REASONS TO BUY
Inexpensive
Small
Light
Easy to use
Quiet
REASONS TO AVOID
Painful
Inefficient
Lansinoh Comfort Express Manual Review
An affordable manual pump if you are on a tight budget and are only planning to pump on special occasions
Lansinoh Manual Pump (new version)
Credit: Lansinoh
By Lindsay Smith ⋅ March 4, 2014
Contributions From: Curtis Smith
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Our Verdict
The Lansinoh Comfort Express Manual breast pump comes from a well known company with a multitude of mommy and baby products. While we have a lot of love for the company itself, for us, this product fell short. It was painful to use and not as efficient as the other pumps we tested. It was also the cheapest manual pump we tested, and we sure felt it.
Our Analysis and Test Results
New Version Update - February 2015
Lansinoh has an improved version of their manual pump which is now called the Lansinoh Manual Pump (below left). As the Comfort Express (below right) is now not readily available, we now link to their newer model. The main difference is that each pump now includes 2 different sized Comfort Fit TM Flanges (25mm and 30.5mm) as well as has 2-phase expression for transitioning from stimulation to expression.
Efficiency
It did functionally express milk, but it just wasn't as much as the other pumps. The amount of time was longer to express, and overall, there was a smaller amount of milk. This may make a difference to you if you plan on trying to pump a lot with this manual pump, but for a date night, it would probably not be a big deal. Similar to the other manual pumps we tested, it expresses each breast separately, which does take longer than a double electric pump.
We felt that the harshly angled handle did not allow for a very comfortable pumping experience.
Credit: Micah James
Comfort
This was our lowest-scoring pump when it came to comfort. Unfortunately, the lever angle for pumping is very harsh, and it creates a sharp tug on your breast immediately upon beginning pumping. Of course, you can control the tug to an extent with how hard and fast you pull down your hand. Still, we found the geometry is hard to compensate for, and it's just a little harder on your breast than the other manual pumps we tested.
Fortunately, the parts of this pump were pretty straightforward to use.
Credit: Micah James
Ease of use
There really isn't anything to this pump but screwing the bottle on, attaching the breast flange, and pumping. There are directions included, but we found this pump to be very self-explanatory.
All packed up and ready to go (bag not included).
Credit: Micah James
Portability
The Comfort Express is extremely portable as it only comes with the pump lever, breast flange, and two bottles. We gave it a lower score than the other manual pumps because the pump lever really sticks out, and we found it getting caught on the sides of our bag. Also, as with all the manual pumps we tested, it does not come with an insulated bag, so you will have to have a refrigerator or your own insulated bag to store your expressed milk.
Hygiene
This pump is difficult to clean, especially on the inside of the pump lever where it attaches to the bottle. It requires a lot of scrubbing and maybe even a scrubbing brush to rid it of any dried milk that might remain after use.
Acoustics
As with all the manual pumps we tested, this pump was virtually silent. The only reason we scored this pump slightly lower was due to the fact that with each pump, the lever creates a little squeak. This isn't that loud, but it can become bothersome with multiple pumps.
Conclusion
This pump is very basic and probably suitable if you don't pump that often. For us, it didn't produce as much milk as some of the others we tried, but if you only need it for a date night or vacation, the price may appeal to your needs.
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