second hand breast pump

nuttykat

Hi all,

Hoping for some reassurance (should probably have done my research first!) have just bought a second hand medela freestyle as had been renting the hospital grade one until this week. I never even thought that there would be an issue but am now freaking out that the freestyle is single use not like the hospital grade one. Has anybody here bought a second hand pump? Any issues? Did u buy new tubing and membranes?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

afkasurfjunkie

i already had the tubing and membranes which i had been given in hospital so i just used those.

Moonbeam

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/tips-and-solutions/14/can-i-buy-or-borrow-a-pre-owned-breastpump .
I used other peoples and they used mine and I sold one of mine on after.

How Strange

I bought a secondhand one on my daughter as they were almost €200 new. I had all the tubing etc from my old pup. I've always loaned mine to friends to save them the expense of buying one

crazy cat lady

The medela is a closed circuit pump so no milk goes in to the actual pump. If you have your own tubing I wouldn't worry at all.

I bough my medela 2nd hand and I'm a midwife too if that's any reassurance!