Elvie Stride Hospital-Grade, App-Controlled Breast Pump - Hands-Free, Wearable, Ultra-Quiet & Electric with 2-Modes, 10-Settings & 5oz Capacity per Cup

I am happy with this pump for my portable pump! I was recommended this pump by my OBGYN who got this pump because she is on her feet all day/active and I'm glad I went for it. So far I have been able to produce as much or more than my Spectra 1, which is fantastic. The benefit on top of it is that I can be hands free. The tubes and motor with the clip do not bother me, as the results are exactly what I need. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to be hands-free and pump. I will say, it's not very discreet, but it is really quiet.

After 4 days of testing the spectra..vs the Elvie Stride (my opinion - take it/leave it and be sure to test what is best for you)..I am a business owner and in front of a computer all day..so this is for the modern working EP.1. Output. Down with the Spectra S1 by about 2 ounces compared to Elvie Stride (contrary to what LC told me would happen indicating the only way I will fully empty is with a spectra s1...wrong.. - - remember to always test out what is best for you). Where is there a breast pump testing subscription...lets go Amazon...get this rolling so we can try out breast pumps since there are only about 100 freaking pumps on the market. Goodness.2. The traditional flanges are not for me…the pumping bra (still can’t get the flanges to be secured in the kindred bravely pumping bra3. Tubing sucks on spectra - I could not walk around it gets caught on everything and moves the flange from the nipple. So many times this happened to me but I also need to sit my butt down but who has time to be sitting for 30 straight minutes in the optimal position when having trad'l flanges on...! 4. Cleaning - bulky parts - Elvie has less and stores in the fridge with the fridge hack better in the elvie plus bag it comes with..throw the cups in there...and then throw them in the fridge - nice!5. Discreet - way better with the Elvie cups..these flanges are frankly in the way! I go out for walks with the elvie stride cups, I am on calls, I just look busty.6. Power/comfortable - Elvie cups are better for me, Flanges are so uncomfortable and I have to haul around that huge power machine7. Mobile/hands free - could not type- awkward with spectra - I forget the elvie cups are on when typing/working.8. Sitting position - have to have shoulders back with spectra otherwise milk seems to back up if not leaning forward frequently..9. Sound - Elvie quieter10. Power…I find it to be the same.. the hub on Elvie Stride is powerful..the optimal settings I have had to do is stimulation for 2 minutes..then expression upped from 5-6 on Elvie and now more milk.11. Charges - more charging on stride, less on Spectra12. How often - Yield is far better now and always going 30 minutes, with 2.75 hour frequency and by 3 hr mark pumping for 30 minutes…at 25 min my yield goes down and it took me a week to get it back!! My last pump has been at 8pm and my next pump is at 7am and can maintain at this volume with the first pump in morning being a “Power Pump”—google for the cycle..total with rests is 60 min. Earlier the pump the better..if I could just get up earlier like I use to…if I started my pump session at 530a wow the milk would be higher and still a good yield a few hours later. It is lower the later you go in the AM since prolactin is dropping..now that all makes sense why I had good milk yields when I was up with Fred at 1am and 5am! 13. beau cushions work great with elvie stride - more comfortable, too!

I am a first time mom, but this is my second pump. I was lucky enough to be able to work remotely with my little one so I didn’t have to worry about this until I did. For my first two months back at work I pumped with my spectra and could not, no matter how hard I tried give enough time to pumping to produce enough milk for my girl while still being able to devote enough of my time to work. My search ensured. I could not afford a willow despite how much I wanted one, but after days of reading reviews I decided to buy the Elvie. On my first pump at work after a very short test drive at home, I found that it worked incredibly well. The suction was better than the spectra, the motor was quiet enough that I could work while using it, and best of all I wasn’t stuck in a quiet dark room for 30 minutes at a time unable to properly perform my work. There are two very small drawbacks. The plugs do pop off easily, but when open make lining the flanges up easy. The second, and it’s only happened once, but losing six ounces of milk makes me obligated to mention that the seal wasn’t perfectly lined up so when I pulled it out of my bra it opened and I lost every drop. With a girl who now goes through 24 ounces at daycare I can’t afford to lose any milk let alone six ounces. This was a learning experience for how I remove it and it hasn’t happened again. Overall this is a very, very good pump and I would definitely recommend it!

Easy to clean. Easy to assemble. Easy to use. The pump is very quiet, I wear it in my office at work. I like the measurements on the side of each cup to show me how much I've pumped.