I am FAR more impressed with this modle. 3 years ago I had the Original Pump in Style and had HUGE problems with it from the 1st time I tried to use it.

My first night home with the baby he woke up screaming every hour b/c my milk hadn’t come in (4 days after birth). After 2 more days of trying to pump I was getting MAYBE .25 ounces out of each breast even though they were engorged. Clearly, it seemed like a product defect. After time, my milk came in better but the product always took a while to get my milk. I compared to other friends with the same modle and I was ALWAYS getting much less milk than they. The manufacturer said it was a user problem and wouldn’t replace.

Now with the Pump In Style Advanced, from day 1 I was getting 2 ounces. The let down mode is great (not on the original modle) and gets my milk moving quickly. from start to finish, pumping both breasts at once, I only need to spend 10-12 minutes pumping. This modle is far superior to the other one!

Thanks, Medela, for making a better product!

I’ve loved everything else I’ve bought from Medela, and the idea of pumping directly into a storage bag (and therefore saving time later by not having to wash bottles) seemed brilliant. Even though my much kess expensive Lansinoh milk storage bags were working just fine while I was stockpiling milk during my maternity leave, I decided to splurge and get one 50-count box of these Medela bags. Bad idea.

Milk gets all over the ziplock portion of the bag while I’m pumping, so I have to wipe it off before I can seal it. When pumping into bottles, I can sit the bottle + pump part units down on the table while I disconnect the parts and clean up. With the bags, it’s a juggling act to keep my precious milk from spilling out all over the place. Oh, and speaking of spilling–these bags don’t seem to seal very well at all, so I worry constantly about them leaking, and I’ve only managed to pour milk from a bag into a feeding bottle once without dumping some of it onto the counter. While it wouldn’t bother me too much if not for all these other issues, it’s also annoying that I can never tear them neatly on the perforated line. The Lansinoh bags have double zippers that seem to work great, and the “pour spout” feature on them means I don’t waste milk that could be going to feed my baby.

I’m experimenting with ways to pump directly into my Lansinoh bags, but for now, I’m perfectly willing to put up with extra bottle washing if it means I don’t have to use Medela’s junky pump & save bags. I avoid the remaining ones in my cabinet like the plague. Don’t waste your money.