Customer Reviews

Vehicle Lighter Adapter

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BE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT VOLTAGE ADAPTER! There are TWO different Medela vehicle car adapters. One is designed for 12 volt pumps and the other for 9 volt pumps. If you use the 9 volt adapter on a 12 volt pump, the suction will be weaker and/or a different pace than what you are used to using the regular AC plug adapter. Mismatching pumps and adapters will, over time, stress your breastpump motor and/or your car battery.

Read the product information and examine the labeling on your pump to be sure what kind you have.

A definite must have if you own a Medela pump in style. Its esy to pump anywhere you go by just plugging into your cars cigarette lighter.I have found no difference in suction between using the a/c adaptor in the house or the car adaptor......

It is important to realize that the car adaptor works differently than the AC adaptor. I use my Pump in Style on the highest settings and found that with the car adaptor it was now pumping very fast and shallow. I assume I could get used to that. The big problem that I had was that the quick short pumps drew milk up the tubing several times. What a mess to clean out all that back flow! Lowering the speed did not help it pump more deeply. I ended up pumping very slowly for it to work.

All in all, this product was worth it for long trips- I have time and lots of baby wipes on hand. If you are planning to use this product daily (on the way home from work or on your lunch break) you may want to reconsider.

If you need to pump in the car for any reason:
Working full-time, during lunch.
Long trips (vacation) during the summer.
Privacy.
Asking someone to drive, while you pump in the back (cord long enough).
:)

This has been a great help! It is worth the money if you are on the road a lot - or, a working mom. Just remember that the pump frequency increases with this adapter so just turn it down low.

This adapter works great when you're traveling on the road and has a long enough cord that I have been able to use it while riding in the back seat of the vehicle and needing to pump in the car. I would highly recommend for anyone that travels!

This is such a great product to have. Much better than the battery pack due to the expence of batteries and the batteries don't last long. So many places that I've been to don't have outlets to plug in the pump and what to you do??? Well now I don't have to worry just go back to the car and pump. This adapter is always with my pump so no matter where I'm at pumping is no problem!!

I found the adaptor worked well in our newer car -- bought in 2000 -- but didn't work at all in our older car -- bought in 1995. Other adaptors, i.e. cellphones, work in both cars. I think the difference is that this adaptor has only one connector prong on the side; the cellphone adaptors have two. Beware!

This is perfect for mothers on the go. If I get caught out too long I can pump on the way home!!!

EXCELLENT! ;)

I purchased mine for travel and have had no problems with it in any automobile. Mine was much cheaper as an accessory to the pump purchase from affordablepumps.com