Medela Harmony Manual Breastpump (Yellow)

Very good quality

Hi ! I am writing my complete experience, u may find my review lengthy but trust me it is a genuine and helpful review.I have purchased 2 of the manual medela breastpump and one electric swing medela pump. My first purchase was in 2014, before my delivery. I dint know whether I would really need it, but I wanted to keep everything handy so that have no difficulty in the last moment.My first delivery was a surprise c section. There was a cord around my babies neck, so my pains dint start till 40 weeks. My doctor then said we will try for normal, as sometimes babies tend to slip down, I was first induced, the pains started and lasted for 5-6 hours,And then since the baby dint slip down and was in stress they went for a c section. I was in a very bad state with a lot of pain. My stitches were hurting real bad, and I couldn't move or get up without help. I was getting feed, but neither the baby knew how to latch and take the feed, and nor did I know how to feed the baby. There were nurses, doctors and a lactation consultant to help but were of no use. They used to try for 5 mins and then take away the baby and feed her formula. My breast were hard and full and were leaking milk, but was not able to feed, and since they were so hard, the nurses and my Lady relatives who were trying to help me said that my nipple was very big to feed the baby ... For the babies mouth. I later on came to know that the nurses were giving me satavarix powder to increase feed, but not feeding the baby thru my breast.I was in a lot of pain, and very upset and depressed, that I was not able to feed my baby, and then on the second day my husband came to my rescue.He remembered about the breast pump we had bought and thought of trying it. He read instructions online and saw some videos on how to use it. He then got the bottles and pump sterilized and we expressed some milk in the bottle. At the first go we were able to express 2 bottles. We then gave it to the nurse and asked her to feed only the expressed breast milk to the baby. We slowly kept messaging the breast at regular intervals and kept expressing the extra mill so that no lumps are formed.We realised that our hands used to pain with the manual breast pump and it used to take a lot of time to collect the milk. As I was getting good feed, we thought of investing in the electric swing medela pump, which worked great. It was very convenient and I could collect 2 bottles in 5-10 mins.We followed the Medela expressed milk storage guide to store the milk, which is as follow. Initially the baby needs milk every 2-3 hours... Breast milk is very light on stomach compared to formula.. so for 3 }months we used to express the milk and my husband used to feed her. When I slowly recovered, I started directly breastfeeding her and stopped using the bottle. I breast fed her for 2 years.I purchased the third models manual pump after 5 years during my second baby.As it is recommended to use new one, and it had been Long that the previous one was kept. I attached the manual pump attachments to the the electric swing machine. The second baby was a planned c section. Within 3 days I was fine and not much in pain. My feed started on the second third day . Even after feeding my first one for 2 years I had problem feeding the second one for at least 8-10 days. I used to directly feed the baby and then my the nurses in the hospital used to give her expressed milk. After I came home I bottle fed her expressed breast milk.Doctors strictly say no to bottle... And say feed with boondala and spoon... But trust me it is very risky to feed with the bundala and spoon also is crazy thing... I tried to feed thru spoon but gave up. Bottle feed never caused colic, I used anti colic bottle and I used to sterilise all equipments in avent steriliser.I fed the second baby expressed milk thru bottle for 3 months and then switched to direct breastfeeding.I would say with my experience that these breastpumps are a blessing for new moms. Initially the baby drinks alot of milk and breast milk is easy to digest, so in that case mothers have to feed the baby every hour. The baby is also very week, and is not able to suck much so gets tired taking little milk and sleeps with half empty stomach and then in another hour gets up.So the new mom the whole night and day keeps feeding the baby, and the baby's stomach also doesn't gets full and so doesn't sleep properly.So at one time if u give 10 mins direct feed and then 30-60 ml expressed milk baby will sleep for 2-3 hrs and this will help gain weight.With the help of models breast pump, my husband also felt that he equally contributed , as I used to express the milk and give him, he used to warm it and feed the baby, so I used to get a lot of rest. At night I used to express two bottles and give him, so first two months he used to get up and feed the baby the bottle as it would be really exhausting.One more thing The expressed breastmilk shouldnt be directly warmed, it should be double boiled is; kept inside a vessel with warm water , or can even use bottle warmer. I used the event bottle warmer.

It has been almost a week since I've been using this pump by Medela and at first I was sceptical seeing so many bad reviews here on Amazon but I must tell you, I didn't regret buying it as it's such an amazing product, no wonder it's no.1 in most of the countries. I prefer the manual pump as it won't keep you confined in one place, it's easy to assemble, clean, the suction power is just right as it has two phase suction technique,plus it's so convenient that you can just put it in your bag and pump at work too, also I highly recommend you to read the manual carefully or watch a "how to use Medela harmony pump" on YouTube for maximum benefit cuz I see most complaining saying it didn't work for them while my milk production has definitely increased by this product and the best part is it's super silent and you won't wake your baby while pumping. I thank amazon for the prompt delivery. If you're searching for a good, non hassle, painless breast pump then go for this!

Did not meet the requirements.

It suctions the milk a lil in starting and then stops suctioning it... Have troubleshoot it twice.. all the parts are good.. my milk supply is also good.. but don't know why. It just don't work the way it should be.. I guess the electric one is better...the milk leaks also

Guys this one is best pump available in market. This is way better than all other pumps available. Much much better than Trumom electric pump. As a starting point you should always start with manual pump than electric pump. Plz note that electric pump will only reduces effort of pressing continuous button which is required in manual pump. Electronic pump doesn't gives gaurantee that it will extract milk better than manual pump. Post using manual pump if you really think that u need electric pump then only go for it. Also buy Medela pumps only as I hv seen that all other pump manufacturers have blindly copied medelas pump design. Medela is one of the best brand since past 40 years. Do not get fooled by cheap electronic Truemom pumps. It's waste of money. As it is said that every product design has always science behind it and Medela has designed it's products class apart. You will never regret your decision.

This is the second manual breast pump that I have used. My first was Luvpet and it pained so much to use it that I hardly used it. Medela Harmony manual breast pump is a life saver. It is really very comfortable to use. It doesn't even feel as though I am pumping. And it is very efficient. The product is a very good innovation as it allows the user to install a breast shield that suits the user's breast size. It leaks a little bit, but compared with the other products in the market, I will still vote for it.

This is a good product. However one pump only gives you one two drops of milk at a time. It is exhausting if you were expecting something of a fast nature. Totally satisfied with the product and it's mechanism. Definitely recommend it.