Ardo Alyssa Double Electric Breast Pump. Rechargeable, Cordless & Compact. Light Weight & Simple to Use. Control Via Smart Phone with MyArdo App. Mimics Babies Natural Feeding Patterns.
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Ardo Alyssa Double Electric Breast Pump. Rechargeable, Cordless & Compact. Light Weight & Simple to Use. Control Via Smart Phone with MyArdo App. Mimics Babies Natural Feeding Patterns.
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The touchpad on the front of the Alyssa is well lit and clear. It is very user friendly in this way, as changes to the cycle and vacuum are plain to see. Unfortunately, it was not the pump for me, but it could be for someone else. I definitely think it could be a great pump to help direct feeders increase supply with the ease of the power pumping setting and for more occasional or less frequent use.
This is because it can be an indicator it has a lengthy motor life and the capacity to drain your breasts effectively, which is essential for exclusive pumping. If you don’t know what suction levels are comfortable for you, a pump over 300mmHg with a variety of settings and options can give you the flexibility of finding out what vacuum and cycles you respond best to. The touchpad is not very sensitive, so I would often have to change settings or use the power button with the MyArdo on my phone as the buttons wouldn’t respond well. I agree that you should only put vacuum up to what’s comfortable for you. And stronger settings and certain powerful pumps will not be suitable for everyone. What is needed for exclusive pumping?This is absolutely the best pump I’ve ever used. Within just two days, I noticed a huge increase in the amount I was able to pump (I was six weeks postpartum and was pumping about 3 ounces maximum, but this went up to seven ounces!) This was without even using the power pumping feature, which I tried out to boost my evening milk supply. My baby was fussy and hungry every hour in the evenings for a while making me think my milk supply was low – I used the power pumping feature for three nights at 6pm and noticed a huge difference even between the three days. It has been two weeks and my supply is still plentiful at night!
I think the think I really appreciate is that it seems like it was made with moms in mind using new technology. The Alyssa has been designed for the suction power (mmHg) to not decrease when you double pump. (Bear in mind the mmHg is quite low to start with.)It also has an automated power pumping feature which you can initiate through the app and the touchpad. It is the first pump to have this feature. This could be great for occasional pumpers if they need help increasing their supply. In contrast, there are some people who need to crank their Spectra pumps up to Level 12 vacuum (the highest setting) and some people who respond very well to that long pull of the Baby Buddha pump.
You can change the cycle and vacuum for stimulation and expression modes. Changing the vacuum changes the strength of the suction/pull. Changing the cycle alters the frequency of the pulls from the pump. In stimulation mode, the cycles range from 72-107 cycles per minute and in expression 20-50 cycles per minute. I normally would give a breast pump a solid month before reviewing, due to the typical adjustment period, but Alyssa has blown my expectations out of the water, within the week and a half that I have owned it. I don’t want this amazing pump to sit without the review that it deserves another day! This in no way means you need 300mmHg of suction power. It just means you have the ability to use higher levels of suction if it turns out you respond better to that. The fact that the Alyssa is less than this indicates to me this could be why it did not drain me effectively.I had no idea what to look for when first choosing my pump but 2 kids in…here are my personal pump must-haves! My Ardo Alyssa pump has all of these & has worked wonders with both my supply and experience of pumping 2nd time around. Hope these help! The design is always so simple and sleek, which i love. and it’s actually the perfect size that I can take it just about anywhere, especially with a rechargeable battery! Alyssa has an app that connects to and controls the breast pump from your phone via Bluetooth called MyArdo. Through the app, you can turn on the pump, use the Memory Plus setting, change the mode, cycle and vacuum settings. It comes with 26/22mm flanges and membrane caps (I have 15mm Maymom inserts in to size my flanges down), two bottles, a charger, bottle stands, 4 sets of valves, pump unit, tubes. When you press the button with the droplets on it (3 on top, 2 underneath) it changes to expression mode, signaled by 2 droplets. Adjust settings
However, the fact is I don’t believe it is sufficient for exclusive pumping. If you are someone who knows you respond better to less powerful pumps like the Medela Freestyle Flex pump, and have exclusively pumped with pumps with a similar motor life/power, then it could work well for you. The Ardo Alyssa is a double electric pump with a closed system, which is really the main reason why it can be classified as hospital grade. Hospital-grade classification seems to have nothing to do with the power or capacity of a pump. Double or Single Pumping?– when Power Pumping if possible it is better to double pump, it may also help to use a special pumping bra or you can make yourself with an old bra. If you’d like to save a new Memory Plus session, press the ‘save’ icon, which looks like a floppy disc/the symbol on Microsoft Word. comfortable? I don’t know if I can ever say pumping is comfortable, but I only use it at a 3-4 level (out of 8) vacuum level and I’m never sore. Part of that has to do with the ability to customize suction and frequency separatelyThe Power Pumping button will light up to show you which phase you are in, you also can see a live countdown of each phase which is shown below the battery light.
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