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The Medela Freestyle is a true breakthrough in breast pumps. Efficient and easy-to-use, this unit is Medela's first hands-free, double-electric pump. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but full of innovative features that deliver powerful, dependable performance, the Freestyle is a must for moms on the go. It offers mobility, freedom and flexibility, so you can pump quickly and easily where and when it's convenient for you and your baby.
Hands-Free Operation For True Pumping Mobility
The Freestyle is unique among breast pumps because it offers you the freedom to do other things while you're pumping. The hands-free operation is user-friendly and doesn't demand the use of complicated contraptions or accessories. And because it weighs less than one pound, it's a snap to take this pump to work or on trips--simply toss it into your purse or the cute included tote bag and you're ready to go.
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The Freestyle is unique among breast pumps because it offers you the freedom to do other things while you're pumping. The hands-free operation is user-friendly and doesn't demand the use of complicated contraptions or accessories. And because it weighs less than one pound, it's a snap to take this pump to work or on trips--simply toss it into your purse or the cute included tote bag and you're ready to go.
Two-Phase Expression Technology
The Freestyle features two-phase expression technology, an advanced pumping pattern that mimics a baby's natural nursing rhythm. This system works in two modes: the simulation mode and the expression mode. The simulation mode simulates your baby's initial rapid sucking to start your milk flowing, while the expression mode simulates your baby's slower, deeper suckling to express your milk gently yet efficiently. These modes work together to make pumping a quick and painless process.
Comfortable and Convenient Operation
Convenient and easy to use, the Freestyle has a rechargeable battery that allows for three full hours of pumping time per charge. This battery also makes it a snap to pump in places--like airports or other public spaces--where outlets may be difficult to find.
The clear and easy-to-read LCD screen has a digital display that lights up, a feature that's particularly welcome during late-night feeding sessions. There's even a memory button so moms can save their favorite pumping patterns for use during future sessions. Finally, the valves and tubes are uncomplicated and simple and straightforward to use.
The Freestyle comes with four five-ounce containers and lids for safe and hygienic breast milk storage, another great on-the-go option. For added peace of mind, the Freestyle is backed by a 1-year limited on the motor, and a 90-day limited warranty on the other parts.
About Medela
Founded in 1961 in Zug, Switzerland by Olle Larsson, Medela is committed to supporting the WHO Code's depiction of breastfeeding and breast milk as the optimal nutrition for the growth, development and health of babies. The company believes it is their obligation to offer a complete solution, "from breast to belly," of high quality products that enable mothers to provide the optimum nutrition of breast milk to their babies. Today, Medela's primary focus remains to help moms successfully breast feed their babies as long as they wish. This goal lies at the heart of every product the company develops.
What's in the Box
Freestyle breast pump, one set of tubing, two SoftFit breast shields, breast shield spare parts kit, support belt and extension, two replacement adapters (two small yellow straps; two large gray straps), four replacement bra adapters (two for hook and eye and two universal), four five-ounce containers, power cord and charger, cooling element, four solid lids, one rechargeable battery and one tote bag.
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Medela Freestyle Hands Free Breast Pump - Medela 67060.
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178 of 180 people found the following review helpful
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After a few weeks of feeling like a pack mule dragging my Medela Pump in Style from my first child back & forth to the office and using the Avent hand pump when I traveled, I finally splurged and bought the Freestyle. It is so light and easy to use it was worth every penny. I have now used it at home, in the office, in the car, on airplanes, at airports...
Why I love it:
1) It's superlight...the entire Freestyle pump feels like it's about the same weight as the power brick from my Pump in Style.
2) The fact that you can take the unit and put it in any bag you want is terrific.
3) The valves and tubes are easier to deal with than the Pump in Style (esp. the valves).
4) The digital display with timer is surprisingly useful.
5) The rechargeable batteries make it easy to pump in places where there may not be outlets.
The only negative: I think the hands-free mechanism is kind of convoluted, but I just use the Easy Expressions Bustier (which looks ridiculous but is nonetheless effective).
Why I love it:
1) It's superlight...the entire Freestyle pump feels like it's about the same weight as the power brick from my Pump in Style.
2) The fact that you can take the unit and put it in any bag you want is terrific.
3) The valves and tubes are easier to deal with than the Pump in Style (esp. the valves).
4) The digital display with timer is surprisingly useful.
5) The rechargeable batteries make it easy to pump in places where there may not be outlets.
