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Pro Flo Perfect

The EXPRESSLY YOURS Pro Flo by CAMP

By Shel Franco

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My pursuit of quality breast pumps has led me to international health care company CAMP Healthcare and their EXPRESSLY YOURS line of breast pumps. For a one-month period in January 2003, I tested the Pro Flo breast pump, a hospital-grade rental available through breast pump distributors, lactation consultants, medical supply stores and hospital breast pump rental stations.

A Brief History
Since 1908, CAMP has prided itself on providing high-quality women's health products to the world. It didn't take them long to realize that breast pumps were in need of a serious re-design. CAMP set out to create a pump that closely simulates a real live nursing baby. According to a published study conducted by Georgetown University, they have succeeded. The study, headed by Michael J. Zinaman, showed that the patented Soft-Cup Funnel, used with the electric pump offered only by EXPRESSLY YOURS, triggered levels of prolactin that closely matched prolactin levels generated by nursing babies.

A Personal Experience
The study had me curious – that's a pretty big claim. When I tried the Pro Flo for the first time, I wasn't sure what to expect.

My Pro Flo came with two breast funnels: the patented Soft-Cup and a traditional hard cup. "Great," I thought. "More pieces to thoroughly confuse me." As the working mother of three small children, I have few precious moments to spare assembling breast pumps.

In a matter of seconds, my frustration turned into pure bliss when I realized I could assemble this pump without so much as glancing at the directions. It is quite possibly the most straightforward product on the market. The bottles screw on, the tubing plugs in, and the funnels fit on without any extra parts. It's really assembly as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Of course, I tried the Soft-Cup first. I read that it was "hands-free," because the soft silicone would actually adhere to my breasts. They weren't kidding.

So there I was, legs kicked up, direction book in hand, and two breast funnels sticking to my chest (single pumping is possible). It was a gentle compression, and milk freely flowed from my breasts. Letdown came at around the five-minute mark. At the end of my first 15-minute pumping session, I had collected 6 ounces of liquid gold.

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