I have one and have used it on one mom so far.  I am going to do a
comparison trial between it and the PNS Advanced and it and the Lactina
(with variable speed and suction). Will let you know what I find out.
It DOES take care of the issue of milk backing up into the pump because
the pumping mechanism is attached to the flanges right at the breast.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lara
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Medela "Freestyle" pump mechanism?

Julia Scaletta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> You can go to www.medelafreestyle.com and check out the product.

I'm cynical enough to not rely on a company's own advertising for
information about a product. Nothing that I can find on the website
addresses any comparison between this product and their other products,
and I could find no detail about the pump mechanism.

I was hoping one of the wonderful, unbiased LCs here might have had some
real-world experience with the product. It is quite new, though, so I'll
understand if no-one has yet.

Thanks,

Lara Hopkins

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