Hygeia Enjoye VS Medela Freestyle?

Rubyayn

Anyone have any experience with the Enjoye? I pumped for 18 months with my daughter and used the Freestyle. I LOVED it, but it is an open system pump and cannot be re-used for a second baby. The Hygeia can be recycled or sold afterwards, so I am looking for anyone that has used it or has had any experience with thier customer service.

I have heard thier customer service is not great, but that you can use Medela parts on it. This would be a huge convenience since Medela parts are so widely available. I also want to be sure the Hygeia has good suction and that you can get good output with it. I never had any issues with my Freestyle, but like I said I like Hygeia better as a company.

Thanks in advance!

ks4e

I have the Enjoye and I honestly love it. It was the only double pump that my insurance would fully cover. Prior to this, I was using my 6 year old Medela PISA and also an Ameda Purely Yours (which my body did not respond to at all). I am actually dealing with the medial supply place that I got it from, and not directly through Hygeia.

But I really do love the pump. It took some getting used to, playing around with the speed and suction to find what works right for me. I do use my sized Medela shields and bottles with it just fine, though, so that's definitely a bonus for me.

Rubyayn

That is good to hear!! I am leaning more towards Hygeia since they are WHO code compliant and I can recycle or donate the pump after. I like that you can use Medela accessories with it also.

I do wish I could find a cheaper pump!! With my deductable I cannot get a free one. I kinda hate that I invested so much money into a pump that I could not safely use for a second baby!

RBXChas

The Avent double electric is a great pump and is closed, but you can't interchange parts. I have contacted the company to tell them this is a major issue. You can't even get bigger or smaller breast flanges! But if you can use the typical sizes, it really is an awesome pump and costs around $200. Otherwise I have no idea about Hygeia, sorry!

ks4e

What pump did you use the first time? My Medela PISA isn't a closed system but I bought new tubings and flanges, etc. and reused it with my second until I got my Enjoye.

Rubyayn

I have a Freestyle that I was able to get at cost with my daughter through work. I have no idea where it is, but after I explained open vs closed systems to my husband, he really doesn't feel comfortable re-using it for a new baby. I also had a couple of mold issues with it when it was in use, so I will likley toss it if I do stumble across it.

I may have actually found a brand new Ameda Purely Yours double electric pump that a friend of a friend is looking to sell for pretty cheap. The review I have read online look promising and comparable performance wise to the Medela pumps.

If that doesn't pan out I may roll the dice with Hygeia. I do have a friend that just had twins and had hers die on her on saturday. Thier customer service was closed and when she reached them on Monday she was told it would be three days of shipping to get her a new one. She is more passive than I am, but three days is not acceptable when you are having supply issues with twins! That's the big complaint I have heard about them is the lack of customer service. Medela would have had that overnighted to her.

Anyone have any feedback on the Ameda Purely Yours pumps? I am not sure if it is a crazy nesting thing, but I am stressed out and totally focused on getting this pump things situated ASAP. I will be coming back to work, so it is important I choose the right one for me. Any experiences anyone else has are welcome.

RBXChas

I've heard good things about Ameda but don't know personally.

Avent's customer service is good about replacements, per the Amazon reviews. I imagine Medela is the same.

I borrowed my sister's Medela Pump in Style for a couple of days with my last baby, and mold was horrible. I had new tubes, but then when I thought about it, I figured it was probably in the motor as well (ew). I threw out the small amount of mild I'd pumped from it!

I posted elsewhere about pumps a while back, and someone came in talking about Ameda: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818669-spectra-dew-breast-pumps?hl=Ameda+purely+yours+Avent+pump#posts-12273662

ks4e

Like I had alluded to earlier, Ameda did nothing for me. I would pump for 20 mins and still be rock hard because it wasn't effective for me. But that's MY experience so do not let it deter you.

I agree with your husband, that with the mold issue it would be best to get rid of the Freestyle.

Might I suggest getting a manual pump just in case? That way you're not in a bind if the pump suddenly goes kaput.

Rubyayn

Thanks for the link, RBX!! I think this is going to come down to cost for me. If I can get the Ameda for much cheaper than I will give it a go I think. I am sorry to hear it did not work for you, ks4e. I have used the Freestsyle and a couple of other cheaper brands and was pretty fortunate to always respond really well to every pump I tried. My boobs are just pump friendly I guess. Here is to hoping they still are!

I also plan to have a manual pump at home for slight middle of the night engorgement (came in handy last time) or should an emergent need arrise. I also kind of learned to hand express when I nursed my daughter, so I won't be completely stuck in a jam if the pump breaks. I am sure I will have very sore hands though!!!

A friend at work has a Hygeia and since it is closed system I am thinking of buying an accesory kit, or seeing if the Ameda kit fits it, to keep at work just in case. That way if anything happens at work I can just borrow hers.

Once my daughter finally latched (at 8 weeks, the horror!!!!) I rarely used a pump at home, only at work. I think that should cover all my bases for a pump emergency, but it would likely still cause panic if it happened!

RBXChas

I've thought about a manual pump for engorgement relief, but they're still like $30 and up... However I've hit that point where I rarely feel engorged anymore, so I'm not sure it's necessary. I read on kellymom that it's normal for that to happen when your milk supply regulates.

Rubyayn

I've thought about a manual pump for engorgement relief, but they're still like $30 and up... However I've hit that point where I rarely feel engorged anymore, so I'm not sure it's necessary. I read on kellymom that it's normal for that to happen when your milk supply regulates.

I didnt realize they were that much! I was given one at the hospital last time, so I will try to snatch one up this time also!! I had to use it here and there, usually for midnight feedings where she would empty one breast and fall asleep. I would pump some out of the other so that I wouldn't wake up hard as rock for the next feeding. I had a huge oversupply issue with her, too. Probably from all that pumping I was doing when she wouldn't latch. I would often wake up so engorged that she couldn't latch if she wanted to, poor thing. I would have to pump just to get soft enough for a feeding. This time I plan to donate if I have massive amounts of milk like that!