[valerie anne]

I gave up using the Medela as it was very noisy, especially for my night time pumping regime.

I now love the Ardo Calypso, as it is virtually silent and more hygienic. It also sucks hard! My nipple fluids are directed to the collecting bottles and are fully isolated from the pump mechanism and suction tubes. This makes the pumps much easier to sterilise.

Also, I found that the suction cones on the Medela were too narrow and left me with very pointy nipples!