The closest I...
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- Hi T., I know Parkway Drugs in the 680 N. Lakeshore building sold everything you needed. They may even deliver. Good luck.
- Hi T., Parkway Drugs is a pharmacy in the playboy building (in between Huron and Erie on N. Lake Shore Dr.), where my pediatrician's office is. There many be other...
- If you are close to any hospitals, a lot of them have places where you can get nursing supplies. You said that you are in the south loop, I know that Rush has a store...
Medela Tubing Needed Asap--yikes! :)
Asked by M.R. from Boston
on September 18, 2008
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Hi:
I'm in a little bit of a bind. I just came home and realized that I cannot find the tubing to my medela pump in style breast pump, and I am going to be away fro...
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- Contact the hospital you delivered at. They have to have extra tubing around. If not I believe there is a sales person for Medela in Groveland.
- The Walgreens on Portsmouth Ave in Exeter, NH carries Medela tubing and other parts. They also rent pumps and are open 24 hours.
- You might be able to get the tubing at Babies R Us in Salem, NH. I would give them a call before driving all the way up there, but they carry a bunch of pumps includin...
Safe to Buy Used Medela Pump in Style?
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on April 23, 2008
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Hi, I'd like to get rid of my Avent IQ duo double electric breast pump, and buy a used Medela Pump in Style Advanced on Ebay. I've read somewhere, though, that the Me...
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- Some pumps are not closed systems and therefore milk/bacteria can get into the maching. I think the Pump in Style is a safe one though not sure. Another thing to consi...
- M.: The fda has said this is a single user pump... so if you buy a used pump and there are problems you have no recourse. The poster who mentioned life span ...
- Other posters have been correct that technically it should not be done because it is an open pumping system. That being said, you can find some deals on ebay sometime...
Medela Symphony Vs. Pump in Style
Asked by M.L. from Tampa
on August 26, 2008
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My daughter has bad reflux and really needs to sit up to feed. Therefore, I need a great breast pump that I can use everyday that will express the whole breast. I kn...
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- The Pump in Style worked great. To boost my milk production I used Fenugreek (a natural herb recommended by a pediatrician in our group) and it was awesome! Way bett...
- I have the Medela and have used it for both my children. I can usually express both sides in about 10 minutes. I can do one side at a time or both simultaneously. I...
- The hospital pumps work really well and they are reallllllly quick. That said, the reflux might subside or lessen and she might be able to return to the breast. 65 i...
Medela Quick Steam Bags Question
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on July 28, 2009
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Hi, moms. So I just bought the Medela quick steam clean bags. You are supposed to be able to clean bottles, pacifiers, some pump parts, etc. in the microwave with th...
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- I always wash all of the pieces with soap and water and then use the medela steam bags. the steam bags sterilize the pieces. hope that helps
- Hi A., I used the steam bag for both of my daughters. They are basically used to sterilize the bottles, breast pump parts, etc..I even put the pacifiers in them. I...
- Looks like you've gotten plenty of responses. I just wanted to say that I found them very handy and used them a lot when my dd was little. Good luck with them!
