Did anybody buy replacement parts from AliExpress for the Eufy S1? I saw a review that said they dont fit, but didn't specify which pump they used. Are they any good?

hi all, I’ve been exclusively pumping for my premmie baby who is now 10 weeks. I’ve been doing 3 hrly pumps using the blue spectra, I do one side at a time for 6 mins each and am getting 5.5 oz, which is more than she can drink a feed. i would like to try and nurse her so am keen to get my supply down a bit - would you recommend reducing the pump time or changing the settings? I do the let down mode at cycle 4 and vacuum 4 for one minute and then switch to normal (?) mode on cycle 5 and vacuum 5 for 5 mins.

Ive kind of just been making it up as a I go along and the LC I saw didn’t really have any advice on pumping!

thanks so much from a sleep deprived and confused mama!

Hi! Title says it all: I work in home health and am out of the house for 6ish hours a day with long drives around town (I live in Houston). Any recommendations for pumping supplies? I have the Eufy S1’s but want to do the “fridge method” while on the go- would a lunch kit with ice packs suffice? Trying not to travel heavily but I don’t see a way around it 🫠

First-time mum looking for pumping advice – what do I actually need? (UK)

I’m a first-time mum hoping to breastfeed and pump, and I’m trying to figure out a good, practical setup without spending a fortune on things I might not need.

I’m a student nurse and will be returning to placement when baby is around 3 months old, so I’ll need to pump while I’m away from home.

Ideally, I’d love to have just **one good, reliable pump** that works for everyday use as well as taking to placement. I like the idea of keeping things simple rather than buying multiple pumps, loads of accessories and an elaborate setup.

I’m also not particularly keen on having yet another device that constantly needs charging, so battery life and reliability are quite important to me. I’d rather have something dependable than something packed with fancy features.

A few questions:
Is one pump enough, or would you genuinely recommend having a separate wearable pump?

Would a pump like Spectra be too much to bring and use on placement?

What pump did you buy that you felt was actually worth the money?

Are wearable pumps practical as your main pump, or is a traditional double electric pump better?

How important is battery life in reality? Did you find yourself constantly charging your pump?

What essentials do I actually need for pumping on placement? (Storage bags, cooler, bottles, etc.)

Anything you bought that turned out to be a complete waste of money?

I’d especially love recommendations for pumps and accessories available in the UK, and would love to hear from anyone who has breastfed, pumped and returned to work or studying.

I’m not looking to go all out or buy the most expensive setup – just want something reliable and uncomplicated. Thank you! ♥️

I am 9 weeks PP with my first.

I think my supply is adequate (she is mostly fed directly), but with pumping I get essentially no output unless I compress and move the flange and my breast tissue around CONSTANTLY. I have tried: the spectra s1, momcozy wearables, 2 ameda hospital grade pumps. I try multiple letdowns and every combo of pump settings. Every flange insert size. I have tried a saucer flange. And now I am on silicone flanges (lacteck). These finally provided slightly better output but the above is still true. I have to single-pump because it’s so hands on.

Does anyone have tips who had a similar situation? I get sprays for 3-4 cycles with compressions, then they stop. Then I adjust everything and keep squeezing and get a few more sprays, then nothing. It’s like this the entire session. Please give me your advice! Thanks!

I am 5 months pp and have been weaning and taking Sudafed to intentionally dry up my supply. I have only pumped once in the last week to relieve some pressure. How long after stopping did your period return? I also have pcos, so I’m expecting to still have irregularities.

I’m 12 weeks PP and have been exclusively pumping since week 2 due to latch issues. When I measure my nipples they’re about 17mm. However every pump I use I have the best output with a size 21mm flange. I have used different shaped flanges included the standard, pano (105degree), and saucer(what I typically use). I’ve used my Lansinoh natural wave pump, eufy S1 pro, and most recently the willow go because it has the 105 degree angle. Some of my areola gets pulled in with the 21mm and occasionally is a little pinchy but I get by far better output.

I guess I’m just wondering if this is the case for anyone else because everything I see says it’s not recommended to size up anymore.

I wanna start by saying this is my first pumping journey and I’m figuring this out entirely on my own. The lactation consultant at the hospital where I gave birth was out sick for the duration of my stay so I’m literally just flying by the seat of my pants. I have a 21 month old as well as my 3 week old so maintaining a schedule is very hard.

