Medela Pump In Style - Advanced

Updated for 2009, the Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump has all the same great features as the original plus some new, thoughtful additions. The pump comes in a roomy, newly designed shoulder bag with an integrated pump motor. Plus, you get a matching removable cooler and ice pack that chills milk for up to 12 hours. Also new: This model allows you to toggle between two pumping modes for a gentler transition, using a revolutionary technology that mimics your baby's nursing pattern: Let-down Mode simulates your baby's initial rapid suckling for faster milk flow; Expression Mode mimics your baby's slower, deeper suckling for maximum milk flow in less time. It also comes with an AC adapter and battery pack, so you have two ways to use your pump: battery power or plugged into an electrical outlet. Pump In Style Advanced - Shoulder Bag

Pump in Style Original 2005

The Medela Pump in Style Advanced model is the latest offering from Medela. It's claim to fame is the Natural Expression technology that it partly shares from the Symphony breast pump.

Natural Expression (on the Advanced) is a one size fits all.

• You have no choice but to use the Natural Expression with the advanced. Medela does not include seperate pump speed and vacuum control dials like it does on it's other pumps.
• the Natural Expression is on a 2 minute timer. If let-down occurs sooner you can't easily stop the first part of the Natural Expression. This may cause the mother to not pump the hind milk.
• Quality control does not seem to be as good as it is with the Original or the Traveler. We have a good number of mother's call us to complain about some part of the Advanced model not working right. The good news is that Medela is a good company and has either replaced or otherwise solved each problem to the satisfaction of our customers.
• The Pump in Style Advanced is pricey. Especially when you understand how to better replecate the Natural Expression by using either the Original or the Pump in Style Traveler.

Medela is a class act and will stand behind their product. If you feel you need the Natural Expression technology and price is not much of an object - go for the Symphony. It is a much better pump for many reasons than the Medela Advanced.

If you want an affordable pump that can be hand tuned so that it performs in a similar fashon to the Advanced verson of Natural Expression then take a long hard look at the Original or the Traveler breast pumps. It is hard to go wrong with either of the two (we have a slight preference for the Traveler).