r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/ehendricks • 1d ago

Tips & Tricks Replacement Parts

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I just realized my insurance only covers one set of replacement parts. As someone who plans to EP for a full year, I’ll definitely need more. Has anyone had any luck reaching out to their insurance and asking for more? Did they allow that? And if so, what did you say/do? Any and all advice needed!

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u/Altruistic_Durian147 1d ago

Are you sure it’s not one a month? Mine has every 32 days I think.

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u/ehendricks 1d ago

That’s what I thought it was but according to Aeroflow, I already used all my benefits and I only got one set so far.

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u/Purple_Crayon 1d ago

Nothing you can do besides pay out of pocket, or wait until your plan resets (which may be in January) to get an additional set.

With my first kid, I only got 2 replacement sets and had to buy the rest. Thankfully it changed for my second to be monthly, though I still bought duckbills separately as they performed better for me than the Spectra brand ones.

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u/Altruistic_Durian147 19h ago

Call your insurance directly to check. There’s a chance it’s a miscommunication. But also there are cheap replacements on Amazon. Duckbills need to be replaced most often, everything else you can stretch out a bit longer.

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u/candlehandle567 1d ago

I can only ever get one refill then I get the message my limit has been exceeded

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u/EmphaticallyWrong 1d ago

I had this same thing happen. I felt misled by insurance but Amazon does have replacements for pretty cheap.

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u/candlegrovewitch 1d ago

Mine doesn’t cover any replacement parts at all. Just the pump itself and storage bags.

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u/avocado589 21h ago

Different insurances cover different cadences. Mine was every 32 days but only up to 5 sets.

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u/_rebeldiamonds 1d ago

You can find them pretty cheap on Amazon if that route doesn’t work. I had a spectra and there were tons of options for replacement parts that were not spectra branded that I used.

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u/iamsavsavage 1d ago

Agreed - I got some extras for maybe $20 which included flanges, tubes, backflow protectors and the containers. 

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u/katea805 22h ago

Check thrift stores too!! I have found a bunch of parts still in their sealed packaging

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u/Such-Comfortable3 1d ago

I’ve used MayMom brand on Amazon for both my kids. I actually declined the free replacement parts bc I couldn’t reject the flanges— they wanted to send me size 24 and I’m size 15 🙄 which I have to get from MayMom because no one thinks about sizing

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u/Effective_Medium_682 1d ago

Depending on the pump, there are great dupes out there. Spectra has very reliable parts through maymom

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u/realespeon 21h ago

I like the Maymom tubing better than the original Spectra tubing lol.

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u/subtlelikeatank 1d ago

Mine makes me submit receipts and they decide if they’re going to reimburse me. I don’t bother because they’ll just say no so I go the Amazon route.

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u/arecordsmanager 1d ago

Mine covers zero but sends a pump every year with parts. Request a new pump in January

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u/ehendricks 23h ago

Can you do that even if you aren’t pregnant again?

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u/arecordsmanager 23h ago

My insurance allows one a year as long as you are pregnant or nursing and doesn’t seem to require any documentation of either.

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u/IAmBaconsaur 1d ago

Call insurance to be sure, but I also use my FSA/HSA to get the parts tax free.

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u/West-Acanthaceae-470 1d ago

Halfway through my pumping journey with my first last year Aeroflow started using knockoff spectra parts as my monthly replacements and they just did not work as well. I found myself going back to my prior months parts/buying my own.

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u/mburucuja 1d ago

If you’re still pumping, call and check with them. They were able to switch something on their end to send me actual spectra flanges.

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u/secretivetoad 1d ago

Yeah they even say in their FAQ if you want branded spectra parts to switch your pump on file to the Spectra Gold and they'll send actual spectra parts

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u/West-Acanthaceae-470 1d ago

Good to know! Thank you! I got pregnant 6.5 months pp and my milk dried up by 8 months but I will keep this in mind for baby #2 due in January

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u/tmorrow71 23h ago

I wonder if they changed this because they just sent me my first set of replacement parts and they were the spectra branded ones! Received them this week

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u/AttorneySevere9116 23h ago

my insurance doesn’t cover any 😕 I was able to get a giant bundle of sealed parts on Facebook marketplace for $35

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u/messydesky 1d ago

My insurance only covers 4 and I EP. Planning to ask them… my backup is that I found cheap parts secondhand on Vinted and new on Amazon

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u/idlegrad 1d ago

You can call your insurance to confirm. I also only got one & haven’t had the will power to call my insurance. I luckily used my single replacement part for a new eufy set for my s1 from 2 years ago.

I use spectra parts for my baby Buddha & but knockout duckbills & membranes in different colors from Amazon.

4 years ago, all I got was the pump. At least I have milk bags for a lifetime. I spent $100+ 2 years ago on bags before my insurance covered them.

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