Spectra Expression Vs Massage Mode

Some moms affectionately refer to massage mode as bacon mode due to the three wavy lines resembling bacon massage mode mimics the quick gentle suckling of a baby to initiate a letdown.

Spectra expression vs massage mode. Plus each has a massage mode to help the milk letdown reflex and also has an expression mode. Some moms find this pump easier and more straightforward to use than the spectra because it takes the guesswork out of when to switch to expression mode. The spectra s2 has three different settings that you can use to configure your suction while the medela pump in style has two. That means as soon as you turn on the pump you need to press another button let down button.

At first glance it seems like with 4 possible numbers to adjust the spectra seems a bit for complicated. Cycle speed the amount of suck and release cycles per minute cpm. I actually found that for me the massage mode seemed to mimic the medela expression mode better because the medela expression mode. Once letdown is achieved in massage mode many women switch to expression mode where they can get a slower but more intense suction speed.

In short you will find only two main differences between spectra pumps first price and second battery. Once you start using the pump it will start in massage mode. Expression mode mimics slow deep suckling once milk flow has begun. 1 turning on the breast pump.

The s1 and s2 are double breast pump models. What it does do is allow for more adjustment. Expression mode a slower cycle speed 5 steps between 38 and 54 cpm that mimics the slow steady suck and swallow that baby does once milkflow is established. The vacuum level strength of suction does not get as intense as it can in expression mode.

Medela pump in style or spectra s2 differences between the two pumps. Massage and expression mode. Switches between massage and expression mode. This mimics the slow steady suck and swallow.

Now you need to know that spectra always turns on in expression mode unlike medela which automatically turns on with let down mode. This was one of the features of spectra pumps that i absolutely loved. Open system vs closed system breast pump the difference between a closed system and an open system is that in a closed system there is a barrier between your breast milk and the pump. In spectra 9 plus you get 5 different levels for massage mode and 10 levels for expression mode.

It makes pumping sessions super comfortable. Turns light on and off 2 levels it is. The double pump makes it easy to pump both of our breasts at one go. In expression mode the cycles go up to a maximum of 54 a minute while the suction level can go up to a 12.

In spectra s2 and s1 you get 5 levels for massage mode 12 levels for expression mode plus 5 different cycle speeds. Press the power button to turn on off your breast pump. Below are the major differences between the two pumps that caused moms to prefer one over the other. Adjustable between 38 and 54 cpm in expression mode and locked at 70 cpm in massage mode.