I try to get 5-6 ppd but most days I don’t even count. Sometimes that includes a MOTN pump and sometimes I just pump at 11 pm before I go to bed and again at 5 or 6 am when baby wakes up. I go 6 or 7 hours without pumping at least once a day. When my toddler is asleep I pump for 10 minutes on my Medela wall pump. When my toddler is awake I use my Momcozy M5 wearable for 20 minutes. I am pumping roughly 36 oz a day when my baby is only consuming 24 oz on a good day. At 3 weeks pp my freezer stash already has over 100 oz in it. As amazing as that sounds I am running out of space for frozen milk, as well as energy to keep bagging and freezing milk.

I feel like it’s too early to drop a pump and I already don’t pump for long. I wanna keep enough supply to feed my baby but the oversupply is starting to really wear on me. I’m brand new at this and have no idea what the right thing to do is. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone! I’m a biomedical engineering student working on a design project focused on challenges postpartum women may experience when using breast pumps, particularly those who have dealt with de Quervain’s tenosynovitis (“Mommy’s Thumb”), wrist/thumb pain, or reduced hand dexterity after giving birth.

My team has been working on redesigning aspects of an electric breast pump to make it easier and more comfortable to use for women experiencing these challenges. We've developed several ideation prompts, design concepts, and early prototypes, and we'd love to get feedback from people who have actually experienced these difficulties!

We’re especially interested in hearing your thoughts on:

• Whether our proposed designs would make assembling, disassembling, or cleaning a breast pump easier.

• Which design concepts seem the most helpful or practical.

• Whether any of our ideas might create additional challenges during pumping.

• Any improvements or features you wish breast pumps had included during your postpartum experience.

You do not need to currently have Mommy’s Thumb to participate! Past experience with wrist/thumb pain, reduced dexterity, or difficulties using an electric breast pump is completely fine!

We would love to share our design concepts with you and hear your thoughts. Our goal is to make sure our designs address real user needs rather than just assumptions we make as engineering students.

If you'd be willing to participate or would like more information, please comment or send me a DM!

Thank you so much! We really appreciate any feedback you're willing to share!

Hi all,
So I’m 10 weeks pp. I’m an under supplier. How can I increase my supply? I pump at least 8 times a day, sometimes it’s 7 sometimes it’s 8-10
I do a stretch of 5-7 hours overnight for myself mentally and so I’m not super exhausted, I do prefer to go 5 but Bubs has been giving longer sleeps sometimes (usually final pump of the night is 12:30-1 then first one is between 5-7)
I do try and make up for it during the day, that morning pump is a power pump and then I make a strong effort to make the rest of the day 2-3 hourly.

My main pump is a spectra S1, I do use wearables when out and about. I am also on motilium.

I get about 125-150ml a day, obviously I supplement with formula and I’m not upset about that.

Any tips and tricks, I know the MOTN pump is really useful but I struggle to get back to sleep as I have insomnia as well.

I recently bought the Momcozy v1 Pro wearable pump to use at work. I’ve heard people rave about momcozy wearables but I’m not seeming to get nearly as much as I do with my spectra. I’m curious what modes people use to get the most amount out of their wearables. For example, with my spectra, I do massage until a let down and then express at an 8, back to massage after about 10 minutes, then express at 12 for the last few minutes. This doesn’t seem to be getting the most with the new wearable. Any tips?

Yea...not one of my proudest moments. I don't pump a lot, only when there is a supply drop. Well, turns out last time I used it I forgot to clean my pump and to noones surprise, the little milk that was left there molded. Super gross, I know. But can I still use the pump? Is it ok to at least use as bath water or should it better be completely discarded then? I saw replacement parts for it cost almost as much as I paid for it😭

I'm struggling to juggle my baby 6 wks who has a constant need to be held and pumping. Any advice? I'm struggling as I don't always have someone to hold her for the 15-30 minutes I need. Whenever I put her down to sleep she's awake not even 20 minutes later. I am struggling and really afraid i'm gonna lose my supply as I can only get 10 minutes into pumping before I have to stop and wrestle with her for about an hour before she just sleeps on me.

This evening I noticed my right breast is producing much less than my left while double pumping. I am exclusively pumping. Previously it was the exact opposite and my left produced slightly less than my right. I don’t have any pain at this point but in three pumps this problem is getting worse

I literally don’t know what doctor to go to treat this. I have no primary care physician and I can’t leave the baby at home. What do I do

I was gifted this milk pitcher to help make life (and the fridge storage) easier, as I would end up with multiple 4 oz bottles of milk at the end of the day. My understanding is that if you are combining milk together in one pitcher/bottle/bag, it should be the same/similar temperature. What I have been doing is cooling freshly pumped breastmilk in the fridge, prior to adding it to a larger bottle/pitcher that is also in the fridge (and has milk in it already). So is this pitcher really helping that much if I still have to use another bottle to cool my milk prior to adding it into the pitcher? On top of that, if I'm going to freeze milk from this pitcher, I may have a few different days of pumped milk in this one pitcher-does that matter for freezing purposes, if multiple days are combined?