The only negative: I think the hands-free mechanism is kind of convoluted, but I just use the Easy Expressions Bustier (which looks ridiculous but is nonetheless effective).
81 of 83 people found the following review helpful
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I previously used the Avent IS IQ duo and while the hospital grade pump was helpful in maintaining my supply I had a number of other complaints about it that left me very frustrated (you can see my review on this site for more details).
I purchased the Freestyle immediately after it came out and have really enjoyed using it. There are very few negatives.
Positives:
* Small size- can even put it in my purse!
* Battery power works great. I only charge it once a week, and pump off battery at work for the entire week. It is also handy for travel- no need for a manual pump when this one is so small.
* Ready supply of accessories- we don't have a sink in our lactation room at work. It is quite easy to purchase additional parts (kits and horns) for this pump (compared to the Avent). I have 3 sets and wash them at night.
* The Medela Quick Clean Wipes are great- I keep some in my bag and have come in handy a couple of times when I have forgetten pump parts at home. Likewise the Medela Pump & Save Storage Bags are nice as well. I have used them in a pinch when I didn't have enough bottles. Medela says that they are not recommended for the Freestyle, I haven't tried them with the pump- just pour the milk in there.
* The hands free kit really works!!! I can't pump without it now. It really allows me to work on other things while I am pumping- reading, computer, surfing the net, etc.
* The pump is so small, portable and lightweight and the bag is really discreet. No one ever knows that I am carrying a breast pump.
* The envy of all the moms in the lactation room. Not that anyone looks at what any of us are doing, but everyone who has seen my pump (I often show it off before I pump) wants one.
* All the parts that come into contact with the milk as well as the bottles are BPA free. This is NOT the case with the Avent Isis IQ Duo
Cons:
* The lining in the bag is a little flimsy- kind of like a lightweight silk. This make it hard to put the pump in the pump pocket- takes two hands. I usually just dump mine in any old place because of this.
* The bag is a little small. It is a tight fit with 3 sets of parts, and other accessories. Even if I only put one set of parts, I cannot fit the cooler, which becomes one more thing that I have to carry. Would be nice if I could at least clip the cooler to the handles of the bag.
* The pump isn't quite as strong as the Isis IQ Duo. My milk supply tends to drop off a little over the week, but it may partly be my fault due to getting lazy from time to time and only pumping twice. Don't get me wrong though, this is no wuss of a pump. On the highest setting you really feel the pull.
* I wish that the automatic setting would let you save just the suctions for the let down and the regular phase rather than also the time for the let down phase. I am not consistent in how long it takes for let down.
* I wish that I could control the length of the "suck" like I can with the ISIS- I like a slightly longer time than the Avent allows me.
However, all of the cons are really minor, and I wouldn't trade this pump for any other. Thanks Medela for making a product that really takes into account the needs of us working moms.
I purchased the Freestyle immediately after it came out and have really enjoyed using it. There are very few negatives.
Positives:
* Small size- can even put it in my purse!
* Battery power works great. I only charge it once a week, and pump off battery at work for the entire week. It is also handy for travel- no need for a manual pump when this one is so small.
* Ready supply of accessories- we don't have a sink in our lactation room at work. It is quite easy to purchase additional parts (kits and horns) for this pump (compared to the Avent). I have 3 sets and wash them at night.
* The Medela Quick Clean Wipes are great- I keep some in my bag and have come in handy a couple of times when I have forgetten pump parts at home. Likewise the Medela Pump & Save Storage Bags are nice as well. I have used them in a pinch when I didn't have enough bottles. Medela says that they are not recommended for the Freestyle, I haven't tried them with the pump- just pour the milk in there.
* The hands free kit really works!!! I can't pump without it now. It really allows me to work on other things while I am pumping- reading, computer, surfing the net, etc.
* The pump is so small, portable and lightweight and the bag is really discreet. No one ever knows that I am carrying a breast pump.
* The envy of all the moms in the lactation room. Not that anyone looks at what any of us are doing, but everyone who has seen my pump (I often show it off before I pump) wants one.
* All the parts that come into contact with the milk as well as the bottles are BPA free. This is NOT the case with the Avent Isis IQ Duo
Cons:
* The lining in the bag is a little flimsy- kind of like a lightweight silk. This make it hard to put the pump in the pump pocket- takes two hands. I usually just dump mine in any old place because of this.
