Elvie Breast Pump Review - All you need to know

June 4, 2019 Akko

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Akko 00:00

Hi guys, my name is Akiko. And I am here to talk to you about the Elvie. And I just recently purchased it. And I would have to say that it is a game changer.

Akko 00:21

So I want to give you a rundown of what I am going to be going over First, I will be going over the assembly and parts output and efficiency, noise leakage, appearance and weight, battery life and conduction application, customer service promptness. And, lastly, water purchase it. So let's go ahead and begin starting off with assembly parts. And cleaning. The lb consists of this portion has three parts. And this has this kind of separates the best shield and the flange. There we go. And this pops off, this is what the suction the flange, this right here just popped out. And there's a little plastic piece that actually makes it very easy for you to pour on to another container. And I have to say these measurements are very accurate as well. And these are very, very easy to take apart, just twist and just kind of very easy to put together. So it's not cumbersome in any way to take it apart and put it back together. And all these parts are all washable and sterilizable. And actually, you can actually put it in the dishwasher as well on the top rack going on to output efficiency. As far as output, I have really haven't had any trouble, I would have to say I do have to put it on for a longer time for me to completely empty currently I use a spectra to so compared to that it takes about, I would say 2530 minutes to empty me out with the sector to Sorry, my newborn here wants to talk to and with the lb it takes about 35 to 40 minutes, I will have to say I do have an on a middle setting. So it has about six settings. And so I have it about on the third setting. So it's not too high. But it's very comfortable for ease. I mean, I kind of some time forget about it, I do want you to be mindful of that. And so as far as output, the most important thing you want to keep in mind is alignment with your nipple, everyone's nipple is different, some face outwards, some face inwards, inversion, whatnot. So you just have to make sure that the breath shield is aligned with your nipple correctly. And there are markings on right here. If you don't, if you can see there's markings right here. And then there's markings down below. And you kind of have to align both to make sure to have optimal output. And I've been doing that and, you know, once you start getting used to putting this on, you can actually put this on first and then kind of hold it in place in the pop Elvie place after you do a lot of that you kind of figure out how to figure out the condition a little bit more, you kind of get used to that. Also, I have noticed that if I were too tight of a ball, like I try to compress it, then that kind of gives me a poor output actually decrease. So I have it to a point where it's just kind of resting on my rest. And there's really no pockets of any sort. And that gives me great output and it completely empties me out. Now let's talk about noise. It's not silent, but it's definitely very, very quiet. Let me see if you can hear it.

Akko 03:37

Like very, I mean, I can barely hear it.

Akko 03:44

And mind that this is the breast is not even on this. So once it's on you, it's going to be a lot quieter as well. Now on to leakage. I know a lot of people have questions about leakage with the Elvie and i know i did when i before I purchased it. And that was a big factor that was one of the big factors that really prevented me from either getting it or not leakage wise, I have to say I only beaked once and I was very mindful of not bending down or you know, bending over. So please keep that in mind. I mean, you can't really do strenuous exercise in the acrobatic or anything like that, by any means. But as long as you're in an upright position, you can be carrying your baby you can be doing chores, whatnot, like walking around the block walking around the house like those are fine. One thing I will have to say is if you move around too much actually starts there's sometimes milk stains on the sensor that occurs so you just have to kind of wipe it with alcohol wipes just to make sure everything's good but it doesn't really mess up your machine or anything like that. So let's go on to appearance and weight. This Elvie is very light. Appearance wise, obviously See, it's not gonna look normal, because I mean, that much is gonna stick out. But I have heard that this is much less in every dimension, compared to the willow. So I will. So actually, let me just show you right now I'll just put it in just very quickly. So right here, I have it on this one, I don't have it on, I mean, maybe side. So no on. And to be honest with you, if you have both of them on, a lot of people might not be able to tell. Just because they're not really focusing on your chest area. And as for you, you're you're more conscious of it, because you know, you have it on you. But a lot of times a lot of people really don't notice, I mean, I attended a lot of parties where I put it on and no one ever said anything, it's not their eyes really don't go to the chest area or anything like that. My husband also, some time doesn't even know that it's on. So it's a great thing on to battery life and connections. As far as battery life, the lb, I have been noticing I can probably use 100 minutes and still have a little bit of battery life left about like 11% to 13%, you can kind of calculate how many sessions you can do with the Elvie, as far as connection, the lb comes with two micro USB cables that connect to the side portion right here. And it's very easy, just pop that open. And you can just pop your micro USB in here, and it comes with two cables. And it can actually attach to if you have a portable battery charger, you can just attach it to that and it just does fab, it's not what I tend to do. So you can easily travel with it. And it has it's no problem. to fully charge, it takes about two and a half hours. So let's go on to application. So as I was, as I was saying, as far as application, it's pretty easy to navigate through, it has sections where you can actually increase the intensity of the section. And I, as I said before, there's about six settings. And I have it about the third setting. So I still have a lot, a lot more ways to go. So maybe if I can piece it up, probably have better output, but I just choose to put it on a lower setting because it's just much more comfortable. And I don't really have a problem with the time that it's on me. And it also has a section where you can play and pause. So you never really have to go into your breath to actually pause it or anything like that, again, or increase the strength of it. You do it right on your phone. And it's very convenient. It also shows real time output. Most of the time, it's really not that accurate. And it might tell you that it's full when it's only really 100 milliliters, which is a little over three ounces that you have collected. So

Akko 07:53

you know, just have to be mindful of that, just because it says full, you know, and you can always override. And you can just play, you know, started again, if you know that you only have like 100 or so because the container can capture about five ounces, which is about 150 milliliters. So that's a pretty good amount that you can collect. Also, you can change the stimulation and expression mode. So that's very convenient. That's done again over the phone and everything. If you need a timer, it also has a timer embedded in it, it goes by increments of five or five minutes, so it's 510 15. And like I said, because of the output, it's not that accurate, you can go ahead and go in the history and you can always edit the amount of output you have had. Now let's go on to customer service promptness. So the Elvie correspond primarily through email so I have emailed them just because I had a little issue with squeaking there's high pitch squeak that kind of comes and goes with with my Elvie, so I just I had emailed them, I would say about four to five days ago and I still haven't found a response. So I'm going to go ahead and submit another email and see if they do respond or not. So and there is a phone number so I might have to try to call them to just to see what's going on. And as far as purchasing if you want to purchase the lb You can also you can go to the Elvie website or more convenient in the states you can go to byebye baby Bed Bath and Beyond or even target to actually purchase the Elvie and can just be shipped right to your door. So that pretty much sums up everything that you need to know about the Elvie I know I had a lot of questions before I purchased the Elvie I you know I would compare it to the willow like what's what's the difference but I kind of went on a plunge and I purchased the Elvie and I'm very happy with the Elvie. I mean there's a container you don't have to purchase any bags or anything like that, too easy pour. Really I haven't had any leakage problem. But as far as leakage, I will go ahead and do another video to do a leak test and so that you can actually make a better purchase decision. So that pretty much sums up my video. Please subscribe, like my video and if you have any questions, please feel free to comment down below. I will try to answer as many questions as possible as far as I am capable of answering. All right, well have a great day everyone.

akko & tamo

Elvie Breast Pump Review - All you need to know

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