I have the Willow Go pump and absolutely hate it. Is it just me? I can’t seem to get any output at all with the pump. When I was using it early on I was getting no milk then with research saw wearables can kill milk supply and then got a plug into the wall pump and have slowly seen an increase.
The issues I’m having with the Willow Go:
no to low output
I don’t feel any suction on my nipples. I even went up to highest expression and felt nothing. Clearly something is wrong. For loss of suction I reviewed willows troubleshooting and have done everything the video says to fix the issue and still nothing works.
Any tips?
So, I have a willow go and it is VERY gentle. It is not my go to for every pump session, bit it is my go to for my commute to and from work. So, after I had my consult with Dr. Dianna, I found out my body gets the most output from pumping pumping in stimulation/let down mode only. So knowing that has helped me with the willow go. A few things based of my experience with the pumps:
1. it is very very gentle, I have sensitive nips and I barely feel it. I ALWAYS make sure it is correctly positioned because one wrong move and it tus your skin and that's it lol.
2. If I want to get my regular output, I have to pump twice as long. With my spectra, I pump for 30 minutes and get about 6-8 (sometimes 10) oz combined. I can get that with my willow in about an hour. Since it's portable, I wear it while I drive and when I get to my destination I restart it and do another session. If I had to do that with any other pump or would be a definite no.
3. I am a 15mm on one side and 16mm on the other, but those inserts don't work on the willow go for me. I'm using 17mm on both and that's what gets me the most milk. In my traditional flange I use a15 and a 16.
I wish speeches had a wearable lol, with my first, I never got the willow go to work. I had super low apple and when I got them I was trying to relactate and it just didn't get anything out of me. This time around, I know how to pump based on my body and I established my supply with my spectra and traditional flange. I pump 7 times a day and only use the wearable 2 times a day 3 days a week (the days I work at the office! It's working great this time around!!