5/17/11

How to Find Freestyle Breast Pump Tubing

Breast pumps involve a series of tubing to transport the milk from the breast to a container. Due to moisture that may remain in the tubes, mold and mildew may become present. Therefore, replacements will become necessary. Freestyle is a brand of tubing that works with the Freestyle breast pump system. The pump and tubing is made by Medela. This company sells replacement tubing in a variety of maternity and baby stores, including its own website.
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      Find the model number of the breast pump. You will need this number when purchasing the replacement tubing. Look on the breast pump machine or the box that it came in. If you cannot find the number, contact Medela's customer service department (see resources). Give the customer service representative the model name of your pump. In this case, it is Freestyle. You can also search for your particular model on the Medela website (see resources).

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      Order the replacement tubing by calling a baby supply store. Give the customer representative the pump's model name and number of the tubing. Provide your payment information. The wait time for the replacement tubing to arrive in the mail will depend on which shipping method you choose.

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      Purchase replacement tubing from the Medela website or another baby supply store website. Click the link to Medela's listing for the Freestyle replacement tubing to see the a model number. Confirm that your breast pump model number matches the number of the tubing. Click "Add to Cart" to buy it and check out.

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      Buy replacement breast pump machine tubing by physically going to a baby supply store. Click on the link on Medela's website that lets you search stores to find the company's products. To make finding replacement tubing even easier, bring the breast pump machine and some of its old tubing with you. Match the model number on the breast pump machine and visually confirm that you are choosing the right replacement by comparing the new tubing to the old.

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