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I Tested the MomCozy Wearable Breast Pump and Now Use It More Than My Spectra

No matter how much research you do, it's impossible to prepare for the arrival of a new baby, especially when it comes to how you will end up feeding them. In the case of Mary, mom to a now four-month-old baby boy, she was thrown a curve ball when her newborn wound up with jaundice (he was fine!) in that she had to turn to a formula/breast milk combo right out of the gate. The good news: He took to a bottle quickly. The even better news: She had to reach for her wearable pump, the MomCozy Mobile Flo, earlier than expected to keep her supply up and keep bottles at the ready. Between her standard electric breast pump (the Spectra!) and the MomCozy, Mary can attest: She reaches for her wearable breast pump the most. To test this product, as described, Mary started pumping from the minute her newborn arrived. She tested it while walking the dog and while running errands; she packed it for longer road trips (with a cooler by her side to keep milk chilled) and even carried it as her first choice pump for a wedding weekend. There's no better testament to how well it works. With her baby now approaching four months, the MomCozy Mobile Flo breast pump has been Mary's failsafe—and really helped her establish her supply, not to mention her breastfeeding routine. MomCozy For breastfeeding moms toying with the idea of testing a wearable pump, consider this an endorsement of your choice: The freedom to not have to lug around a regular breast pump just to empty her boobs and feed her kid has been a gamechanger, but more importantly it's time-saving. ('It's the ability to do two things at once and be hands-free—I can wash the dishes and not ever have to worry about spillage,' Mary shares.) But that's not all: To start, the MomCozy Mobile Flo pairs with its own app to give mom full control over her pumping style. Per Mary, you can choose from preset pumping patterns, but also turn your own cadence into a preset (and still adjust as you go). The app also goes beyond that—there's a pause feature, which Mary can attest is incredibly helpful in virtual meetings just in case you find yourself mid-pumping session and want to stop the whirring sound of an electric pump. It also milk volume tracking, which allows you to keep track of your total ounces easily, another helpful feature for moms who are hanging onto every drop. (Ahem, all of us.) Mary also shouted out the intuitive set-up, even for a first-time mom. The MomCozy offers a snug—and comfortable—fit and a range of flanges that come included (24mm, plus 17mm, 19mm and 21mm inserts) so that you can really zero in on that perfect fit. A single charge should also get you through about four or five pumping sessions, sometimes more, which is helpful for anyone on-the-go. The app also makes it a breeze to track your pumping schedule, pinging you with notifications so you don't forget. And cleaning is easy, too. (Mary relies mostly on the Baby Brezza Bottle Washer to clean all her pump parts, but during that wedding weekend, she used pump sterilization bags to great success.) Most amazing of all, Mary says she yielded an identical supply with the wearable as when she pumped using her Spectra, an impressive result. In the case of the MomCozy Mobile Flo breast pump, Mary was clear: The ability to leave the house and be expressing milk for your infant at the same time is quite a feeling. That said, the MomCozy's discretion level is seasonal, she says. 'It was much easier in the wintertime when I could throw a bulkier coat over my clothes vs. summertime when I'm wearing much lighter layers,' she describes. (To be clear, this doesn't make MomCozy's breast pump less portable, it's more about visibility—if you have a sweater on over the pump, you're less likely to catch a glimpse than if you're using it while wearing a tank top, FYI.) For Mary, the best use of it really has been on the road—to multi-task like that while commuting is kind of amazing. Some of the parts can be a bit flimsy—like the tabs on the milk collector, which break off after repeated use. In Mary's experience, if they did snap, it was close to the expected life span for replacement (they're meant to be replaced every three months), but something that was a bit of a nuisance. One additional frustration: It's hard to tell exactly how much milk you're collecting while pumping, so you have to maneuver the pumps a bit to peek and make sure it is, in fact, working. 'With my Spectra, I can see my progress at a glance, but for the wearable pump, I tend to base it off of timing and feel.' It's quiet, it's efficient, it's portable, but above all, the MomCozy Mobile Flo delivered the same output as Mary's regular pump—the point. $270 at momcozy Attention, Moms-to-Be: You Can Now Get a *Wearable* Breast Pump for Free Through Insurance