When I heard the phrases “portable pump,” I imagined one thing small. I initially bought the traditional Spectra S1 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) just a few weeks earlier than my little one arrived final summer time, however I used to be shocked how giant it was. Sure, I might stroll round with it and wasn’t tethered to the wall—however I wasn’t hands-free, since one hand needed to carry the pump, and leaving the home meant packing the largest diaper bag we owned.
I wished one thing that I might extra simply transfer round in, and simply pack if I wanted to pump on the go. And I ended up discovering that in a special pump: the Pumpables Genie Advanced. It’s small, however highly effective, straightforward to put on, and most significantly, snug to pump with.
I came upon about this from one other mother on-line. I noticed her posting movies from her automotive whereas pumping with the Genie Advanced, and I used to be amazed at how small and handy her pump seemed. So I needed to attempt it for myself.
Pint-Sized Power
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Like different moveable pumps, the Genie Advanced is damaged down into two major areas: the motor, which pumps milk, and the defend/bottle that catches the expressed milk. It’s a conveyable pump relatively than a wearable one, so it expresses milk into hooked up bottles that sit exterior the bra (and requires a pumping bra).
The Genie’s pump is a small measurement—only some inches tall in comparison with bigger moveable pumps. But it is heavy. It felt a bit like holding three iPhones stacked on high of each other. It comes with a clip and a lanyard, so you may clip it to your garments or put on it round your neck. With the load of it, the lanyard feels somewhat extra secure, but it surely’s additionally somewhat heavy across the neck because of the lanyard’s skinny strap.
It’s additionally highly effective, with letdown (or stimulation) and expression modes, and a wide range of suction ranges that Pumpables says can attain as much as 330 mmHg—greater than common fashions just like the Spectra S1 and Medela Pump in Style.
There’s a display screen on the pump, so you may see how lengthy you’ve got been pumping and what mode you are on. Below the display screen are buttons that management the suction stage and circulate type. To truly begin and cease pumping, although, you will use the small energy button on the facet of the system. And despite the fact that it is so small, I did handle to jostle the button as soon as whereas attempting to clip it to my hip.
The Genie Advanced will not change by itself from letdown to expression, although. You’ll have to try this your self. But you may document a most popular program—utilizing the small “P” button on the facet of the pump—for it to run with the identical settings and time in every mode, which is nice if you know the way lengthy you prefer to pump for.
Super Shield
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When I consider using the Genie Advanced, I consider the defend equipment. Pumpables calls it the Liquid Kit, and it comes bundled with the pump.
