XP: Symphony to PISA

[Squishy622]

I didn't know this board existed for some reason, so glad I found it!

I'm in desperate need of some advice. I've been EPing successfully with the Symphony for my 4 month old twins. I go back to work in a week so I took out my new PISA to test it out in preparation (I was planning on keeping Symphony at home and PISA at work). I got about a quarter ounce on each side in 20 minutes; I usually get 3 oz on each side. I had to put the Symphony back on.

I played with the suction, my flanges are the right size, my membranes are new. It's not really feasible for me to tote the Symphony back and forth to work (mile walk or bike ride between office and parking garage).

Any advice is welcome, I'm at a loss... I really don't want to quit because of this. I'm currently charging up my old Freestyle from DD1 to see if that works any better, since I did respond well to that with her.

[prettychicken]

Hm, that's puzzling. I don't have answers but I have a related anecdote: One random day I couldn't get more than 2ozs total with my Harmony. It was so weird. I hooked up to my Ameda electric instead then and immediately got my usual 4ozs per side. Then I tried the Harmony later that day -- without changing the membranes or anything -- and it was back to normal. It hadn't happened before and hasn't since. I have zero explanations for this. So I'd say keep trying it? I wish I had better advice!

P.S. Happy to see you here, friend!

[snd1231]

I always had to pump about twice as long with my Pisa than the symphony. I now only use the Pisa if I pump in the car lol!

[raechay]

Unfortunately non-hospital grade pumps just aren't as good. Can you bring your symphony to work? With the PISA you may need to pump longer or more often to get the same result.