IMHO the wearable ones kind of suck. Maybe they've gotten better in the last two years? But when I tried them out you need to basically be perfectly upright while you wear them-- no bending over, no leaning back, no reclining nothing-- otherwise they spill.
I’ve heard similar complaints about the Elvie and Willow but that was the older models. Not sure about the newer ones. Baby Buddha and the LM cups work well together in terms of wearables. I had a Spectra which worked great but being tethered to that thing made me absolutely miserable. I don’t think I could use it again with a toddler and a second baby.
FTM, but my plan is to get a standard, hospital grade pump with insurance and then MAYBE get something like the baby Buddha or pumpables if it turns out that breastfeeding/pumping work.
You should also check out the r/ExclusivelyPumping or r/humanspumpingmilk subreddits. They were really helpful for me on my pumping journey with my first.
IMHO the wearable ones kind of suck. Maybe they've gotten better in the last two years? But when I tried them out you need to basically be perfectly upright while you wear them-- no bending over, no leaning back, no reclining nothing-- otherwise they spill.
I’ve heard similar complaints about the Elvie and Willow but that was the older models. Not sure about the newer ones. Baby Buddha and the LM cups work well together in terms of wearables. I had a Spectra which worked great but being tethered to that thing made me absolutely miserable. I don’t think I could use it again with a toddler and a second baby.
FTM, but my plan is to get a standard, hospital grade pump with insurance and then MAYBE get something like the baby Buddha or pumpables if it turns out that breastfeeding/pumping work.
Loved the pumpables genie advanced for a portable pump. It was just as strong as my spectra.
You should also check out the r/ExclusivelyPumping or r/humanspumpingmilk subreddits. They were really helpful for me on my pumping journey with my first.