Breast Pump Category Comparison: Personal Breast Pump, Professional Breast Pump, Hospital Grade Breast Pump
It is hard to believe it has been 80 years since Swedish engineer, Einer Egnell invented the first auto-cycling mechanical breast pump. Today, we have so many choices, but it is a little like having more television channels - so many choices make for hard decisions. Let's break down the categories. Personal Breast Pumps - This category includes the small breast pumps including the silicone pumps such as the Motif Silicone Breast Pump and the Haakaa breast pump . There used to be more single pumping battery operated pumps in this category, but none were very effective so that has mostly faded away. I would also put the dual battery operated pumps that are hands-free in this category because since they rely on a small battery, they are only as effective as the batteries are fresh. Professional Breast Pumps - These are pumps like the Spectra Synergy Gold , S1 and S2, Ameda Mya, and Motif Luna. These pumps work very well, but they are not considered hygienic as mu...