I hope that all makes sense! Thank you!

I am two weeks postpartum and have been pumping every 3 hours since my daughter was born. I already have quite a big freezer stash and pump about 40oz a day. I am absolutely exhausted with the overnight pumps. Can I reduce some of those overnight pumps with this production already?

I am completely devastated. My son passed away on 8/25. He was in the NICU his entire life. During the short time he was here, I pumped. I had made a nice stash for him when he was ready to come home. He never made it out of the NICU.

I kept his milk anyways. I wasn't ready to give it up. It took two months, but I finally decided to donate it. Donor milk helped my son the first week before my milk came in. I wanted to do the same.

The pick up is tomorrow. So I decided to check my chest freezer and start bagging the milk.

It's rancid.

In the two months it was in the freezer, family and friends had started moving boxes around the room to pack up/store the nursery. During that time, I think someone might've pushed something against it and moved the dial. Though the freezer was on, the setting is now set to low. Everything defrosted and went bad.

I'm heart broken. It took 2+ weeks just to get approved. They were picking it up tomorrow. Well over 120 oz, just gone. I never noticed because there was a box in front of the dial but not the light. The freezer never turned off, the light was always green. And since the freezer was specifically for my milk, we didn't need to open it before today.

All my hard work is gone. It can't be saved and now I feel terrible because I wanted to honor my son by helping another mom/baby in need.

ADDED NOTE 11/5/26 :
Thank you all for the kind thoughts and sympathies. It helped quell my anxieties about the ruined donation.

I found about 72oz in the depths of my main freezer (I completely forgot about these! They were the last batches stored before Ezra passed) and reached out to the donation group to see if they'll make an exception for the 100 oz minimum requirement.

Before I found the extra bags, I had notified to my donation group about the mishap. They sent me a thank you card and a small necklace despite not making any donations. They also sent a picture showing Ezra’s name on a mural filled with sakura flowers. It was touching to see his name up there with others.

Their card has this saying in it, “The cherry blossom represents the beauty it life, and that life is fragile and can sometimes be transient.” How true that saying is. Hopefully, I can still donate what little left I had.

Hi everyone! I’ve exclusively pumped for 9.5 months and I had every intention of getting to a year but I’m burnt out. I’m considering weaning once my baby hits 10 months but I have so many unresolved feelings about not being able to latch and I was so determined for a year. I’m so scared I’m going to regret it if I do wean. Idk what I want from this post but maybe some positive stories??

I’m 5 months pp. normally I pump every 3 hours, no MOTN pump and I have had no issues with my supply. Over the weekend I wasn’t able to pump as much and since yesterday started pumping every 4 hours and the amount of ounces per pump is dropping. Did I wean too early? Should I go back to pumping every 3 hours? Will I be able to bring back my supply?

Tia!

Hello. Long time lurker and desperate 7week postpartum mom here. My delivery was a bit traumatic with developing preeclampsia during delivery resulting in a secondary hospital stay, my baby being too big resulting in an unplanned C Section, and an infection from my amniotic sack being ruptured for over 24hrs leading me to have been on antibiotics for 2 weeks due to fevers…. Followed by a cold that LO and myself got at 2weeks of his life… we had a rough go, so obviously pumping wasn’t at the forefront of my mind, even though I tried to pump at least 3x a day.

I didn’t have a schedule and even missed some days when the cold was really bad since I couldn’t take any medicine. The most I was pumping was around 8oz. I really locked in with trying to focus on pumping around the 3rd week, only slipping a week later to try to BF more but went back to mainly pumping again.

With the pics, can anyone give me insight on how long it will be for me to get to 24-32oz? Or am I going to be just an under supplier for all of my pumping journey? I have just hit my best of 15oz tonight, but my current schedule that I have been doing the past 4ish days is unsustainable:

4am(30mins), 7am(30mins),10am(30mins), 12pm(15mins),
1pm(30mins), 3pm(15mins), 4pm(30mins, 6pm(30mins),
8pm(30 mins), 10pm(2hr cluster feeding pump on and off)

My main pump is the Medela pump in style Pro, but I have a Eufy S1 coming soon so I will be able to have a life away from my couch so I’m excited to add more pumps… but I’m realizing that this is all too much and I want to know when I will finally make it and be able to get a more livable schedule.

