Medela Single Deluxe Pump

by Medela

Product Features

• Adjustable one-handed suction control for maximum comfort
• Easy, effective pumping rhythm
• Lightweight, compact & portable
• Battery power option for use on-the-go
• Ideal for occasional separation from your baby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 9 x 8.5 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000056HMV
• UPC: 020451672724
• Item model number: 67272
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,076 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (231 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Breastfeeding mothers, especially those who need a night off or who work outside the home, know how essential and personal a breast pump can be. Like most breast pumps, this Medela model mimics a nursing baby's sucking motion, and it comes with numerous attachments that make it easy to transfer a mother's milk into a standard baby bottle. Because of its compact size, the pump is discreet and highly portable. It comes with a companion transformer, so it can be plugged into an electrical outlet, or it can be powered with two AA batteries. --Hannah Reynolds

Product Description

Lightweight and easy to use. Features adjustable suction. Plug-in and battery power options (batteries not included). Includes a single deluxe pump, Medela breastshield, stand, valve, AC transformer, container, lid and 3 membranes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

272 of 291 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for relieving engorgment, not much else, October 29, 2004

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Lisa Manske "natural mamma" (Wauwatosa, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medela Single Deluxe Pump (Baby Product)

This pump is rated for occaisional use. If you're a first-time mom who plans to breastfeed exclusively, but wants to have a little milk in the freezer just in case (as I did), that sounds perfect. Until you understand the mechanics of breastfeeding and pumping . . .

If you want to give your baby a bottle of expressed breastmilk once in a while, you should buy a double pump. Here's why:

1. The first time you pump, you will only get 1-2 ounces, or less, of milk. You need to pump every day, at the same time, for your body to know that it has to produce more milk. After 1-2 weeks, you will start to pump enough milk at one sitting for a bottle. Until then, you can freeze the little bit you get each day and combine it when you have enough.

2. No pump will match the effectiveness of your baby. You can pump yourself "dry" and then latch your baby on. You baby will get milk! So, if you buy a single pump, like this one, you will need to nurse on one side while pumping on the other, in order for you milk to letdown. This is VERY tricky at first, but if you use a Boppy and a footstool, you can get the hang of it eventually. You will need to switch sides 2 times during the pumping session.

3. This pump isn't as powerful as the more expensive, double pumps. It took me 15-30 minutes to pump 4-5 ounces, even after several weeks.

I learned the hard way that a $100 single pump isn't worth very much, unless you just want to relieve engorgement or you don't mind going through the acrobatics described above. I REALLY wish I had saved my money and bought a double pump. It would have been worth it. This pump just sits in my closet now, because it was too time consuming.

If you think you want to pump, buy the more expensive double pump. You won't be sorry!

84 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this pump, June 23, 2003

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Rachel Marcum (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medela Single Deluxe Pump (Baby Product)

When I first brought my daughter home I used a manual pump but that took too long to get just a few ounces. I bought this pump and could pump up to 6 oz. on one breast at a time. I used my pump to build up my stored breastmilk for when my daughter began eating solids. I pumped each morning and sometimes 1-2 times during the night for her first year of life. Once she started weening herself, then my milk supply naturally started to become less and less. However I used this pump each day and was able to have breastmilk stored for my daughter until she was 16 months old. I recommend this pump because of the small, portable size, price, and convenience of using it. Each pumping session took about total of 10 minutes (5 on each breast). Each time I used my pump I only used the plug. I never used the batteries and my motor did not start to go out until the time I stopped pumping. I attribute that to having used it daily for over a year.

98 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money or invest in a Pump in Style, May 30, 2001

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"mamaofsadie" (Florence, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medela Single Deluxe Pump (Baby Product)

I got this pump because I only needed to pump for an occasional short separation from my daughter. This was the pump that Medela recommended for my needs, however, the pump is so weak that it was a total waste of money (I used it once and now it's in the closet gathering dust). I ended up getting a Pump in Style, which is great. It was a little more, but hey, I'm saving a lot by breastfeeding, and it really has been a godsend - I can pump and go out knowing that my little one doesn't have to settle for formula. If you want to pump, don't bother with this one - manual expression of milk would be just as fast!