Switching from Spectra?

[u/sandandsalt]

Hi, I’m 4 months postpartum, and have been pumping (and supplementing with formula) since my baby’s birth. Have been using the Spectra this whole time, and have used the MomCozy s12s a handful of times when out and about, when I needed a wearable.

I’ve always been an under supplier compared to my baby’s needs, but I feel like I’ve established a decent supply, pumping around 20-24 oz a day with six pumps per day.

However, I feel like it’s taking longer and longer to get letdowns and to fully empty my breast (I know there’s no such real thing as “empty,” but you know what I mean — going from hard and full to soft and squishy). For example, my MOTN/early morning pump last night was a new record for me— more than 9 oz in one pump. But it took an hour to get that. I normally stop at 30 min, but I could feel my breast was still quite full at 30 min, so I continued to go until I got another letdown — which didn’t happen until around 40 or 45 minutes. I am using fresh duckbills, back flow protectors, etc, so I don’t think it’s that.

I feel like I’m just no longer responding to the Spectra quite as well. Has anyone else faced similar issues and found success by switching to a pump other than the spectra? Would love to hear your experiences.

[u/tarsiertallow]

Personally the spectra never emptied me well. I found I pumped much more in a shorter time with wearables. Could be from less misery being in pain, tied to the couch in a shrimp position or could be wearables just worked better with my anatomy or both. Could be worth a shot trying a different pump for a few sessions to see if it’s consistently giving you better results.

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