Spectra S1+ Hospital Grade Double Electric Breast Pump with inbuilt rechargeable battery

After months of using a Medela Symphony and not loving my results, I came across Spectra S1 and I can say that I’m not looking back. Really would recommend to any mother wishing to pump.

It’s a excellent product. Can pump more milk in short time. very very useful for working mum .

First off the customer service from Spectra is fantastic. I had many questions prior to ordering the pump and all of my emails were answered very quickly and professionally. The pump itself is fantastic. I have never been a good pumper, with my old pump I would sometimes take up to 15 mins to get a let down, after that I would have to continually do breast compressions (massage) to keep a small flow going. It would take me between 20-30 mins of double pumping to get about 30 mls of milk (that’s 15 mls per breast) after a feed. My baby is now 9 months old and I haven’t pumped in many months, mostly due to the fact that it was such hard work to get such a small amount of milk and would take several days to get enough milk to fill a bottle. My pump is also very noisy and I just didn’t like it. After receiving the pump very quickly after I ordered it, I sterilized all parts that needed it and then gave it a try after a feed. I managed to a get let down within a few minutes (just had to figure out what I was comfortable with and what my body responded to) and had a continual flow of milk without the need for breast compressions. I only had the suction at a 3 most of the time and with a few gentle compressions during pumping the milk flow was so much faster than I have ever seen with a pump. After 10 mins I had pumped a total of 50 mls of milk. I am returning to work when my baby is 12 months old, and I plan to keep breastfeeding past 12 months. My daughter also has a soy and dairy intolerance, plus several allergies so cannot have regular milk or formula. I was worried that my supply would drop and that I wouldn’t be able to continue to provide enough milk for her once I returned to work. After working very hard to build up my supply in the beginning, that was also slow to come in. I did not want to risk my supply dropping. Now that I have this new pump I am very confident that I will be able to keep up with my daughters needs and continue to breastfeed her for as long as we are both comfortable with. Thank you Spectra, for providing such a fantastic pump at an affordable price, I will definitely be telling anyone I know that needs a pump, about Spectra breast pumps and recommending they buy one over any other of the more popular brands.

After reading so many reviews from all over the US, Australia and NZ this product definitely sounds like the crowd favourite and I knew that I had to get my hands on it! I’ve still got sbout 10 weeks till my little princess is due but I couldn’t resist the birthday sale! Unit looks great and powerful, I can’t wait to use it!

Great pump. Way better then the Medela that I used at the hospital.
Also excellent customer service and very quick responses to all of my questions.
Thank you 10/10

I’ve been using the spectra s1 for a month now. Its picked up my milk supply. I love how quiet it is compared to other pumps i have used. Its very easy to put together and use. It’s very comfortable to use. the night light is very handy for those midnight pumping sessions.highly recommend the Spectra pumps! certainly the best for your buck.

This unit is fantastic. So easy to use and super effective. I love the battery it makes it great for long trips and the light is great at night so i don’t wake up my baby. I would recommend this to anyone.

Great, quick reply from the Spectra team wheni emailed for advice. Delivery was incredibly quick of the S1 – so a very happy customer so far.

The pump is amazing! i exclusively expressed because of this pump for 10 whole pumps managing to feed my son for 14 months! highly recommended and ill tell anyone that listens, spectra is best!

I LOVE my S1. It is such a great pump! It’s gentle, quick, and quiet. I like that it comes with a rechargeable battery, I don’t feel as if I’m attached to the wall. When I used to pump I would for 30-45 minutes just to get a decent amount of milk. I’ve never pumped for more than 20 minutes with my Spectra. I’ve had it for less than a week and have 800 ml for my stash and this is after feeding my daughter. I only pump about 3 time a day now rather than after every feed. I highly recommend this S1 and the customer service is amazing!

So happy with this purchase! I pump 6-7 times a day so convenience and comfort are of utmost importance to me. This pump is so much more effective than the old Medela Symphony I was using, even though they are both hospital-grade. I get heaps more milk. I’m so glad I got the S1 as it is so compact and portable. Not only is it so easy to pick up and take upstairs/downstairs at home, but I have also been able to pump while in the car. I also love the night light and timer. My only criticism would be that I wish the cycle would automatically change from let down mode after 90 sec, as I sometimes forget to change it manually.

100% recommend this pump. It is powerful, quiet, portable and convenient – everything you could want in a pump! Was a saviour when my bub was in hospital and i had to pump to keep my supply. I love that it doesn’t need to be plugged in to use it, and the nightlight is very handy for those nighttime pumps.

