Spectra
Spectra S1 Hospital Grade Double Electric
Good quality pump. Default flange is large and difficult to wear with a pumping bra, but if you can work around this it is an excellent at home pump. Battery operated model is good if you are at risk of power outage or need to travel.
Spectra S2 Hospital Grade Double Electric
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DO NOT BUY. The flanges warp in the steriliser and the company refuse to replace. Wish I read the 1 star comments prior to purchasing as I can see… Read more
many people have this issue.
Horrible customer service! They will not reply to my messages or emails!! has been over 2 weeks. I will never buy from this company again.
Spectra Baby
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Overall 1/5 experience with Spectra. We found it a poor quality unit that broke just outside of warranty despite very mild use. We purchased a new… Read more
pump for our first and used it for mixed feeding for only a few months before retiring it and moving to fully formula with our first. When we pulled it out and used it for our second 20 months later it died at 25 months with the suction not releasing (which is a fault I've seen others comment about). Simply a faulty unit I thought and should be covered under warranty or under Australian Consumer Law (durability).
When I spoke to Spectra they refused to consider that it could be a fault, and simply asked for money to repair it (sounds like they knew what the fault part was). When I spoke to them about repairing / replacing it under Australian Consumer Law they refused at every step of the way.
Whilst I've heard other good stories about them, the unit I got was a lemon in my experience with only around 8 months of mild use before breaking.
Avoid at all costs!
Spectra 9 Plus Portable Double Electric
Be warned – I purchased this product in November 2020 and have only just pulled it out to use this week. The pump overheated and wouldn’t charge on Monday… Read more
night. Tuesday morning it’s cooled down and will work while plugged into the wall.
Customer service can’t help me because it’s outside warranty and “we would expect a battery to decline over time, with or without use I am afraid.”
Let this be your warning! Learn from my mistake, test your products within warranty or just steer clear as you can expect the battery to deteriorate rather quickly.
Just get one, they're all the same – I bought this while still in hospital as I got a little mastitis and to alleviate it I used a different branded hospital one and decided to buy this… Read more
one (researched heavily beforehand). For context my sister had the S2 but it was too big, I wanted one small enough to bring with me if I exclusively pumped, but also gave me flexibility to sit on the couch instead of a wall socket. This fit the task.
When in use I do find the portability handy, and can get several day out of it as I only pump occasionally, perhaps when I go back to work I will use it more but so far it has been worth the investment. Unfortunately you can't 'lie back' because of the way it catches milk but that's fine, I multitask and eat before bottling it up and passing to hubby so I can do something else. Seems silly, but if bub likes to sit and gorge for 30-40 min, for me a 10 min double pump is all I need to get back some time. Cleaning I just used a dishwasher and boil. If I plan to pump more than once a day I put the plastic parts in ziplock in the fridge till the next pump session. I liked knowing how much he was eating and to understand which was the slacker (if you know you know). I plan to pump when I'm back at work, if possible so it's good to understand what's happening.
I do think 'hospital grade' is a gimic and the important thing I was after was rechargeable, easy part replacement and dual pump to save time. I have only Medela to compare against and they both seem fine, both feel the same. I imagine they all do the same thing barring size, cost and fancy accessories.
In terms of use, it saves your last setting so no need to think about it, if your tossing up between portable and not, just go portable the battery is there for a day or two (if you exclusively pumped), it's cheaper, lighter. If you ask me, you need any special features, just bare in mind it does take time for milk to come in. This one was aesthetically pleasing but they are all the same in terms of function so just get one, any double pump brand will do, pretty sure they're all comparable in price, I liked this one at $299.
I would consider those ones that go in the bra, maybe if I was super desperate to pump in public spaces without the baby. But that has yet to happen in 6 months. I'm always with them and so I don't even bother with bottles unless I have to.
Great self standing bags – I really like these bags for storing ebm. They will stand on their own in the back of the freezer whether they have 50ml or 200ml in them. Once… Read more
fully frozen you can then throw them on their side in the veggie drawer and they won't split. They seal tight, don't leak and you can stand them in warm water in a pyrex easily to defrost.
I also found the price to be competitive for what was available on Australia and off decent quality.
Hard to use, handle is horrible – I purchased Spectra's electric pumps and absolutely love them. So I thought the manual pump would be great for when I was away from home and needed… Read more
to express milk. Well. This pump is unfortunately quite finicky. The handle falls off and I have to use two hands to make sure it snaps properly into its place. I don't recommend this manual pump and I will be looking into another one. I'm rather sad because I otherwise love Spectra. Their delivery is next level, which is so amazing for the mum dealing with feeding issues!
Hi Blake, unfortunately there are lots of things that… Read more