Medela Symphony Plus Breast Pump, Hospital Grade Breastpump, Single or Double Electric Pumping, with Initiate and Maintain Programs for Breastfeeding Support or Exclusive Pumping

Works well for my daughter

The best breast pump in the market

This has helped me build my stash. It’s so quiet and effective. It is pricy but worth it

Excellent!

This is a powerful, efficient pump. Exclusive pumpers & working moms know that shaving time off each pumping session & maintaining supply are both critical to successfully feeding your baby breastmilk. So while it lasts, this pump is good for those reasons. BUT. I agree wholeheartedly with all the other reviews about nightmare customer service. Mine suddenly broke after 7 months. After a total of 2 hours worth of phone calls, they informed me it would be 6 weeks to repair it. Refused to pay for the rental in the interim. They reminded me that it was "a mechanical device that can break & that I'm not the only exclusive pumper waiting for a repair." Infuriating lack of customer service for such an expensive & critical item! Like you, I sprung for this pricey pump out of necessity, but am now still having to rent one. When it breaks, you have hours (not weeks) to find an alternative, and Medela simply does not care. As a mother & pediatrician, I think Medela should be ashamed.

This is my everyday pump and it works beautifully. It fully empties my breasts with a little help from my hands for the armpit areas. I have very large and dense breasts and I am an oversupplier and this pump works better than a few others I’ve tried. I use the Medela freestyle flex when I’m not at home and it does a good job but the symphony is top tier.

We bought this after using a Philips Avent pump for a little while and running a bit short on milk in hopes of it improving the pumping volumes. It did but not to the extent that some reviewers have said when comparing it with the lower grade Medelas. Instead the biggest advantage of using the Symphony pump it that it is quiet and more comfortable. The whole system also has less parts and is less fidgety so if you plan to pump a lot getting it instead of the Philips might make sense if saving some time cleaning it is worth the extra money. The pump comes without any of the necessary accessories so you will need to buy a pumping starter kit.

I tried using other pumps with my first three children and I was sadly one of those mom's who struggled to produce enough milk. I went dry after two to three months while pumping with the less than powerful pumps. This hospital grade pump was the only one that ever helped me because of its power. It has different pumping intervals that also help you to produce more milk so when my 4th and 5th child came along I broke down and bought this pump. It was amazing and helped me to go a full year feeding my last two children. I would recommend this pump to anyone.