Review on Maymom Brand 2X Two-Piece Small Breastshield With Valve, Membrane And Maymom Connector,Compatible With Medela Pump In Style Breast Pump Top Hole Version. (36 Mm) by Tim Kallimanis

I am a little torn on the review. I have a 6 week old baby that I am exclusively breast pumping. During the middle of the night in one of my pumping sessions, I decided to purchase new flanges that are larger than the ones that came with my medela pump. I should have looked more closely at what I was buying, but again it was the middle of the night and this momma is exhausted. When they showed up at the door, I was expecting Medela flanges, or at least flanged that were identical to the ones Medela makes. These are not. It is all one piece that cannot be taken apart for cleaning. Also, the dual openings on the end on my Medela flanges, are meant so that they flanges can also be used with a hand pump. The opening on this one for the hand pump hookup is for looks only, there isn't a thread to connect it. Not sure why you would bother to have the second opening, if it is non functional, other than to trick people into thinking it is the same, if not actually the Medela product. Having that said, I actually like these because a) it is all one piece and easier to grab in the middle of the night when you are exhausted and b) the flanges are quite as enormous as the Medela ones, when buying the larger flanges. The downside to these is cleaning -- since you can't take it apart, it is harder to get at the innards for cleaning. So I am torn about the product, but it is my fault -- I should have watched more closely what I was buying, in my middle of the night sleepy haze.