I decided to give this pump a go after receiving recommendations from friends and reading through the really good reviews on the website. It’s super quiet indeed, and I love the fact that I can customise the vacuum and cycle settings according to my own needs. The Spectra team has also been really good with their customer service. Any messages/questions I sent via Facebook were responded to within a couple of hours. I would highly recommend the S1!

I purchased this pump just a few weeks ago, and so far I can not fault it! I love that this pump has the let down mode along with being able to control your suction. The Delivery was so quick, and the Spectra team have been so wonderful and have responded and helped me with any inquires i had about the pump. overall I would highly recommend the S1 to any mum.

I did a lot of research before choosing the spectra pump. Customer service has been great, love the chat feature.

Absolutely love this pump. Highly recommend it, more than 100% happy with it. Super quick delivery too! After trying two other pumps prior to purchasing my Spectra S1, I will never look back. The customer service is absolutely fantastic and very helpful with tips on boosting my milk supply. My emails and messages were responded to extremely quickly, even over the weekend!

I love this pump! It is so much better than the other one i used. i get the let down quicker with the massage function and save a lot of time. I used to take 30 mins expressing, now it only took me 10 mins. :):)

I’ve been really happy with the Spectra S1 pump. The fact this pump has a rechargeable battery is fantastic, really helps with a newborn when you’re constantly needing to get up and down and move around the house multi-tasking. I also love the fact the shield is compatible with other bottles. I use Pigeon wide neck bottles and whilst the kit isn’t completely compatible it still works and saves me having to use 2 different bottles at every feed. The customer support for this product has been brilliant, can’t fault the quick service and even with the product originally on backorder the communication from the Spectra team was great. Very happy with this pump and would certainly recommend it to other new mums.

I bought the S1 two weeks ago after many recommendations from other multiple mums. Having newborn twins to feed, this double pump has saved me time as I can now pump in bed in the middle of the night without having to connect to a power source, and it’s relatively quiet. Prior to purchasing the S1 I was hiring another hospital grade pump for $125 a month. The S1 will pay itself off in no time!! As another review mentioned, the parts are not as high quality as some of the more expensive brands, but customer service has been great, and with a 2 year warranty, I am not concerned.

Great value for money! I used to hire a Medela Symphony for $25/week, and I wish I had known about Spectra before. I get the same yield, but on top of saving money on the long run, I love the fact that the S1 is way less bulky and heavy, and has an in-built battery. The night light and the fact that both vacuum and speed can be fine tuned are great ideas. I am very happy with it.

I have had the spectra for three days now, after using a hospital grade pump from the pharmacy. Amazingly, I am expressing the milk from the spectra just as quickly as the medela, and it is 1/10th of the price! I’m also loving that I can take the pump anywhere, and it is soooo light. I highly recommend it for anyone that is wanting to express on a regular basis (I’m using it twice daily to give my baby top ups after breastfeeding to stretch her a bit longer with feeds, and to have spare milk if we’re out for a coffee as I find it difficult to feed unless we’re on a couch!). You can tell that the parts are not quite as solidly made as other brands, but they are cheap to replace if needed, and my friend who has been using it for months daily has not needed to replace anything which is a good sign in my opinion!

I have been holding out for my S1. Even before I knew I was pregnant with my second child, I knew I wanted this pump.
I was exclusively expressing with my first child with only single electric of the other big named brand. I didn’t realise I would be expressing exclusively and thought the single would do. How much easier my life would have been had I had the S1 then!!
I didn’t realise the importance of having a closed system then either and many times the milk flowed up through the tubing. No change of that happening with the S1.
It’s also so much quieter!
Customer service is absolutely fantastic as well.
Thanks Spectra!!!!

I love this pump it is so much better than my dinky Miome. I have not tried it as a double pump but I will soon.

Fast delivery, quality pump! A lot better than the other well known brand. Was thinking to get a 9 plus because it’s a lot smaller and easier to carry around.

Love love love my spectra! By far the best pump. So much more milk and so much faster than all the others. I will never buy anything else & will reccomend to all my friends. Love that the S1 is portable I can pump anywhere!

I bought the S1 pump after recommendations and I love it! It is much quieter and has a much more powerful suction than my previous pump. And there are fewer parts to wash! I’m very happy with my purchase – thank you Spectra!

very fast delivery and reliable.

