Medela supplemental Nursing System (SNS)

Medela is the best.

Connector from bottle to silicone catheter cracked after 2weeks of use. Impossible to fix and impossible to use as liquid is not passing correctly to the tube. I bought another one and in 3 weeks it cracked again, so I could feed my baby until next one arrived. Very pour quality for this price. I hope for refound as I spent almost £100 for the product that doesn't work longer than a week.

I didn't get off to the best start with my breastfeeding journey after the birth of my baby and this supplementer was recommended to me by my infant feeding team. My son was finding it difficult to get milk from my breast partly because my inverted nipples meant I was using nipple shields. Initially we topped up his breast milk intake using feeding cups. This device was advised to help him get all the breast milk he needed until he was bigger and more able to remove the milk from my breast himself. The supplementer is easily built and filled but it can be quite fiddly to attach to yourself. Once the bottle is clipped onto a bra strap (I found it best to position the bottle on the opposite site to the breast you are feeding from) you need to try and get the feeding tube to sit slightly proud of your own nipple then tape the tube to your breast with micropore tape. Positive Points The main advantage of using this SNS is that it can save a lot of time. Instead of expressing milk, breastfeeding and then topping up baby with a feeding cup, you can express milk and feed it to baby whilst breastfeeding. Cleaning the supplementer is easy, there is a syringe included which makes it possible to clean the tubing. All other parts can be sterilised. I found the parts to be good quality and never had any leaks. Negative Points The most difficult part is to try and get baby to take your nipple and the tube into his mouth at the same time. The biggest issue that I found was that unless the tube was positioned exactly right the milk just wouldn't flow and you'd have to take baby off and on the nipple adjusting the tube slightly until it worked properly. I also found that wearing it feels quite cumbersome and makes is difficult to move around. Especially as I was using it combined with nipple shields I felt like a bit of a breastfeeding robot! I think for what you get this is very overpriced. Despite the price I found this to be a worthwhile purchase. It helped us get through the first few weeks when we were trying to get an established breastfeeding routine. I would recommend this to anyone committed to get through early breastfeeding struggles before you're able to safely top up your baby using a bottle without causing nipple confusion.

It’s not very reliable. It leaks easily and after returning a broken part, we still couldn’t get it to work properly. I’m my honest opinion it’s overpriced for what the product offers

Very poor design, plastic on threaded ‘connecting feed tube’ keeps splitting, we are now on our second one, breaks within a couple of uses. (Just what you need when you have got an unsettled baby that needs feeding) I’m pretty sure a 3 year old could design something more substantial! Thanks but no thanks! Kind Regards From a now tired and teasy mum, dad and boy

The white clip that attaches to a bra etc falls off very easily, very frustrating during feeds. The white valve that controls the flow is very flimsy and broke with cleaning

Difficult to clean tube. Quite overpriced too for what it is.

I bought this sns due to difficulties with breastfeeding. I found it very difficult to use, always having to ask for help from my partner to hold the bottle as attaching it on the bra did not work. When I tried using it on my own, I always got milk spiking through the little hole... The little tube/hose tickled baby's palate or something as he always seemed to be disturbed by it and stop nursing. I think the idea is great, however not very practical.

Modello fatto bene. Pecca: 1. Tubicino troppo largo 2. Non va bene da troppo piccoli 3. Per un seno solo

The screw in valve became misshapen and unable to screw in after sterilising it in the Medela microwave bag, which it literally says to do in order to clean it. It warped the piece and now the whole thing is unusable. It's a great product for a very short time until it breaks. A replacement would be welcome but a lot term fix for this QC issue needs to be addressed, looking at other reviews too

El flujo es demasiafo rápido y la única forma de regularlo es clampanfo la llave, que no es fácil con una mano y teniendo que clampar varias veces para que el bebé no se atragante. Creo que el sistema sería más fácil con un regulador de flujo tipo los de suero ( con ruedita). Este producto no vale lo que cuesta, se paga la marca!

Leider geht immer das einschraubteil vom Schlauch kaputt. Immer an der gleichen Stelle. Ist definitiv eine Schwachstelle. Vielleicht auch so gewollt….

Es el mejor relactador del mercado, la sonda en pequeñita por lo que ofrece la leche muy poco a poco al bebé. Trae una pestaña que cierra el flujo por la sonda muy fácilmente. Además con una simple arandela con un gancho puedes sujetar el biberón a la tiranta del sujetador. Es decir, la idea es genial y está muy bien montada, PEEEROOO, hay un gran pero… la boquilla que une la sonda al biberón se rompe siempre (se hace una grieta). He usado unos 5 relactadores y en todos se acaba rompiendo la misma pieza en menos de uno o dos meses. Sigo comprándolo porque es la mejor manera de suplementar a mi bebé, pero Medela debería hacer algo al respecto…