We know it can get confusing looking at all the different models
of breast pumps, and a lot
of people often ask me to compare.
The Medela Swing and the Avent Electric are very similar breast
pumps.
Both of these are suited for mothers that need to express
frequently, like 2 or more times per day for an ongoing
timeframe.
So here are just our thoughts on the two.
Both the Swing and the Avent Electric are easy to use with one
hand. And they are both reasonably quiet, like you could use it
while talking on the phone and no one would really know what you
are doing. Some of the other breast pumps we have would be far too
noisy to use on the phone.
Both models are BPA free.
The Swing breast pump is fast at expressing milk, because it has
the 2-phase method which stimulates milk let down. Then when your
milk has let down, you push another button and the pump goes into a
slower longer rhythm. Both of these modes mimic how baby sucks.
The Avent Electric can be used as a manual breast pump (which
the Swing cant) which is handy if there is ever a power cut. Also
with this one you start using the pump as a manual and then when
you are comfortable you push the button and the pump continues at
whichever speed you were doing.
They are both very good pumps, and are similarly priced.
Medela products fit bottles with narrow necks (so you can even
buy non-branded bottles and they will fit the pump). Whereas
Avent products only fit the wide neck Avent brand bottles, there is
no ability to interchange.
All with 1 year warranty also and have spare parts
available too.
We have some other tips to help you decide which breast pump to
buy. Or if you are still not sure, please contact us and
we can sort it out for your needs.