Awesome purchase for a working mom
I had a manual pump that was gifted to me when my LO was a couple of days old but I quickly realised it wouldn't be convenient for me. I invested in a set of double wearable pumps, they had plastic-like flanges and weren't very comfortable. Then I got a momcozy pump, I loved the collector cup but I found having to change the setting on two motors individually got to be too much and I found the motors were getting in the way after a while. I found this pump by accident, I was looking for another brand that was recommended to me. And after I read some reviews I decided to give it a go.<br /><br />First things first, my momcozy cups work with this so I have extra pieces now... yay! Second, 1 motor controls both sides which I find so helpful. I haven't used the highest setting (16) but the fact that I have so many levels is great as I would use my old pumps and have it at max and still not be removing the milk (there was no discomfort on the highest level the suction just wasn't doing it for me). I found that I get the most milk when I leave it in massage mode for 6 minutes and switch to express mode for 4 minutes depending on how my breasts feel I repeat for another 10 minutes (massage mode 6 minutes then express mode 4 minutes).<br /><br />It was nicely packaged and I like the little box to hold the tubing. I would definitely recommend this to anyone for themself or as a gift. And I would say to play around with the settings. What works for you might not be the "norm" but if it works it works! I first used the auto express mode which is pretty cool and let it run till I felt discomfort and switched to express mode and used the previous level (i.e. level 6 if I felt discomfort at level 7 in auto express mode) then I figured out what worked best for me. I also want to remind any moms feeling discouraged with the pumping or the amount of milk they are producing, that you are doing an amazing job and you are becoming the best parent possible for your child. Keep at it!
Rating: 5 stars