Meet my new breast pump

Showing off my new pump

I was thrilled to hear from Judy at A Mother’s Boutique Mommy News Blog that I won a giveaway for an Ameda Purely Yours breast pump. The giveaway was part of her Blogiversary Celebration, with several more great giveaways you can still enter.

I will soon have to return my borrowed hospital-grade pump (a Medela Lactina) that I’ve been using since my son was 3 days old. I pump 3 times a day at work during the week, and every night before going to sleep. Every day, I carry the heavy pump with me to work, and bring it home at the end of the day. It has traveled with me twice on cross-country flights to 3 different states. It’s been a big part of my life, especially in the early months when I was pumping exclusively, then when I was using it 8 times a day after breastfeeding to build my milk supply. But I’m ready to say goodbye.  I no longer need a hospital-grade pump, and the thing is so heavy and awkward to carry around.

For the past 3 days, I have used my brand-new Ameda Purely Yours breast pump. It’s working great for me.

Here are some of my favorite features:

• It’s small, very lightweight, and it’s so easy to carry. The bag is attractive.
• I love the ability to control not only the suction (the only control I have with my former pump), but also the speed. Who knew. . .slowing the speed all the way down actually empties the breasts faster!
• The parts are easy to clean. There aren’t many crevices in the collection pieces where, in my former pump, milk would get stuck, and no finger, brush, or sponge could reach in to clean it out.
• The bottles fit securely into holders on the pump. This feature is good for me: I have knocked over bottles of my freshly pumped milk more than once because there was no secure place to set them down.

My baby is turning 1 soon, so I won’t be pumping quite as often, but I plan to keep pumping once or twice a day for many more months!

Thanks, Judy! I love the pump.