Do the flanges on the Avent Isis iQ Duo Twin Breast Pump work for large breasts? I was curious to see if this pump would work good for a women with large breasts?
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Honestly, the 24 mm shields don't work with MOST breasts. However, there is a great aftermarket product that does work with the Avent Isis pump and every pumping mom should own anyhow. www.pumpinpal.com (no, I do not own the company -- just a satisfied customer!) The shields fit into the Avent shields and they actually "engulf" more breast tissue than a standard shield so you'll find you get more milk anyhow. Highly, highly recommended. I get so much more milk with the Avent Isis/Pumpin Pal combination than even with a rented Medela Symphony and the Pumpin Pal Super Shields. The Avent Isis is SO worth it -- you just need to buy the aftermarket shields (also, get a Simple Wishes bra!)
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I didn't have that particular brand of pumping bra but I used it with my homemade pumping bra( I just use a sports bra with holes cut in it) and it works. It is a little trickier to get the flange through the hole because it is attached to the valve piece, unlike the medela flanges that detach from the valve portion, but I was able to do it with a little bit of wiggling. If the hole on the bra is very small with no give it might be difficult, you might have to cut the holes larger or get a different hands free solution.
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I wear a 38DD and these were too big for me and uncomfortable. I always recommend Pumpin' Pal flanges. The website tells you how to measure for the right size and the shape is much more comfortable! http://www.pumpinpal.com/
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Born free sells an adapter that fits the wide neck bottle and screws into the bottom of most breast pumps. I've used the adapter with Medela and Ameda pumps. The only complaint on my end is the glass bottles can be heavy while your're pumping and they're not ideal to store milk; I used them only for non-freezing or I used the plastic bottles.
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I dont know. I didnt have that pump. I mostly used them as a bottle with a nipple. Its been about 4 years since I used these. I remember we really liked them.
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It's really up you what you like better. I bought a double breast pump thinking that at work every day, this would be faster. The one I bought had attachments to turn it into a hand pump in case of no electricity. I tried both ways and decided that I like the hand pump (single breast) better and I can use the other hand to continue working. The single pumps are usually cheaper but if this isn't an issue and getting it done faster is more appealing, then buy a double. This is the one I bought. Philips Avent ISIS iQ Duo Twin Electric Breast Pump, BPA Free - White It's really up you what you like better. I bought a double breast pump thinking that at work every day, this would be faster. The one I bought had attachments to turn it into a hand pump in case of no electricity. I tried both ways and decided that I like the hand pump (single breast) better and I can use the other hand to continue working. The single pumps are usually cheaper but if this isn't an issue and getting it done faster is more appealing, then buy a double. This is the one I bought. Philips Avent ISIS iQ Duo Twin Electric... » Read More It's really up you what you like better. I bought a double breast pump thinking that at work every day, this would be faster. The one I bought had attachments to turn it into a hand pump in case of no electricity. I tried both ways and decided that I like the hand pump (single breast) better and I can use the other hand to continue working. The single pumps are usually cheaper but if this isn't an issue and getting it done faster is more appealing, then buy a double. This is the one I bought. Philips Avent ISIS iQ Duo Twin Electric Breast Pump, BPA Free - White « Show Less
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I have never used Avent breast pump so I'm not sure. But I think Avent and medela bottles are different in size of the collar :)
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It should say the size on the shield that you have, but in most cases they do give the wrong size at the hospital. A good size of the areola needs to be pulled into the tunnel. Is your nipple free of pain? If not wrong size and it could mean clogged ducks.I am not sure this one is the largest but I could not find one bigger. I would stop using the small one for sure, because it will slow down your milk supply. It is worth trying this one out. And I could not find this size at any local stores neither. Hope this helps!
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No. Wierd enough, Medela, the breastmilk-pumps specialists are selling horrible nipples.Either move to Calma which fits the Medela bottle, and is actually one of the best, if not the best, nipple available for breastmilk bottle-feeding.Or, switch to another bottle and nipple (you'll have to pass the milk from the pump's bottle to the other).I used the second solution, and moved to MAM's bottles and nipples. Didn't regret that decision.
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Also, consider getting the freemies hands free pumping flange attachments if you will be doing a lot of pumping. Tgey work much better than a hands free bra.
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yes. my bra is from 'pump ease' and it works fine. I am pretty sure these would work with most styles of pumping bra
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NO. You will need a valve like the following listing Maymom Pump Valves for Philips AVENT ISIS Breast Pumps; Duckbills to Replace Philips AVENT Valves Used in Manual, Single Electric Breastpump and Twin Electric Breast Pumps Valves (aka Avent Duckbills or Philips Valves or Avent ISIS Valves); 4 Pieces in Retail Package (Factory Sealed).
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Unfortunately these will not work on the Avent ISIS IQ (classic and not new "comfort") breast pump. The Avent plastic trumpet has a hole that the Avent duck bill valve presses into, the valve having a collar that protrudes into the hole. The Ameda valves appear to fit over a collar as they have nothing that protrudes from them that would fit up into the hole on the AVENT trumpet piece. I was bummed these didn't work, the AVENT ones are very hard to find now. You can get them direct from Philips but the price is outrageous and they are sold each valve. Sad.
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I am the product designer for Pumpin' Pal. There are some moms that have a Spectra pump and the Pumpin' Pals fit well but there seems to be inconsistency from the Spectra manufacturing of the pump because there are other some moms that received Spectra flanges with their pump that don't accommodate the Pumpin' Pals. Since we can't assure that any mom has the ones that work we are saying that we don't fit Spectra:-(
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The 24mm (Medium) size shields come with the pump. having the correct size shield is a big part of getting good flow from the breast. i started off with the mediums but I purchase my own Large size shields at Babies R Us and it made a huge difference.
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I'm pretty sure they are compatible with all Medela pumps. I use mine with the freestyle and symphony. Also, they seem to be "universal" in terms of taking generic nipples, such as nipples from nuby.
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Yes, that's why I bought them. Works great, I've been using my medela pump with my avent bottles for almost 6 months now.