* The bag is a little small. It is a tight fit with 3 sets of parts, and other accessories. Even if I only put one set of parts, I cannot fit the cooler, which becomes one more thing that I have to carry. Would be nice if I could at least clip the cooler to the handles of the bag.
* The pump isn't quite as strong as the Isis IQ Duo. My milk supply tends to drop off a little over the week, but it may partly be my fault due to getting lazy from time to time and only pumping twice. Don't get me wrong though, this is no wuss of a pump. On the highest setting you really feel the pull.
* I wish that the automatic setting would let you save just the suctions for the let down and the regular phase rather than also the time for the let down phase. I am not consistent in how long it takes for let down.
* I wish that I could control the length of the "suck" like I can with the ISIS- I like a slightly longer time than the Avent allows me.
However, all of the cons are really minor, and I wouldn't trade this pump for any other. Thanks Medela for making a product that really takes into account the needs of us working moms.
67 of 68 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:White
You may, like me, be a dad perusing breastpump reviews in order to decide whether the Medela Freestyle would be a nice gift for your wife. No...? Am I the only one...? Well, whoever you are, please read carefully, because as my old boss used to say: "Hear me now, believe me later."
My wife had had good success with the Pump in Style for kid #1, but was interested in trying some newer technology (smaller, less conspicuous) when she went back to work after kid #2. And I naively thought I had done my research. My error was discounting all the naysayers who had given the Freestyle a bad rap on the Internet. Those people were not cranks, they were just correct. Here are some of the problems we've identified with the Medela Freestyle in about four months of daily use:
- Less suction, as compared to Pump in Style, at least--and its congener the PiS Advanced. The Freestyle is cordless, i.e., powered by rechargeable batteries. If you've ever used a cordless drill, you know that they are chronically underpowered. The same goes for just about all cordless devices. With the batteries there is just a design tradeoff that the engineers working with line power do not have to face, and the result is less power.
- Don't let the company fool you into thinking that the two-phase milk letdown system will compensate for the lower suction. YOU WILL GET LESS MILK. So unless you are oversupplied, and I mean oversupplied by 50% or more, you will endanger your ability to feed your child if you use this pump.
- Gone from the Freestyle, and from Pump in Style Advanced for that matter, is the ability (present in Pump in Style) to separately control speed and vacuum. This is a major issue. When you are squatting on the bathroom floor trying to pump in the five available minutes, you really need all the degrees of freedom you can get.
- The hands-free system is absurd. It was obviously designed by a man. Flimsy straps clipped here and there, a complex system of clip adapters that you will almost immediately lose, and... a belt clip?!? For the times you go jogging while using this thing? Every time we have tried to use this in our house, it has been either too loose or too tight, or both. The hands-free rigging reminds me of the flying contraptions my friends and I tried to build in high school. Correct concept, but just hopelessly impractical.
- A lot of parts to clean. In the office this has been a major pain in the neck for my wife. The shields and valves have many parts (four on each side) and each has many, many grooves, nooks and crannies. Difficult to clean and slow to dry.
- Astronomically expensive. I mean, I understand this is cheaper than formula, and is a medical device made with medical-grade silicone and other space-age ingredients. But in an era when I can buy a laptop computer for $350, a vacuum pump and some bits of plastic should not also cost $350.
So this is where I get to the idea that the Freestyle is not worth the risk. It isn't worth taking the risk that it will not be the best pump for your family, when you really do not want to have to buy more than one. Medela compounds the risk by making it totally impossible to try before you buy or to return the pump if it doesn't work for your family.
We are actually going back to the Pump in Style, because with the Freestyle, as of pretty much now, the milk deficit is becoming untenable. I wanted to like the Freestyle--all the more after I dropped mucho bucks on it. But I just can't give it more than one star. Please take my advice. I sure didn't. I thought the people grousing on the Internet were just cranks. I don't know what pump you should buy, although the Pump in Style we bought on eBay for kid #1 was in retrospect pretty awesome--speaking as an impartial dad who frankly would rather be done with the whole milk phase of life. What I do know is that Medela does not deserve to be the leader in the breastpump market, or whatever they claim to be, if this is their flagship product. It's actually an insult to the hardworking moms of the world, struggling to keep their babies full and happy, that this is the best this company can do.
