Ameda Purely Yours Ultra Breast Pump

This pump was my fourth attempt at finding a pump that is right for me. My baby is currently six months old, and I have been using a breast pump since she was a few weeks old. My original breast pump is the Medela Free Style. I like it a lot. I think it does a good job of expressing a lot of milk in a short period of time. I also love the fact that it is hands-free. What I did NOT like about the Medela Free Style, however, were the nipple shields. After experiencing very sore nipples and eventually a bit of nipple trauma (ouch), I bought bigger breast shields for my Medela pump. Unfortunately, Medela does not take into account that nipple size and breast size do not necessarily have a correlation, and I found that the shields, while fine for my nipples, were too large for my breasts, and thus did not fit properly [incidentally, I have a friend who has the opposite problem -- large breasts and small nipples, and she had similar fit problems with the smaller Medela breast shields]. The...Read more

This is the only pump I've tried but it has worked great for me and I've been using it for 5 months so far. The pump is plenty powerful enough that I can express plenty of milk for my baby while I am at work. I really liked the idea of this pump because of the closed system which means you don't have to wash the tubing because it does not ever have any condensation. I was afraid of using the Medela because of the fact that is an open system and they say you can spread diseases if you share between people. I don't plan on sharing my pump but if I were to get sick, would I have to be afraid I contaminated the pump? The Ameda pump is a closed system so this is not a risk. Also, the Ameda pump is much less expensive than the Medela which I cannot figure out why.

I have not used this pump with the batteries or the car adapter although I like having those options just in case I am ever stuck somewhere without my baby.

I have only a few minor issues with the...Read more

I did a lot of research before buying and ended up with this one over the similar Medela pump. This is less expensive than Medela and seems superior. There are completely dialable settings for both speed and suction. I tend to be a bit abusive to my electronics and this has stood up now to 5+ months of abuse with no issues. The price on amazon is better than I could find at a local store. Note, most stores do not carry this pump, only specialty boutiques that specialize in lactation consulting. I am a little concerned with how easy it will be to get replacement parts if I break anything, but I have not had to worry about that yet. I was able to get a $5 rebate through Enfamil in a free bag they gave me at the hospital, so if you get one of those bags and buy any pump, be sure to look for that.

I have not needed the different sized flanges and find the carrying bag is way bigger than you need. The set comes with car adapter, AC adapter, and the pump can also use...Read more