haakaaManual Breast Pump Silicone Milk Saver for Breastfeeding Moms 4oz

I never write reviews, but this has been such a game changer for me, I feel like I need to shout about it...and then go buy one for every new mom I know! First off, I bought this for my fifth baby, and I’ve breastfed them all so I thought I had it all figured out. My first two babies were premature twins, and so I am no stranger to the traditional breast pump - and like most women, I hate them. I’ve always had a good supply, but I avoid pumping because it’s SUCH a hassle, and my breast size required a huge flange, and even then I often had pain. Enter the Haakaa: I used it to relieve engorgement initially so I didn’t have to drag out a pump, and at this point I use it almost every time I nurse my baby. I can usually count on 3-6oz of milk in my little Haakaa EACH TIME. I have had zero pain, and it’s EFFORTLESS. So fast and easy to clean! And in the middle of the night when she is too sleepy to fully empty me and I want to sleep comfortably? Bring on the Haakaa! The only drawback is that for me, I need to empty it before moving to the other breast, or we will have overflow issues...which can lead to a loss of suction, and milk spilling. Also, it tips fairly easily - easily solved, I keep a coffee cup wherever I nurse and pop the Haakaa with milk in it so it cannot tip, then dump the milk into a storage bag and pop the storage bag in the mug for safekeeping while I put the Haakaa on the other side. Baby is now 9 days old and my freezer stash is getting crazy! BUY THIS NOW!!!!

I love that the haaka can give instant relief without being a traditional electric breast pump. I’m able to just put the haaka on and use it to get some relief without putting together a bunch of different parts. It also holds itself on so I don’t have to hold it. Very easy to clean as well- no small crevices to get to. I just throw it in the sterilizer after I use it.

If you HATE pumping, this little miracle is for you. I exclusively breastfed my first and had to pump from time to time (a ton of the beginning of course, but as a SAHM, not as much after then). I hate pumping. It’s time consuming and obnoxious. So many bottles and tubes and others parts to clean. I had a friend recommend the haakaa for my second.This little silicone pump is SO easy and quick to use. It’s silent and it empties an engorged breast in a way that doesn’t cause continued overproduction like an electric pump. It does the job hands-free while you’re nursing your little one. I get way more sleep now thanks to not having to deal with my electric pump and all of its components. I pop the haakaa on my breast before breastfeeding, then have 3+ oz if expressed milk by the time my baby’s done! I dump the milk into a storage bag, rinse the haakaa out (sterilizing it once a day or so), then go on about my day.Seriously, this pump will change your life. Best $13 ever spent.

I love using this in the morning when I’m really full and baby only wants to eat from one side before knocking out for a few hours. I’ve read that it doesn’t hold well unless you bend the suction part back and then place it on, but I find it holds well just squeezing the bottom for me.My nipple always end up getting sore when using the electric/hand pumps. This is very gentle and does the job just the same. I used to only pump when I’m really full and baby won’t eat from the other side, but with this I am pumping every feeding now. A huge plus that I literally could just forget it’s even on until after the feeding, and super easy to clean without all the crazy attachments other pumps would have.Only thing I would have changed about this was buying a lid with it. Oh wells.Can’t say how well it suctions while not feeding because I’ve only ever used it during feedings where the baby would encourage let downs.

Funny tip with this product specifically: I had a hard time with placement of my nipple in this thing. There is that funny notch looking thing at the top of the flange and I thought initially, "Is this a groove for me to cram my nipple against?" Nope, actually it can be used as a depth check for your nipple placement. Maybe I should make a picture to full illustrate what I mean by this. Anyway word salad, you position your nipple as dead center to the flange neck transition zone, and stick nipple in there at the same depth as that indicator notch. I don't know if this was the intention, instructions on this item and all breast feeding in general sucks, but if you follow this tip makes placement a heck of a lot easier.Placement is important when relying on expression, since you want all of your milk duct exits on your nipple firing at full blast since this is the haakaa's manual breast pumps' verifiable true claim to fame, which is super fast expression that is hands off, and allows you not to be chained to an electric outlet or batteries. Even the super-est electric pump can't match this thing since those electric pumps all have the same Achilles' heel of that tiny aperture to their breast shields that doesn't consider variations to nipple anatomy and WILL block some exits of your nipple (which probably is the true reason why the professionals talk down a woman's ability to exclusive pump, haakaa prove them wrong!)A bit of background for my perspective I am an exclusive pumper by The Fates' decree, and you can use this as intended once you have a supply that easily fills 60 mL, that or when you can get more than 2-3 streams of milk duct exit on your nipple surface, this all being at about maybe 9-11 weeks into your breastfeeding progress. Prior to that I was pretty much using this as a hand expression receptacle, which it is also pretty good at being. Hit up the Medela Pump In Style <https://www.amazon.com/review/R1TU1QVVR0TCGU/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8> and see the long winded thing I wrote up about building supply, written while I was starting out building my supply under conditions where odds were against me physically and mentally to establish a milk supply.While the product itself is well designed, the gimmick-y way that this company doles out its products in a really confusing way leaves a lot to be desired. This isn't a helpful thing to do when ladies are stressed and just trying to make the food for baby. Rest assured tho with some stubbornness you can get enough food for your kid. Final thing maybe I stink at cleaning silicone stuff, but I don't consider this thing easy to clean at all, but this is a flaw in the material Silicone. I mean it is clean in the sense that it probably is clear of micro-organisms, but it looks kinda cloudy and messy unless you invest some elbow grease in making it look like new.

Excelente calidad, lo usé para que la leche de un seno no se desperdiciara mientras amamantaba con el otro, en alguna ocasión que no tenía mi extractor a la mano también lo usé como extractor claro que no es suficiente potencia para juntar tantas oz. Es un excelente apoyo para la lactancia. Recomiendo!

La mejor de todas, buen plástico, se adhiere a la primera, no guarda olores y resiste altas temperaturas para la estirilizacion

Su poder de succión es muy bueno, sólo hay que estar pendiente de que con el movimiento no se desprenda del pecho y se derrame la leche recolectada.

Amo mi haakaa, me he hecho de mi banquito de leche solo con el recolector, fácil de usar, de lavar y esterilizar. Simplemente 10/10.

Es la mejor compra en toda mi maternidad