Medela Swing Maxi

Awful - DO NOT BUY – If you check reviews you will see that a lot of people have had issues with the battery. I am no exception. Luckily my first pump died within 2 weeks and it was easy to demonstrate to the people at Baby Bunting that it wasn’t working. The replacement pump thankfully is still operational, but just barely. The suction is inconsistent which has… Read more

affected my supply. The suction is blistering my nipples but the pump has been much less effective than a previous pump I was using.

Sometimes the pump decides to work, sometimes it doesn’t. Every use I need to plug and unplug the tubes several times to ensure it’s still working. I wish I had never bought this pump.

As someone who already is an under-supplier, a crappy pump is the last thing I need adding to my pile of problems. I’ve also had my Medela flex flanges crack within 2 months. My opinion of Medela is not great.

Disappointing – Initially loved this pump- so easy to use and comfortable but it has stopped working after minimal use and when I called customer service all they could offer was to try new connectors which I already had and didn’t fix the issue ( lack of suction). For something that is not cheap I would have expected it to last for much longer than a couple of weeks of use. Very disappointing

Devastated - almost ending my expressing journey :( – Absolutely devastated - an emotional nicu mum this pump started off amazing. One week in the pump was readily loosing suction and making inconsistent pumping noises. After 3 weeks the pump is unusable unless constantly plugged in, even then it’s making inconsistent sucks. I emailed medela who advised me it’s out of their hands and to email the… Read more

seller for warranty. Under Australian consumer law this is classed as a major fault and means the customer can choose a refund. I need a refund asap to buy another pump - I don’t have the money to go get another one. It’s now been 3 days, the original seller hasn’t gotten back to me and medela has washed their hands EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THIS IS A COMMON FAULT AND CANT BE FIXED and needs a replacement.

I need a pump ASAP, I need a refund or a new one posted out. Once again as a nicu mum I have no time to get to the post office and it’s a very devastating journey. Thanks a lot medela I’ll never buy through you again and have told everyone about my experience.

Not good for double pumping – This pump is fine if used on just one breast but if you’re thinking about double pumping don’t bother. This isn’t one that’s going to be of any use returning to work or regular pumping needs. More for casually building a freezer stash rather than a steady workhorse pump. Definitely not worth the price. Show details

Medela Swing Maxi Double Electric Pump – I bought this pump on the strength of the Medela Symphony pumps I used in the hospital and hired from the chemist in the weeks after delivery. Unfortunately they are not the least bit similar in my experience. Yes the Swing machine works and I was able to pump milk with it for several months, however not as much or as quickly as I would get with… Read more

the Symphony - still true at the 9 month point when I hired the Symphony again out of frustration/curiosity. The main 'pro' of the Swing for me was the wireless portability - it was much more convenient than having to sit still near a power outlet for the Symphony. The main 'con' of the Swing was that it's functions were very limited - there was really just the stimulation function (fast) and the main pumping function (slower) with intensity levels being the only variation to these. It also felt more like a surface level buzzing sensation rather than any deep suction. By comparison, both the Symphony and another Tommee Tippee pump I have go through more variations than this and feel like a deeper type of suction which elicited a better response for me.

Don’t waste your precious maternity leave money! – Do not waste your money on this pump. I wish I looked at more reviews of this pump before purchasing it as I’ve since seen several reviews reporting similar problems. I bought this pump a bit over two months ago because I was pumping a lot with my second hand old model medela swing pump that I was given by a work colleague after she used it when… Read more

she had her two children. I love that one so I thought I’d make the investment and buy the double of the new model to save time because having a new baby as I’m sure everyone knows is very time consuming. Saving time by pumping both breasts at once seemed like a great idea. However, within a few uses I was finding that the milk was building up in the top part of the device and losing suction. So I’d end up having to use my old pump anyway which had previously been used for two other children but somehow still worked better than this new model design. Attempted to problem solve by ensuring all the parts were completely dry (as suggested by medela costumer service) and when that didn’t work I replaced the connectors which cost me $35 which was also suggested by Medela despite me telling them the pump was new and hardly used which made only a very temporary improvement. Attempted to return to baby bunting and they proceeded to test the pump on some rubber breasts and told me the pump is in fine working order. When I was unhappy with this response they agreed to send back to Medela for testing (only after calling medela in store with the baby bunting employee because the didn’t want to send it off for testing). When I questioned how a pump that’s clogging up with milk and losing suction can be tested on a rubber breast with no milk flow the reply from baby bunting was that’s how Medela tests all their pumps. Just received a call from baby bunting to say Medela have returned the pump after testing and it’s in perfect working condition. So in conclusion, the pump sucks only in quality and not in theory. Nearly in tears thinking about $335 of my maternity leave down the drain and absolutely nothing to show for it as Medela and baby bunting are both refusing to provide me with a replacement pump or a refund. I have literally never left a bad review on anything before because I like to give the benefit of the doubt but I’m so beyond disappointed with the attitude of both Medela and baby bunting that I feel that I needed to warn other new mums to avoid the wasted money and disappointment.

