Elvie Curve - Manual Wearable Breast Pump - Hands-Free, Kick-Proof, Portable Silicone Pump That Can Be Worn in-Bra for Gentle, Natural Milk Expression - Breast Feeding Essentials

Of all the silicone, manual type breast pump/milk collectors this one is my favorite. Don’t waste your money on others. This one works better because it is more structured, with the plastic shell, and therefore fits better and stays on better. It can sit easily inside of your bra while you nurse. Helps to collect milk and stimulate more production. Beware of the suction! I have gotten bruises from it, so be careful with how much suction you apply.

I wish I would have known this style collection cup existed before buying a Medela hand pump for basically the same purpose. I’m on my third baby and I’ve had a Haakaa collection cup before and hated it (the kind that has the bottle-shaped bottom) - it never stayed on properly and always spilled all over when removing it.The Curve is amazing. It’s two pieces, and minimal parts to disassemble is a huge plus, easy to clean and so simple to use. While I definitely wouldn’t say it’s discreet or invisible (wouldn’t wear it out on errands), it is so nice to just pop it on inside a bra, push once or twice on the front for suction and forget about while nursing on the other side. With no effort and about 15 minutes, I’m collecting 1.5-2 oz, which won’t fill up the newborn for a feeding, but is great for mixing in Vitamins D drops.I hate pumping, this doesn’t hurt and takes almost zero work, and collects what would otherwise just be leaking into my shirt. Only sorry I didn’t know about it/have it sooner, 10/10 would recommend for passive collection.

Purchased for road trip to use on one side while nursing on the other. Baby is 7 months. Left on during and for 1 hour after feed and had 5-6 drops of milk in total. Sitting in the car, I had to readjust and reattach multiple times, but easy to use. Used around house a few times while nursing other side and had less than half an ounce.For $50 I wanted to love this thing. Compared to the cost of the Haakaa, this thing is significantly overpriced for what it is . Its much more discreet and not as bulky, which was why I stopped using the Haakaa. Would have been more useful at the earlier months when milk supply is ample. For me, I never had an oversupply and never leaked or had a significant letdown on the other side while nursing. An electric pump with stronger suction works better.If you have an oversupply, or letdown easily, I'd go with a cheaper silicone brand and save the $. You don't need the name brand and fancy packaging, which is what you're paying for. Plus they never go on sale. Its easy to clean, however when drying, water pools into the "release" button and can never fully dry. I had to shake out multiple times while on drying rack to shake out water that accumulated inside and spend an extra 15 seconds balancing it to drain properly. Not a deal breaker, but for $50 that stands out to me. Comes in two pieces. The white outer skeleton is unnecessary and adds to the weight. (Probably useful if you fill up the cup, which never happened with me.)Going back, I would have invested in cups for my electric pump instead. (Like Freemie etc. )

This was super easy to use to catch my letdown on the opposite breast while my baby was nursing. I got an extra ounce in about 15 minutes without having to pump. Unlike Haakaas which are super uncomfortable and borderline painful for me to use, plus I aren't discreet at all, this fit in my bra and I can wear it anywhere, even out of the house. I would recommend this to anyone who is breastfeeding as an easy way to catch just a little extra here and there to increase your stash.

Not as great as I was expecting, especially having bigger breast

I used a hakkah milk collector with my first and always had a hard time centering it correctly or not collecting as much milk. This elvie milk collector is so much easier to quickly put on before a feeding. I only use it when I’m breastfeeding on the side my baby isn’t latched to and it always works great. More comfortable to wear while breastfeeding as well. 10/10 recommend for breastfeeding.

This product worked very well for me. I’m larger chested and I found it fit into my bra easily and maintained suction well and did a great job easing pressure inbetween pumps.I put off buying this for a while because I had the haakaa ladybugs which are a similar product and about half the price. I didn’t see the point in spending more money to buy a product similar to one I already had. However, I’m going back to work at a busy job where I work 12+ hour shifts and needed a better option to help ease pressure inbetween pumping if I can’t pump as often as I normally would and in my desperation I decided to splurge and give this one a shot to see if it might give me a better option than the ladybugs. So far, there are definitely some key differences.Pros: I feel the curve overall works better than the lady bugs for helping drain and keep off pressure inbetween feeds/pumps and will allow me to go longer than the ladybugs before having to do a full pump/feed. I feel like this has a stronger, more consistent suction than the ladybugs. Another pro is it fits better in my bra, and is easy for me to adjust the suction without having to take off my shirt and actually see the product.Cons: it’s more expensive and harder to clean and collect milk from. To combat the milk collection problem I just place the container I’m pouring into in a bowl so if there’s any spillage I can still collect it, but I’ve gotten better with practice at not spilling.Overall, I do think this is the better product for helping ease pressure and collecting milk inbetween feeds/pumping, especially if you are in a place where you may have to extend the time inbetween pumping seasons, but it is quite a bit more expensive and the ladybugs may not help as much, but can help in a pinch if this model is too pricey, however, would recommend the splurge on this one if you can. It was definitely worth it to me!