Buying Guide to the Medela Pump in Style Breastpump

Let's face it. When you are not an executive with an office of your own with a door that can close and lock, the notion of having to pump when you go back to work really stinks. Especially if you work for a company small or small minded enough that there is no specific room designated for pumping mothers. And you always hear nightmares of new moms leaving their pumped milk in the company refrigerator only to find an officemate has inadvertently used it as coffee creamer. As a paralegal ready to return to the workforce after the scant 6 weeks of maternity leave the company was forced by law to give me, I was a wreck.

After having found an Evenflo pump at a Baby Resale shop (unused, still in original packaging), I was about to throw up my hands in defeat. It was a horrible pump with very user-unfriendly workings. My Mom reminded me that nursing was going so well that I really needed to continue as long as I could. I deserved to spend the money on a REAL pump. I consulted my doctor, pediatrician, lactation consultant and several mothers and the recommendation was unanimous: The Medela Pump In Style.

Let's talk about the features of this awesome breastpump:

The carrying case looks like a very stylish oversized briefcase. It's a vinyl hybrid but looks like black leather. The Advanced Backpack model looks just like a stylin’ black backpack. It’s blissful discretion!

The center lower front of the case has a zipper pouch that provides access to the suction device, a very smooth moving diaphragm of latex that provides incredibly natural sucking sensations. There is a small dial on the front of the suction device that allows you to adjust the intensity and a switch to turn it off and on. Also the two tubes that attach to the bells pop easily on and off of the nozzles there. The clear hard plastic covering that protects the diaphragm, holds the suction adjustment knob and attaches the hoses can be removed for easy cleaning of all parts.