Good luck – My partner borrowed a pump from my sister and used it for 6 weeks then the suction failed and had to use it as a single pump until it completely failed. Replaced with a new one with the built-in battery which is great for hands free the battery will last 2-3 pumps on full charge but now the suction is failing on this one as well. Yes, we have… Read more

tried everything including watching the amazing videos online to no avail. This is not a pump for exclusive pumping as it just does not last. I will take it back tomorrow to see what the shop can do as it's too expensive to keep replacing.

Save your money – Baby was born at 26 weeks, so I needed a good pump, as I exclusively pumped for 16 weeks before baby came home, every 3 hours. Several times a day, often at 3am when I was tiredest, the pump would catch all the milk in the head of pump, not altering or to drop into bottle. Upon separating pump from bottle, all the milk would spoil out onto… Read more

bed sheets. Contacted medela and was sent a replacement part, but problem still occurred. After 3 weeks, I'd had enough and purchased an Ardo.

It is really disappointing! – I bought Swing maxi breast pump when my first son was born. After a while, it was not expressing milk. I sent it back for check and i was told the motor is faulty. They asked me to go to the shop again and get the replacement. Again, after a while same issue happened. I sent it back and received a response saying it is working and only the tub… Read more

need cleaning. Their message was saying they have replaced the tube and connectors out of courtesy. The new connectors were not mine obviously, Because one of them was broken. I had enough of their support. Now my second son is born and i just thought try it one more time with another connector and it just do not work! Now i am going to buy another pump from another brand!

Don’t waste your money – The pump parts needs to be completely dry before it will provide any suction whatsoever. The motor doesn’t seem to have enough power to fully empty my breasts in a reasonable amount of time. Save your money and buy a hospital grade pump. The only upside of this pump is that it’s portable but that is negated by the need to remain completely still or the flanges become loose and the parts fall off your breast. Show details

Lack of suction and noisy – Bought Medela swing maxi double electric breast pump on 8th Feb and it didn’t work on both side at the same time, lack of suction and noisy. Had to use once side at a time but still no proper suction even after setting to max speed. Took it back to chemist warehouse and they advise to contact Medial .Upon contacting, Medela sent connectors but… Read more

issues were not fixed still lack of suction and noisy. Checked with Medial again and asked to take it back to chemist warehouse and chemist advise that they don’t have test equipment to test both sides hence need to send the unit back to Medela for testing, up on checking with chemist warehouse after couple of days later with manager he said , unit was sent and still waiting for update from medial, it's been more than a month now , unable to contact chemist warehouse manager and no update from Medela. completely waste of time and money .buying this unit only you get is frustration nothing more than that.

Poor suction, poor pump, Waste of money – I’ve been using this pumps for 6 months now (pumping 6-8 times daily) and wish from the beginning I had gottten another pump. This pump has no suction and for best results, all the parts should be dry when assembling. Nobody’s got time for that, esp with a preemie baby. Throughout my pump, I constantly have to take the connector apart to readjust… Read more

in hopes of getting a stronger suction. And don’t waste your money on replacement parts. The connectors are overpriced and they are worse than the original parts that came with the machine. Again, lots of leaks and therefore poor suction. There have been plenty of times where I felt like my breasts were never completely emptied. This pump always leave me frustrated so I’ve thrown in the towel and have bought a different brand.

You mean ‘Maxi’ stress using this – I would not recommend this pump. It’s very temperamental and has caused me a lot of stress using it. For the most part it’s been pretty good, but it’s very unpredictable when it might not work. I’ve had to replace parts as well. Sometimes mid-pump I’ve had to take it apart and put it back together for it to work. I wish I had bought a Spectra. I let my pregnant friends know to buy Spectra. Show details