Not research based at all but in my personal experience I loved the Symphony not because of anything to do with the fancy phase system but because it is so, so quiet! Now I'm comparing to the Lactina and Whittlestone (which is incredibly noisy!) and don't know about the Ameda pumps because I've never used them but in terms of being mother friendly when you have to pump a lot the quietness is something that helps make it more tolerable to do.
Karleen Gribble
Australia


On 04/04/2012, at 9:58 PM, Kathleen Gale wrote:

> Hi! Ladies,
> 
> I have seen the research done by Paula Meyer regarding the Symphony Premie pump setting, but I'm wondering if there is any research out there comparing that pump with other hospital grade pumps that was not sponsored in any way by Medela.
> Have any of you used this pump with the mother's of your pre-term babies?  If so, what kind of success have you noted?
> 
> In Nancy Mohrbacher's book, Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple,  she reviews some research on pumps--those with 2 phase, and those without, and it seems the 2 phase doesn't necessarily make a big difference in the long run at all.  I'm not sure about that for premies, though.
> 
> Thanks for your input!
> 
> Kathleen Gale RN, IBCLC, RLC
> Swedish Covenant Hospital
> Chicago, IL
> 
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