Medela Freestyle Hands-Free

I bought this a week ago. started off great, increased my milk supply and the parts are much easier to clean than the Medela Maxi Swing that I had to return because of issues with the pump after less than three months. I was very happy with this pump. it's quiet and I was pumping quite a bit. it's easy to use and I can pump discretely - the other pump I had made me feel like I was attaching cyborg parts to my breasts lol however the touch screen has become less and less responsive with each use. I cannot press the let down button half the time and need to turn the pump off an wait five minutes for it work again. this wouldn't be so bad if I was ready to take a break and do a power pump but quite often I am wanting to do a let down and the long pause is interfering with my supply. I also cannot change the pump power when it does this. the first few days, I was getting 800ml plus but the last two days i'm sitting at 650ml. that's over a bottle for my baby that I'm losing out on because I can't effectively pump due to further issues from Medela. it's upsetting because I heard good reviews about this brand, but here I am on my second pump from them since having my baby in July and I'm considering returning it and getting a pump from another brand. don't bother with this pump or the Maxi Swing EDIT: I've now had this pump 18 days. I've found as long as I press the let down button before 15 mins, most of the time (there's only been one instance out of five sessions a day over a week where this hasn't worked) the touch screen issues are resolved. However 13 mins into a session today, the FULLY CHARGED pump turned off like the battery was dead. The power button wouldn't turn it back on, plugging a charger in would turn it on but when starting the pump it'd turn off. it took a few mins on charge for the battery to realise it wasn't actually dead. but it did this again a few more mins into the session. I'm currently on attempt number three and hoping it was a one off but looking at other brands while I pump just in case. EDIT 2: The pump never turned back on. thankfully I bought my THIRD pump (not Medela) and it arrived within 24 hours. however I am now facing low supply because I couldn't pump during that time (hand expressing only gave me so much). I'm having to spend a lot of time researching how to improve my supply when there were no problems and I was getting a litre a day before all my issues with Medela, I'm currently sitting at 500ml a day since Sunday (it's Thursday), when my baby drinks 900ml. Pumping should be easy but Medela have made me consider giving up and just formula feeding my baby.

After reading the reviews I was so nervous getting this pump. It was between the Medela or the cheaper pumps that had some great reviews. I'm one of those people that relies on reviews but rarely leaves them. I had to with this and hopefully it helps I've used it once and it worked absolutely fine. I remained seated for most of it but also walked around. It fitted in a normal nursing bra, it's not a fancy one. Simple to set up and put together for pumping. I managed to pump more out of one breast than the other. This had nothing to do with the pump though It came with 2 sizes, the 21mm was fine for me. It's not very loud but I don't plan to leave the house with it. It was more just having my hands and being able to move around if I want to The app is okay. I think it could be improved but do I need an app to pump milk....no. it does record how long, and you can tell it how much etc which is handy. It just kept disconnecting but got the info in there when I finished It has many settings on levels and strengths which was easy to do and change I've had no problem at all and was so relieved when it worked for me straight away. I've had a medela pump before and this was no different to my experiences. I was so close to buying the ones for £ 70-80 but I have had some soreness and thought best to invest in brands I recognise. Some of the other makes that seemed to be overseas (begins with a J) read the small print and reviews. It mentions having parts replaced every 3 months. This isn't needed on the medela When I was finished. You lean forward so any milk not yet gone into the container does, come away and it can easily be poured out. This is all in the instructions Would have been helpful to come with a few bags or even a container considering the price A long review but overall I am happy with it and works for me. Hope it does for others as it isn't cheap but worth it!

Although this pump has an average performance there are a few things that should be pointed out. 1. Although "hands free" advertised the remote for the pumps is rather large and highly sensitive. If you place in a pocket it will stop and start as you walk. It comes with a string handle but carrying that as well as your child or moving around to do things again it will go on and off from the slightest touch of anything...maybe it needs a lock mode? All in all it's every uncomfortable to hold my 2 month old and pump. 2. The easy pouring is great however the holes do not come with a cover when pumping. I often forget and milk pours out everywhere. I suggest a cover for the holes would be great. 3. It's two months in and the parts need to be renewed due to leakage. All in all if you really want a hands free pump this is not the product for you. For the price of what it is I truly thought the little elements above would have been within the product. Edit: unfortunately pump stopped working three months in as it sucked milk into the tube.

It was a great pump. Unfortunately is getting stopped working after one month of use.

This pump is fail product. Again stopped working in the middle of expression after 20 days of use. Not expected from such a renowned Swiss brand. Big NO for those who are thinking to buy it.

Por fin di con sacaleches sin tener que tener un enfundé cerca y puedo moverme. He probado varios de estes tipo y no me gustaron, este cumple mis expectativas saca bastante leche, no hace daño estoy muy contenta con el.

This is my second one and it did not work after one month of use… waste of money

Nach 5 Monaten ist die Verbindung zwischen Pumpe und Schlauch durchgebrochen. Sowas darf bei solch einem hochpreisigen Produkt einfach nicht passieren.