Is a wearable pump really worth the financial investment? Sure, the freedom sounds nice, but with mixed reviews and the inability to return the pump if it doesn’t work for you, is it really worth the risk of buying one?
In short, though imperfect, wearable pumps have been life-changing for me.
The first pump I bought was the Elvie. Let’s dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of using it:
The Good of the Elvie:
As a busy, traveling mom who exclusively pumps, I started to resent how pumping with my hospital grade and Spectra felt like time out every time, and wondered how I could keep up once we started traveling as a family.
I knew early on that I had to make a change in order to make pumping it sustainable, so enter the Elvie!
The freedom:
There are plenty of days where it’s just me and my little one and during the 15 to 20 minutes that I might be pumping, chances are good he will need something, or perhaps I will need something. Being able to put food together and eat, drink, pee, do laundry, wash dishes, whatever, is too important, and being hooked up to a wall is prohibitive of doing any of these things.
Then there are the times we’ve been flying all day, or are on a road trip.
My life changed when I entered the world of wearable pumps. I was no longer in time out. I got hours of each day back. To me that’s invaluable.
Great output:
One of my hesitations with getting a wearable pump was the warning that I might not get as much output as with other pumps. That has not been my experience at all. I actually get more output with the Elvie than I do with my Spectra.
It’s all about making sure you have the correct flange (the 24 and 28 that it comes with are too big for me, so I ordered a 21), and are putting it on correctly, which they have tutorials for. I didn’t have much issue figuring it out.
Easy to clean:
Every pump requires cleaning and every pump has multiple parts. I find the Elvie to be just as easy to clean as any of my other pumps. It has around the same amount of parts and they can be thrown in the dishwasher. In addition, the refillable bottles come with caps so you can easily store them in the fridge after you pump.
I also appreciate that the Elvie comes with four milk storage containers, cutting down on the washing frequency required.
You can truly pump anywhere
Picture this, you’re traveling on a train, plane, or in a car for work. Your engorged AF and you’re not with your little one, so…
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