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r/workingmoms • … • u/zavrrr

Pump recommendations (baby #2, not great producer, hybrid with private office)

Hi everyone, I'm officially in my 3rd trimester with baby #2 and looking to order a new pump through my insurance. With my first I had a Spectra S2 that I was basically happy with and still have (when this baby is born it will have been a bit under 2 years since I stopped pumping). I'm waffling between getting another Spectra (probably the S1 this time), or upgrading (at a cost) to a wearable since I do still have the other one to fall back on.

Some additional context: with my first, I was basically a "just enough" producer - I had to pump 4 times per work day to get enough to send to daycare and never had more than a day or two's supply of extra milk in my freezer. But I did make it his whole first year without supplementation! So I'm nervous that I might invest in a wearable and then not have it be effective enough to be useful. I have small breasts and nipples and needed smaller flanges with my Spectra. I also wfh 2 days per week and have a private office where I can pump while I work the other 3 days...being able to move around while pumping isn't a big need, although I could certainly see it being a bit more convenient.

Even just having a second Spectra will be more convenient for me this time since I can leave one at the office and one at home and not have to haul as much stuff! But, just trying to get some idea of whether there's really any significant benefit to a wearable (and particularly to paying extra for one) given my situation. And if I go that way, which wearables do you all like and think are worth the higher price tags?

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