To add to your summary, Medela suggests and it is also stated on the box,
"for occasional use." I think consumers will definitely find the appearance
and price to be tempting as a "double electric pump", and unless they know
what "occasional" versus "frequent" means, they may be misled.
Patricia Ellis
New Jersey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Wiessinger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:50 AM
Subject: DoubleEase pump summary
> Thanks to all who responded about Medela's DoubleEase pump. A summary
(and
> remember, I've had no experience myself):
>
> It sounds okay *as a Saturday night special*, which is what it was built
to
> be. It's not a working mother's pump, but because it double pumps, some
> people will try to use it as that - or more - and be disappointed. For
> occasional use, it's perhaps comparable to two mini-electrics. It
> alternates suction on left and right, which some may find annoying and
> others will not. It's probably "overpackaged" - comes with a case that
> makes it seem like a bargain PNS, which it is not. But a bargain "two
> mini-electrics used simultaneously"? Perhaps, tho some get little milk
with
> it while getting plenty with a lactina. Not made for longevity. If a mom
> thinks she'll be going back to work with this baby or a subsequent one, or
> thinks she's going to be pumping more than occasionally, she's probably
> ahead to buy a PNS or Purely Yours.
>
> Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY
>
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