Let me tell you about my favorite thing ever. Ever. My very favorite thing. For real.
It is amazing. AMAZING. I can hardly describe how wonderful it is. I am in love.
Ok, so maybe I’m going a little over the top, but this thing is seriously fantastic. It’s made by Limerick Inc, which is a company dedicated to nursing mothers. In addition to the wonderful pump, their Workplace Lactation Program is America’s leading corporate support plan for working mothers.
All of you companies out there, listen to this – a lactation program created by Limerick Inc. and using PJ’s pump would increase my job satisfaction immensely. I truly feel that programs like this would foster employee loyalty, retention and productivity.
Yes, productivity. PJ’s Comfort breast pump would increase productivity simply because it makes pumping so quick. It is an incredibly efficient pump. The first time I used it I pumped nearly 10 ounces in seven minutes. Seven minutes! I really can’t believe how well it works.
My trusty Medela Pump in Style and I are close personal friends. I used it for 11 months when I worked and pumped for Kate, and I have been using it in the six or so weeks I’ve been back to work this time. It’s a good, quality pump. It is.
But PJ’s is just better.
It’s an entirely different method of pumping – the action used to express the milk is very different than the method of the PIS. It doesn’t pull so much as press. That’s the best way I can describe it (although there is a video on their website that I’m sure is much more informative than I am!). So anyway, that means that I don’t have to fold up my nipples and put them back in my bra when I am finished pumping. Amazing!
It is so comfortable. I am not sore at all when I’m pumping or after I am done. It’s extremely lightweight (I’ve been carrying it around in my Vera Bradley tote all week!) and it’s extremely quick to set up.
The only cons that I can see to this fabulous product are these: First, a very minor complaint – the bottles are too small! They are only designed to hold four ounces each and the pump is so freaking awesome that I would love for them to hold twice that much. And secondly, the price. It starts at $525 and goes up from there, depending on the accessory pack that you want.
If you’re looking for the absolute best pump you can get – if insurance will cover it (or a portion of it), if your company will fork over the cash, or if money is no object – this is the one for you. And, in all seriousness, if I were going to pump exclusively, it would be worth it to me to invest in this pump. It is just.that.good.
In case you couldn’t tell, I love PJ’s Comfort Breast Pump. I hesitate to write this review only because I am going to be really, really sad when I have to pack it up and ship it back to the company.
I was a pump ‘n style girl myself. It survived me well for my two girls, and has since had a rebirth with my friends who are nursing (with them supplying EVERYTHING ELSE but the pump itself – tubes, shields, etc).
I thought the medela pump was pricey (and I got it as a gift), but this one is even moreso. It is unfortunate that things that often work the best price themselves out of the market they were designed to serve.
Soounds interesting. I’d love to see this pump up close and personal. When do you have to send it back?
If it would work better when (Lord willing) we have another, I’d pay that. It’s still cheaper than formula. I used Ameda Hollister pumps with B – and as I’ve said over and over again, I was a terrible pumper, but I did make it through without a single formula bottle.
I’ve decided that the week of thanksiving will be Wean Week – just before her second birthday. DH will put her to bed that week, which should cut out that remaining night nursing.
Well, there is the VersaPed® pedal, which is designed to fit the collection kit (flanges & tubes) of all brands of electric breast pumps. That way, you can have your favorite flanges, but not have to buy the expensive machine.
The product is a joke. It work half the time. My husband open unit and found a maze of tubes that looked like it was designed by an 8 year old child.After rerouting and shorting these tubes he finally got the unit to work. For the price of this breast pump ,one would think it would work . I am very unhappy and would not recommend this pump.