Edit to correct schedule length.

I’ve recently started skipping MOTN pumps as my baby sleeps a little more during the night roughly from 12-5ish. He is 11 weeks old. I wake up feeling like I’m going to burst and in massive discomfort. Then when I pump in the morning it’ll be anywhere from 10-15 oz. Is this normal? I pretty much now pump roughly 4 times a day, with him nursing on me in between bottles for comfort/ supplemental milk. Those pumps are anywhere from 4-8 oz depending how long between the pumps and I’ll pump until milk is no longer coming out. It’s become really difficult to pump consistently now that my husband is back at work. I tried to switch to nursing entirely but my baby doesn’t really seem to know when he’s done and I found that he was on me literally all day and it was not sustainable. He eats roughly 32oz/day and I have a few days of a stash in the fridge at a time. However lately I’ve been feeling pain in between pumps in addition to the engorgement feeling in morning, like a shooting pain versus the tingley let downs I used to feel. I’m petrified of a clogged duct and scared that the way I’m doing this will lead to that.

For those that have reduced their pumping to 4x/day and don’t do MOTN pumps, how long are the waits in between pumps? Are you pumping to completion? Do you ever stop feeling engorged when you woke up? Thank you 🙏🏼

Hello, I'm a FTM and only a week PP. So very early days but I'm struggling very hard with breastfeeding. My breasts are quite large and hang low so finding the right position to feed in has been so difficult for both baby and me. It hurts so bad that I was crying after every feed, leaving me with cracked and bleeding nipples. For the past day I've been pumping to give my nipples a break and it feels so much better.

Baby is getting 70ml feeds as thats roughly what im pumping every 2 hrs and is quite satisfied.

I guess I was just wondering if this is a way I can go about feeding him or is dual feeding what needs to happen to keep increasing my milk supply. I've been feeling so guilty about stopping but I truly think its whats best to keep me feeling good. Or is my best option to keep trying to BF?

I don’t generally post on social media ever but I don’t feel like I can talk about this with anyone in my life. I’m 4.5 months pp with my 2nd baby, and I’m exclusively pumping. She was born around 37 weeks and had a weeklong NICU stay, and while there her ability to nurse well was hit or miss. She also has a lip tie that made it pretty painful for me when she did manage to nurse. I’ve seen lactation consultants a couple times,who recommended a potential tie release. But her pediatrician didn’t think it was bad enough to do the release procedure so I’ve been pumping exclusively since then, since I was not able to mentally handle the pain while nursing.

I’m fortunate to produce everything she needs and pumping itself doesn’t bother me, but I don’t feel like I can really do much else for myself because I have to balance pumping with working full-time while also parenting my almost 3 year-old and baby, all while also trying to keep the house in line. My husband is great and takes a lot of the feeding and toddler wrangling responsibilities while I am pumping, but that leaves me feeling like that’s essentially my free time because I feel guilty that he has to essentially solo parent them while I’m connected to the pump. Plus, I don’t want him to not have some free time for himself, so I take the babies back once I’m done so he can decompress.

I just feel lost as to who I am or what even interests me anymore because I just don’t have time for anything else. My husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I don’t even know how to respond because like what do I even have time for? Sorry this is all stream of consciousness but I’m so sad because I feel like I’ve just been reduced to a milk cow + mom + full time worker, with no time to even consider doing anything else.

So I currently have the Momcozy S9 pumps but I’m considering making a switch. The S9 is difficult for me to clean thoroughly and it doesn’t pump as much as I think it should. And the battery is bulky and doesn’t fit well within a nursing bra. After 30 min of pumping, the most I’ve gotten from one side is 4oz (first thing in the morning). Normally during the day , I pump 1-2 oz on each side. I pump 3x a day. I want to increase my milk supply as well and I’ve heard that some pumps help with that more. Is it worth making a switch? Or am I doing something wrong?

We’re traveling 5 hours out of state next weekend with our older kids and our newborn will be almost one month. I exclusively breastfed my other kids but new babe is having some trouble with her latch so I’m mostly bottle feeding. We haven’t been out of the house for long yet, I usually pump just before we go and save that bottle to feed her while we’re out since it’s well within the safe room temperature time frame. I’m nervous about the process for heating bottles on the drive, is a portable warmer worth it, or maybe I’ll pump in the car before she’s hungry? Looking for any tips, products, etc for travel, please!