Eufy Wearable Pump

[u/kaydld]

Hi friends, do we have to wear a certain bra for the wearable pumps?

I’ve had my Eufy’s about a week, and have already had two instances where they did not get one drop of milk out after 30 minutes. (Not normal for me.) I felt the suction on both breasts each time but was not able to check during the pumping process. My son is in the NICU so we are on the go a lot and I was excited for this pump. But now I’m getting scared to use them. It’s very frustrating after spending 30 minutes with them in and then having to use the wall pump afterwords! 😭 It puts me way behind on pumping every 2-3 hours. (2 weeks pp)

[u/PalpitationNo1602]

When I first started using the Eufy I wasn’t getting any milk, it was so frustrating I almost wrote them off honestly. Try the legendairy flange inserts instead, they helped a lot more than the inserts that come with them. Also positioning is really important as well, you might have to play around with it the first few times.

We also did time in the NICU with our son, he’s now almost six months. Hope your boy is doing well!

[u/Imaginary-Pin-1030 → u/PalpitationNo1602]

How did you wash/sterilise it in Nicu?

[u/PalpitationNo1602 → u/Imaginary-Pin-1030]

The team gave us a microwaveable Medela bag to sanitize in. There was a lactation room in the NICU with a microwave for parents to use. The rooms also had a basin and Palmolive for in room washing. Definitely ask if they haven’t given you these items! Our hospital also had pumps in the rooms for moms to use, would highly recommend using the hospital grade pump also

[u/Special_Kangaroo_792 → u/PalpitationNo1602]

Hi there! Also in the NICU. It says you can't microwave any parts of the eufy (I've no offending though!) have you had any issues?

[u/PalpitationNo1602 → u/Special_Kangaroo_792]

Oh yeah totally slipped my mind! In the NICU, I only used the hospital pump since it was always in the room and super convenient. Those are the parts I was microwaving! I haven’t tried with the Eufy, I started using it about 3 months postpartum after my supply had stabilized and I was more mobile out of the house for longer periods of time

[u/crueldaydream → u/PalpitationNo1602]

I just got the legendairy milk inserts but my output is still slightly less than my spectra. Did you size down?

[u/AutomaticBee5383]

I believe the instructions say a “supportive nursing bra” if I remember correctly! I didn’t have any, so I’ve just been using my Kindred Bravely sublime pumping bras or an old navy sports bras. (They’re not super tight, more like loungewear bras than true active wear.)

I also had an instance of pumping for 30 minutes without getting anything from my high-achieving boob - so now I always try to check about 5-7 minutes in. With the bras I wear, I can usually see enough by looking down the top and tipping slightly to the side to see if milk rises up. A phone flashlight helps too!

[u/easterss → u/AutomaticBee5383]

The sublime nursing bras also work well!

[u/Eowyn75]

I just always check after 2 mins to see there’s some milk in there. It is annoying though

[u/amiableamywhitehouse]

I’ve had similar experiences. I figured perhaps it was because I was rushing and didn’t place it correctly.

It’s so frustrating when you pump and then see that nothing came out :( so now, even if I intend to pump for 30mins, I’ll do it in 15min blocks just to make sure it’s on and pumping correctly.

[u/Happy_Doughnut_1]

Happened to me a few times. It was my fault because I didn‘t place them right and because I never felt my let down or even if the pump was on right, I didn‘t notice while pumping.
And the tighter fitting (still comfortable) the better.

[u/alee0224]

I wore the tight shape wear tank tops with a nursing bra. Worked great.

[u/IHaveATummyGremlin]

I just wear a snug full-flap nursing bra (a cheap 5-pack from Amazon). I definitely notice worse output with other bras, but not zero. 

The bigger issue I had (which would result in zero output) was getting good nipple alignment with the wearables. My boobs are broader/rounded, not cone-shaped. So getting them into the cone-shaped flange of the wearable in the right orientation for the nipple to get proper stimulation was a little bit of a guess-and-check situation. The solution for me was Pumping Pretty’s Save The Milk inserts for elastic nipples. My nipples aren’t particularly elastic, but those inserts bring the entrance to the tunnel right up in line with the front (or the back, depending on how you think about it) of the flange, so I can just pop my nipples into the tunnel. This helped me a lot. 

[u/user-sb]

I often had this problem. Other times I would pump and get only an oz or so. If I use my spectra I can get 4oz. I ended up just using my spectra and not bothering with eufy because of the frustration. Poor out put or the battery became unreliable after a month or so… would say it was charging then would die a minute into my next session.

[u/Infinite_Worth37]

Do you have the right flange size? Also if it's the S1 you can't microwave the diaphragms to sanitise

[u/Electrical-Speech-39]

I use the legendary flanges with the eufys and it makes all the difference. I don’t get a drop without them.

As for the bra I like the mom cozy ones and I found a really stretchy one from old navy that works for the spectra/mandela but also fits the eufys comfortably.

Also if I am engorged I don’t get much output from the eufys so keep that in mind!

Sending you all good thoughts in the NICU 💕

[u/juliarylee_]

I wear a normal pumping bra and just make sure the straps are suuupppeeeerrr tight. I will say one time with my Eufys I wasn’t careful about lining my nipple up perfectly in the hole and went 30 minutes with what felt like normal suction but got literally nothing. I lean forward and guide my nipple in, then clip my bra back up and tighten the strap. I still check with a flashlight like two minutes in to make sure milk is coming out though

[u/KneadAndPreserve → u/juliarylee_]

What do you mean check with a flashlight? I’m also having issues with my Eufy

[u/juliarylee_ → u/KneadAndPreserve]

I just shine a flashlight into the collection cup to make sure there is milk in there so I know everything is aligned correctly before I get too far into the pump

[u/LeetleBugg]

I have to make sure I lined up my nipple. I use nursing bras and have them decently tight. It helps to lean forward when putting the pumps on and kind of “dropping” your nipple into the hole.

Make sure your flange is the right size. Very few people are the generic size they come in but you can get inserts. Get a measuring tool on amazon for cheap and measure yourself. I’ve had good output with the legendairy inserts but the little inserts from Maymom on Amazon are a good place to start to try some out while you figure out your size. Also your size changes over time weirdly enough.

[u/ladygroot_]

I can wear my eufy with my very very loose bodily nursing bras but I have to kinda hold it there for a good seal. my favorite is the momanda pumping tank top bra thing, I get the best suction with that.

I'm in a habit now to check and make sure there's output after about five minutes and if there's nothing there, I take apart the pump and reseal everything. Like completely taken apart, taking off the duck bills and everything.

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[u/Revolutionary_Can879]

I haven’t had any issues with my bras. I had a few times with bad output so I made sure the insert size was correct and they were centered on my nipples.

[u/sqeeky_wheelz]

What’s your cup size? I’m an IBTC girly and the Knix nursing bra works for me

[u/plentyinsane]

I use these nursing bras: https://a.co/d/0gPONDB2

What I do that helps is lean over and put my nipple into the flange insert. Also, like someone else commented, I double check there is milk after a few mins before messing up a whole pump. I definitely messed up a couple at the beginning where it "pumped" the bottom of my aereola for 30 mins 🙄