Medela Sonata Smart Hospital Performance Breast Pump with PersonalFit Flex Breast Shields

Love this pump so much! Nothing compares. I used it 5 years ago for my firstborn and now for my second, and it still works perfectly!

This has single handedly saved my supply. It has truly been the best pump. Has great battery life and the suction is amazing. I suggest this pump to anyone pregnant/freshly postpartum.

I bought this for my LO before I delivered. I delivered in November 2021. I upgraded through my insurance and paid some out of pocket for this pump because I wanted a hospital grade pump. With my last pregnancy I wasn't able to breastfeed for long because of my supply so I wanted to be prepared this time. I am currently exclusively pumping and this pump does great with my supply. The pump is easy to use with and without the app. The parts are easy to assemble and clean. I don't have any complaints about the pump at all.

5 years ago I bought the Pump in style. 3 years ago I bought the freestyle and about 9 months ago I bought the Sonata (pre-Medela having the Flex breast shields). I have used them all and the best one is the freestyle. The pump in style is big, loud and needs to be plugged in (Freestyle and Sonata do not need to be plugged in to work). However the pump in style is just as big as the Sonata so if you don't care about the noise or having to plug it in, no need to spend more money. Plus like everyone said minimal parts to wash. So on to the Sonata… It is not as quiet as they say. The button on it that is supposed to make it quiet just silences the timer. Nothing else. It is just as loud or quite as the Freestyle. However it is much bigger than the freestyle and it is not hands free. You have to carry the thing around whereas the freestyle you can stick it in your pocket, clip it to your pants/bra, etc. You cannot do that with the Sonata. In addition, the Sonata has more pieces to wash and I have noticed that if you don't let me dry fully or next to the ice pack, the silicone part start to condensate. It is a pain to get the unit in to and out of the bag but the bag from Freestyle, which is a great bag, is not big enough for the Sonata. That is how BIG the Sonata is. Next, the new functionality of the wifi is a waste. Yes, I used it in the beginning, as it was nice to see how long I was pumping, but having to enter in the amount of milk pumped each time was a waste and with a newborn, you just don't have the time for that. That leads me to the biggest issue I have with the Sonata, as if all the above was not enough, the more high tech it is, then more likely it is to break. When I first received my Sonata, half of the numbers were not working. So the company sent me a new one. About a month later I got an error message – the unit would not work. The battery ended up dying and after being recharged, it started working again – never saw that error message again. But that brings me to the final annoyance with the Sonata. When I start it up, every time without fail, it tells the pump(s) are not connected. I end up having to play with the hose, unplug from one breast, then replug, unplug the other until the unit realizes I am trying to pump both breasts. I end up wasting 2 minutes of pumping time doing this. Every time. The only pro of the Sonata is that it does pump well when it wants to, however the Freestyle works just as well.

I have loved everything about this pump, from how silent it is, easy to use, very small light and portable. It has very strong suction and I feel contributed to my improved success lasting longer on exclusive breastmilk. My only complaint is that the tubing is bending and kinking Affecting poor section as well as cracking on the tubing. The lack of accessibility to just individual parts with this pump is disappointing. Bothered that I would have to get the entire replacement set just for tubing. Affecting poor suction as well as cracking on the tubing. The lack of accessibility to just individual parts with this pump is disappointing. Bothered that I would have to get the entire replacement set just for tubing. Is this covered under the warranty for the pump? I am at five months and this has cause there to be a hole now in the tubing