Ardo Calypso Double Plus Electric Breast Pump - Ultra Quiet - Single or Double Pumping - Mumsnet Best - BPA-Free - Swiss Medical Device

Overall great product, compared really well to hospital grade pumps, incredibly easy to use and versatile and finally customer service is excellent.I used a pump in hospital and was not disappointed with the Ardo pump I used at home. It comes with a lot of different sizes pump heads which makes a SIGNIFICANT difference. Other pumps don't have this (you might be able to buy pump heads seperately), Ardo sends you various different sizes as standard and you can try them out to see which works for you.The pump is nice and strong and has a very simple to use set up where you can vary suction strength and auction frequency. This is great and works very well.It is portable - works both with a mains connection and with batteries!It is super clean and totally mess free. It comes with milk collection bottles but not baby bottles. I think this is a huge plus because it allows you to use which ever brand bottles for your baby (and as any parent will know, you might end up trying different bottles to see which works for you so would not want your pump to tie you to a certain brand of bottle).It was dispatched incredibly quickly and delivered perfectly. I ordered at 10am one morning and had it with me less than 24h later (for no extra cost).I ordered double pump but have only used it as single - my choice entirely. It is also relatively quiet and like I said, very efficient.Have compared to Tommie tippie and medela pumps that a friend has and I still think Ardo is better (medela might come close too, but the Tommie tippie one is definitely not even a competitor).I would thoroughly recommend this and I don't understand why its not more well known!

After doing extensive research I settled on this pump. Originally used the Medela swing electric pump but really didn’t get on with it and found I couldn’t get different sized attachments easily- I was finding the standard 24mm was rubbing to the point it cracked my nipple. I would say I have large ish nipples and 32FF boobs normally (some breast pumps seem better for smaller boobs which is why I mention this!!) The reason I went for the Ardo double (even though I only need to express one at a time) was because of the multitude of different size options that’s come with the double pump for only £20 more (31mm, 28mm) plus I like to sterilise them a lot! The pump is really easy to assemble and use, plus you don’t have to lean forward horrendously to catch all the milk. There is a 28mm silicone cushion that fits into the 31mm funnel and that makes pumping soooo comfortable. The unit is very quiet- I use this in the night and it doesn’t wake hubby or baby. I’d absolutely recommend- after 4 weeks of pumping pain this has been a real relief!!

Edit: This isn't a very well made piece of kit. Only a week after the refund window the electrical part of the kit failed, I have bought replacement parts but the main box makes a squeaking sound for every pump and the suction has significantly decreased. Leaving me in a rubbish position because I obviously need to keep up with regular pumping so it's either I buy another one or give up and use formula.So I bought the double Calypso after being lent a single one by the NHS. It's a good electric pump and does what it says on the tin. I like how you get provided with different sized flanges catering for different shaped nipples. I wouldn't say I'm able to extract any more milk than with my wearable with this product, which was slightly disappointing as I was told closed systems were more efficient.The thing that bothers me is that I need to use both hands to keep the pumps in place, so it's very difficult to change the settings between stimulating and expressing as you need to stop was your doing to free a hand to change vacuum / cycles. Would be better if you could switch cycles automatically. If I knew how annoying it was I probably wouldn't have bought it.

Excellent pump.Heavy duty.When my son couldn't latch on, this is the pump they used at the hospital and it's excellent.Used multiple times a day and night and never fails.Can transport, as it can take batteries out and about.Dislike, it is abit noisy. But not too bad. Baby can sleep through the noise.

Very quiet, easy to put together. My husband was surprised by how quiet it was! I haven't had it long but seems to be getting a good amount of milk out. Very easy to use. I like the fact that it has a range of settings which enable you to find the best setting for you and also that it comes with 3 different shield sizes, again meaning that you can make it more comfortable for you personally. Also a benefit is that fact that you can still chose to pump only one breast if you wish.