Customer Reviews

Playtex Petite Electric Breast Pump

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Invest in a pump with features that are better customized. This pump does not achieve maximum milk flow.

*Update* after a little over a week of using this pump twice per day it has totally konked out. The suction stopped working. I will contact Playtex and see what they can do about it.

*Update* Playtex is sending me new tubing and another motor. This seems to be a common problem with this pump. Save your money and purchace another pump. I would change my rating to one star if I could.

What a great disappointment. I got this pump as a gift and oh what a nightmare. I have been trying to get it to work for several weeks. I have pumped with a Medela manual pump and it works like a charm. After 10 minutes I have 4 ozs of milk, but with the Playtex piece of junk I get nothing and sometimes maybe 1 oz after pumping for more than 10 mins.

My sister recommended the Medela electric pump which she has been using since she had her daughter and she recommended getting one. What a big difference. It cost more but it is the best pump ever. I can get 4 ozs in 5 minutes.

My advise to anyone who needs a pump is DO NOT BUY THIS PLAYTEX PUMP.

She has contacted playtex, they sent her new tubings and a new pump and it is still a piece of junk. Playtex needs to remove this from the market.

This is only for those who have milk pouring out and do not need a pump to get it out.

I wish I had check the reviews on Babies R Us before I bought this piece of junk.

I've had this less than nine months and the motor is shot. It now has little to no suction and I'm just going to have to throw it away. Don't waste your money--buy a better quality pump that will last.

I used this pump with my first baby and yes, the motor burned out after about 1 year, but I never had any trouble with it.

At the end of my first year, the suction could have been stronger, but I never failed to pump enough milk and a short time.

I haven't used other pumps, so I have no comparison, but this one certainly worked for me.

So good! My supply wasn't huge before buying this pump- I was exclusively nursing my son all day plus freezing about 4oz a day. I nursed my son just now then pumped for 10 minutes with this pump (double). I pumped out 7oz total in just 10 minutes! I know this will get my supply up! It felt amazing too, lol, just like if he were nursing. It's so comfy. I used a medela in the past and it was uncomfortable. id recommend this pump! It wasn't loud either! Pumped next to my son, he never woke. How silent do these moms need? It's a pump! But really, not loud, not an issue...

This pump has caused nothing but headache for me. My daughter is 6 weeks old and creases my nipple, so I decided to pump so she can still get my breastmilk. I put this pump on my baby registry because my boyfriend said it was the cheapest double pump! I wanted to put the Medela Pump In Style Advanced on my registry, but NOOoooo too expensive. Yea, you get what you pay for! This cheap double pump breaks a lot. The breast shield base cracked 2X! The silicone breast shield is torn. The motor is loud. I even got milk backed up in the tubing and they claim that this should not occur! The silicone breast shields stick to your skin, so you have to gently rip them off of you. But pumping is surprisingly comfortable despite this issue. A major flaw is that it takes me FOREVER to pump...and I feel that my breast just do NOT empty at all. I can get more out using the Medela Harmony. I am power pumping to increase my milk supply because I swear it decreased from using this pump. I am waiting for my Medela Pump In Style Advanced Metro Bag to come in the mail. Save your time, energy, and money on this one. You do not want to cause yourself a headache. There have been several times that I have cried over this pump because I have to sit here for almost an hour each time just to get my baby's full feeding out of it (which is 4 oz. a feeding 6x a day).

Though my son is saticfied when he is with me, I was considering not breast feeding because of how little I was getting from pumping. I bought this pump on an emergency. I had a medlia and my ice pack leaked into the motor so i need a new one asap w/ little money to spend. After two weeks with this pump my supply went from 11oz(I was already complaning about)to 4oz in a whole 10hr workday. After reading I'm not the only one having trouble with it I will stick with breastfeeding and upgrade right away.Wish I read these first hope it helps someone avoid the hassle, just buy the best. Keep in mind even if it is for temp use the settings are from one extreme to the other

low-i couldn't even tell if it was on

med-tickled causing letdown but suction to weak to get milk out

high-felt like my skin was tearing

if i could have given no star i would have

This was the worst breast pump ever in my opinion. It looks good, and honestly it does feel comfortable when it works. How ever the motor is terrible, it only worked for less than 3 hours total use time before it lost suction. They have bad customer service, and of course you can't return it and get your money back. I had to go back to using my medela manual breast pump for a while until I purchased an electric medela breast pump on ebay that I really love. My friend owns a lansinoh and she loves hers as well.

The playtex system is a great concept because of the soft nipple shield but that is all, it is just "a concept" because the product does not work. I am really disappointed with playtex for not maitainig their high quality standards in continuing to manufacture and sell this pump knowingly ripping people off.