After many issues breastfeeding my son I’ve had to make the decision to exclusively pump for him. I ummed and ahhed for weeks over which pump to buy and can’t count how many times I messaged the spectra team to ask another question. They were so helpful, incredibly prompt with replies and always happy provide extra information. I ended up buying the S1 for its versatility with the inbuilt battery and am so glad I did. I love the unique vibration feature of this pump that others dont have and find I get more output than any of the other brands ive used (and I’ve tried almost all!!). Definitely recommend spectra not only as a brilliant company but the S1 has been amazing to my pumping journey! Thanks spectra for all your help 🙂

I bought The Spectra 9+ when Bub was 10days old at the advice of the maternal health nurse to express in order to top up my milk supply.
The Spectra 9+ was recommended by a friend and it was my husband that ordered it on-line. It was very easy to do and arrived within 24hrs which was amazing!
The Spectra 9+ is perfect for me- it’s surprisingly very quick to express and the battery stays charged ( I am yet to require to charge again yet)
I have very happy with this product and brand!!

I purchased the S1 after careful consideration. I’d previously hired expensive Medela hospital grade pumps but wanted to own mine and the price is incredibly good for the quality of this product. Shipping was very fast and communication (via email) was so quick. Very happy with the purchase.

I chose this SI model after a lot of web researching and feedbacks from my friends. It’s a really good choice as double pump saves time also has more vacuum power.

Prior to using Spectra S1 I was using another pump and had mastitus every second week! It was very frustrating and stressful and S1 helped me to resolve this. I’ve been using the S1 for 3 months now and I haven’t had an episode of mastitis. Yay!

I also love having it at work as it makes my life much more easier to express at work. It’s easy to carry around, noise-wise is minimal, and I don’t need to look for a power point to use it.

Customer service is tops. I’ve contacted the team 3 times and each time they always responded in timely manner and provided very helpful info to assist with my enquiries.

Overall, a great pump, totally recommend it to others, especially mothers who are thinking about expressing at work.

I recently purchased a Spectra S1 & love it. I’m finding that I get twice as much as my other pump from a different company. Its so comfortable, quite & convenient compared to others I have used. I’m so glad I purchased this item.

I bought the Spectra S1 based on the great reviews on this site as well as other review websites. No regrets! Great little pump that has performed well. Easy to use and quiet. It’s definitely worth getting the battery run version as I can take it anywhere to pump. I bought it before he bubs had arrived heating how many friends also had difficulty breastfeeding in the first couple of weeks- and I’m very glad I did. Within the first week, my nipples had been damaged by the baby and having the option to pump breast milk was a relief. Thanks Spectra!

Firstly the customer service is excellent, very prompt with getting back to you with any questions or concerns. I researched many pumps and had another brand and when I got my spectra was extremely happy with it! Double pumping feature makes it quick and efficient specially when exclusively pumping. Would definately recommend this pump!!

With my last baby I used a cheap electric pump and needed to pump 3 times just to get 1 feed for my baby but with this pump I am getting more than enough for one feed just pumping for 10 minutes! Also love how quiet it is so it won’t wake my baby

Love the battery life, the suction and cleanliness of having a silicone filter to separate condensation away from the pump. Even better now they’ve got bottles you can purchase separately along with 32mm range breast flange. Thank you!

I bought this one in 2014 based on reviews, and have used it for my two babies over three years period. At hospitals I used the Medela hospital grade pump. From my own experience, I like my Spectra more than Medela, as Spectra is so much quieter when in use, and much more gentle on my breast. My milk came out quickly in short time, and it is still in good working condition. I particularly like the night light and timer function, and the inbuilt rechargeable battery function. I would definitely recommend it to families and friends.

This is a fantastic pump – I needed to express in the early days of giving birth to stimulate milk supply. The things I love about it is that is gentle on my boobs, makes very little noise, is portable so I take it to and from my room and can pump in front of the tv to keep me entertained and the parts are easy to assemble and easy to wash. I like the massage function too which stimulates my letdown so I can get more milk out for baby. I think the slightly higher cost for the ability to pump without plugging in is very worth it, and overall the pump is fantastic value for money considering how much it costs to hire one! In addition, the ability to double pump has saved me so much time. I now sit and pump on both sides at the same time for 10-15 minutes and I’m done – it’s super easy.

The only things I think are potential ‘cons’ are that the plastic tubes seem to come away from the backflow protector sometimes, but that might be because I carry it around so much around the house, but I just plug them back in and they don’t impact on performance whatsoever. Also double pumping is a bit tricky – I have to really sit there and hold them both up and tilt a bit forward so the milk goes into the collection bottles, but that’s just getting used to, and 10-15 minutes of my time to sit and zone out while pumping really isn’t a huge issue.

Overall really great product – I’m so glad I bought this which allows my hubby to feed baby once in a while too and give mummy a break 🙂