The Symphony Breast Pump works really quietly and it comes with a warranty of three years from Medela and hospital-grade performance. The latest addition to Medela's range of breast pumps, the Symphony, is the consequence of an extensive research performed by the distinguished lactation researcher Peter Hartman, PhD. You will find the Natural Expression™ two-step pumping system that has made Medela such a popular company in this double (or single) pump that is known as the Symphony Pump.
The Natural Expression™ two-phase pumping process works in the same way a baby sucks the milk out from the mothers breasts. And accordingly, there are dual rounds - the stimulation round which is signified by dynamic pumping to arouse the mother's milk ejection reflex, and the 'expression' round when the vacuum level is reasonably lowered for free and smooth supply of milk. Nature knows the best designs as is evident and the Symphony just tries to emulate this for best results. And with this, the speed of milk coming out goes up, and this naturally means a reduction in the pumping time. As a result, the moms can get the milk out quicker and more of it too.
The mom can save the settings in the Program Card that comes with the Symphony Pump and thus, she need not make the changes every time. Also, the memory chip incorporated within the Program Card remembers the settings preferred by the user for all future functioning. English, Spanish and French are the 3 languages in which the Symphony Program Cards are available.
There is just one knob using which the mom is able to control the cycles per minute and the vacuum level in the expression phase. And if needed, the nursing mother can swap from single to double pump modes if and when the need arises. There is an LCD Display that you will find here and this shows many things such as the battery status, pumping phase, vacuum level and more. Most mothers who have operated the Symphony agrees that its one-hand knob controls are indeed very effective.
If you are a mom breast feeding the baby, you are sure to find the Symphony Pump of great value because it is something that is easy to use, quick and efficient and comfortable as well. At last, here's a solution for the mother who just has to return to the place of work, and yet does not want to take the baby out of breast feeding. Just two things are needed for the mom to do - extracting the milk and storing it. Once this is done, the caregiver, perhaps the dad, can take over and feed the baby whenever needed.
