For such a well advertised brand I am disappointed at how average this pump is. The suction isn't that powerful and it's very noisy. I'm glad I brought this second hand because id be devasted spending the money on it brand new. If I'd known earlier I was going to pump i would had have brought a Spectra pump!

This is my second medela swing. The pump works well but the milk often travels up the plastic tubing into the unit- and you have to unplug it to clear it out. The but has died- will not punk anymore. I can’t return it as I bought it with my older child. I will not be buying another from all accounts for spectra is the one to go for.

Really under-satisfied with this pump. Only worked averagely if that, for a month or two before the pump suction, was weak and it took forever to pump milk out. I couldn't even use it by the end of my breastfeeding days it was so frustrating. Especially for how expensive it is, this product should have worked way longer than the price tag.

I used a medela pumping machine at the hospital and therefore purchased the swing maxi machine for home. I'm very disappointed with how noisy this machine is. I didn't expect it at all as the hospital one was quite. I tried to put it on soft surfaces as the sofa and a pillow but it doesn't really solve the problem.

I purchased the medela swing double electric pump based on the reviews had good expectations. I spent over 1/2hr trying to double pump to have no results. It does work with reasonable results when using as a single pump only.
When we contacted medela customer support and spoke to a rude woman called [name removed], she told me she would arrange a refund, then changed to say it had to be tested and when asked what I was to do without a pump during that time she could not offer me anything.

Whatever you do, don’t waste your money buying the double! God help you if you need to contact customer support!

I purchased this to use every now and then when I’m planning to go out with my newborn twins. As I would much rather bottle feed them breast milk than formula.
It lost suction after about 6 uses . I tried to return it and found this quite difficult as Medela have made “rules” making it so the chemist’s don’t get reimbursed, unless they jump through hoops due to the large number of returns.
Very disappointed, I wish I just went with another brand

The machine works fine but even though I separate parts and wash in hot water after every use as directed, mould has still grown in the valves and tube connections. I am now having to buy a whole new valve from Medela. If I were to buy a new pump I would go for a "closed system" next time.

Hi, this oroduct was working fine but my wife has to use it very often and it lost its suction power although still making that usual noise but no auction power at all. I throwed oit the receipt too, Can this please be fixed ? 0470 373 436 can someone please contact

Overall I think that this is a very basic product that does an ok job but could be improved given its pretty steep price. If you need to pump occasionally then this pump is a good choice. However if you plan on pumping more than once per day then I wouldn't recommend this product.

Pros:
- Small and very portable - it can fit easily into your bag and doesn't take much room

- Can be powered by mains and batteries

- Easy to use

- Does the job but it is very slow (I get double the milk in the same amount of time when I use my Spectra pump) ...

I've only been pumping for about 5 months and now the milk in bubbling in the top and going up the tube. I looked at other reviews and apparently after 500 hours this is normal for it to start playing up. I'm very disappointed as I loved it before and now am going to buy an Avent one!

I purchased medela swing before my son was born at Baby bunting. I used 4 times a day then after 2 months it was broken. The suction was low. I could tell the sound was abnormal. I went through all the problems stated in the manual, but It wasn't the problem with the valve, membrane, shield, tube or connection. I went to Baby bunting to see if they could replace one for me. Since the machine was still turning on, the staff there was not sure if it was really broken. Lucky, when she phoned medela staff to go through the problems, the machine sto...

Used 2 years ago for about 3 months, then put into storage! Took out to prepare for second baby and realised I left batteries in (this caused corrision, and apparently there is guidelines in the manual ?who reads a manual with a newborn). Did not work.
Anyways contacted customer services who were less than helpful, and they didn't offer any sort of repair /deals!
Disappointed as it was expensive and barely used! Lookin into supporting a different brand

This pump was great when I first got it. I used to really like the Medela brand as it was the one I used in hospital after my baby was born. I hadn't used it long when it started turning off all the time. Sometimes it turns off 10 times a session. I told my friend and she said she has to hold the power cord in while using her medela mini electric. It was the second one she had bought with the same problem. I'd say it is quite a common fault.
Quiet, easy to use, small.
Power cord doesn't work, or dies after not long using it.

I managed to get some milk out but the cords attached to it were very stiff & keep falling off when I move to other positions, its fustrating at times. The suction was not as good as I can still feel more milk but was not able to get it out.
Did the job.
suction not strong, cords too tangly & keep on coming off.

I am so sad to give this product a poor review as I initially loved it. However I am now on my second pump, the first stopped working correctly after 4 months. It was replaced and just 2 months later the replacement started playing up. The problem is that it suddenly turns itself off mid pump and often won't restart for a few minutes. After doing this for several months (very, very irritating) it has now died completely. Medela have been good about replacing it but you have to jump through many hoops and argue with many people to get a replacem...

I didn't continue to use it, as I got better results from my hand pump. Not very impressed, but I'm sure that if I persisted with it, it would have been great.
the 2 phase pump helped with the let down. the automatic pump was easier on my hand than the manual. I could take batteries, so it was portable
Made a weird noise. I had very little control over the pace of suction. It was a bit fiddly with tube and getting position right

I bought my pump second hand after talking to a few women about theirs and although they all said it was great, I found it the opposite. I have been using a manual pump for years and wanted to upgrade to save my hands the strain but I found that the suction was very weak and so I got very little milk out each time I tried. I also tried putting the flexible shield from another brands pump onto the Swing which did help slightly but the lack of suction really made it difficult to use.
It's battery operated so you don't have to always find a power point
Everything else!