My wife had had good success with the Pump in Style for kid #1, but was interested in trying some newer technology (smaller, less conspicuous) when she went back to work after kid #2. And I naively thought I had done my research. My error was discounting all the naysayers who had given the Freestyle a bad rap on the Internet. Those people were not cranks, they were just correct. Here are some of the problems we've identified with the Medela Freestyle in about four months of daily use:
- Less suction, as compared to Pump in Style, at least--and its congener the PiS Advanced. The Freestyle is cordless, i.e., powered by rechargeable batteries. If you've ever used a cordless drill, you know that they are chronically underpowered. The same goes for just about all cordless devices. With the batteries there is just a design tradeoff that the engineers working with line power do not have to face, and the result is less power.
- Don't let the company fool you into thinking that the two-phase milk letdown system will compensate for the lower suction. YOU WILL GET LESS MILK. So unless you are oversupplied, and I mean oversupplied by 50% or more, you will endanger your ability to feed your child if you use this pump.
- Gone from the Freestyle, and from Pump in Style Advanced for that matter, is the ability (present in Pump in Style) to separately control speed and vacuum. This is a major issue. When you are squatting on the bathroom floor trying to pump in the five available minutes, you really need all the degrees of freedom you can get.
- The hands-free system is absurd. It was obviously designed by a man. Flimsy straps clipped here and there, a complex system of clip adapters that you will almost immediately lose, and... a belt clip?!? For the times you go jogging while using this thing? Every time we have tried to use this in our house, it has been either too loose or too tight, or both. The hands-free rigging reminds me of the flying contraptions my friends and I tried to build in high school. Correct concept, but just hopelessly impractical.
- A lot of parts to clean. In the office this has been a major pain in the neck for my wife. The shields and valves have many parts (four on each side) and each has many, many grooves, nooks and crannies. Difficult to clean and slow to dry.
- Astronomically expensive. I mean, I understand this is cheaper than formula, and is a medical device made with medical-grade silicone and other space-age ingredients. But in an era when I can buy a laptop computer for $350, a vacuum pump and some bits of plastic should not also cost $350.
So this is where I get to the idea that the Freestyle is not worth the risk. It isn't worth taking the risk that it will not be the best pump for your family, when you really do not want to have to buy more than one. Medela compounds the risk by making it totally impossible to try before you buy or to return the pump if it doesn't work for your family.
We are actually going back to the Pump in Style, because with the Freestyle, as of pretty much now, the milk deficit is becoming untenable. I wanted to like the Freestyle--all the more after I dropped mucho bucks on it. But I just can't give it more than one star. Please take my advice. I sure didn't. I thought the people grousing on the Internet were just cranks. I don't know what pump you should buy, although the Pump in Style we bought on eBay for kid #1 was in retrospect pretty awesome--speaking as an impartial dad who frankly would rather be done with the whole milk phase of life. What I do know is that Medela does not deserve to be the leader in the breastpump market, or whatever they claim to be, if this is their flagship product. It's actually an insult to the hardworking moms of the world, struggling to keep their babies full and happy, that this is the best this company can do.
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Published 15 days ago by LZM
Must have for working moms
This breast pump is awesome! It's a must have for working moms. I put the small pump, the small cooler ( comes with ice pack and holds 4 Medela bottles), and the valves in a... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Mommy901
The best pump for full time+ working moms!!!
I bought this pump hoping to be successful with breastfeeding and many apprehensions about the price. But let me tell you that it has been well worth it!! Read more
Published 21 days ago by Tiffany B.
TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!
My sister had a baby six months before I did, so I used her pump. The pump stopped working, and anyone who needs to pump but can't knows that is a BIG problem. Read more
Published 23 days ago by l
horrible pump...do not waste your money!
This pump has just caused my wife many heartaches and many hours on the phone with Medela. We have replaced the motor, the spare parts kit 3-4 times, and the tubing. Read more
Published 29 days ago by CatchinEddies
Excellent pump for working moms
I've been using this pump now for more than 6 months. So far, the only parts I've had to replace are the soft fit shields which tend to warp after a few short weeks. Read more
Published 1 month ago by evgreen
I'd say it sucks, but I'd be lying
Lets just say that Steve Jobs was not in the same country as the design team for this pump. It is awful, which I can say after 7 months of use. Read more
Published 1 month ago by caduceus
believe the naysayers and save your money
I toyed with a different title for this review - "So Loud Our Downstairs Neighbor Can Hear It," but changed it because this pump has more problems than just noise. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Elizabeth
Fast & easy
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Published 1 month ago by TAI
excellent pump
The only way to go to pump your milk, when you are on the go. Kingdom Supplies went far and above the normal standards of customer service. Read more
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