Lisa asks,

<< Moms who have
 used it are raving to me about it. They say it works just as well as the
 electric, in fact one mom returned her rental after receiving the Av**t as a
 gift. Got the same amount in the same amount of time. Not tiring, quiet. Very
 gentle. A bit on the pricey side though, but if it works, a nice alternative
 for those who can't get a rental for one reason or another. I am interested
in
 hearing what others have to say as I have been telling moms about it as an
 option. I can say all have been impressed and no one was unable to get a
 supply. >>

My experiences with it have been very positive as well.  I test marketed five
of them for the company, all except one on moms that had rental pumps of mine.
All of them said they liked the Av*nt as well, if not better.  I do NOT
recommend them for moms who have to pump more than once or twice a day; do not
recommend them for initial pumping to bring milk in if baby in NICU, for
severe sore nipples or engorgement.  Otherwise, they seem to be terrific.  Had
one mom that said she has never had any luck with any pump (5th baby) try one
(money back guarantee on this one -- figured if she brought it back I would
use it as a demo) and said if it didn't work for her, I'd take it back -- she
didn't even have to pay for it until she decided (yup, I also trusted the
mom).  She bought it 3 days later.  It worked.  Another mom said, when trying
to decide if she would do better with a rental electric pump, and I said that
I thought for her purposes that this one would work just fine and she didn't
need to spend the extra money, that it WAS nice to be able to get up and
answer the phone, or empty the dishwasher and continue pumping.  Hey -- a
concept that had NOT occurred to me before!!

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton, IL