anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

i was thinking that i want to rent a breast pump from the hospital. How much was it to rent from your hospital?

especially North Shore LIJ since thats where i'm delivering

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

from what i understand not a lot of hosipitals rent breast pumps. They have some there you can use but if you want to rent one for home you have to go to like babies r us or pharmicies

ETA - I cant remeber the exact proce of them but it was relativley depending on how long you want it for

Message edited 5/20/2011 12:00:18 PM.

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

oh i thought they all did. i should find out then

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

Call your insurance and see if it can be covered

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

I rented one from babies r us. A hospital grade medela it was $80 and month. I think the price at good sam was pretty much the same, they just didn't have any.

eta: I agree call your insurance company. I didn't do this because my babies were early and in the NICU and I needed a pump ASAP but I have heard of them covering it.

Message edited 5/20/2011 2:52:44 PM.

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

i called my insurance company a while back. unfortunately they do not cover pumps

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

Any medical supply store rents them. I rented the medela lactina from homecare America for $40/mo

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

The hospital doesn't rent them (at least NSUH doesn't) but provided me with a list of places that do. I called a few that were local to find the best price and rented the medela symphony (same one I had in the hospital) for $70 a month

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

i rented one from south nassau. i don't remember how much, but i only had it for 10 days. it was a much better pump than the medela i had of my own

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

i just rented one from LIJ. i rented the medella symphony. i already have the medella freestyle but because my is a preemie in the NICU i needed to be able to start and maintain a milk supply almost exclusively through pumping. the symphony is a lot better suited for this than the freestyle (which will be fine once i have a supply and go back to work).

anyway it was a $200 deposit that i get back when i return the unit, and $80 for the first month and $70 each additional. they also do a package of 3 months for $200.

i tried to get it covered by my insurance but even with an r/x and a letter of medical necessity it doesnt look like thats going to happen. also LIJ's rentals do not take insurance so i wouldve had to wait for it to process and since im already behind on pumping as it is, i figured $80 isnt that crazy to just spend out of pocket rather than have to wait precious days for insurance to figure it out.

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

It costs around $75-$80 a month and they are great! You'll feel like an industrial cow being milked No, seriously, they are amazing and in my opinion are well worth the $$.

Re: anyone rent a breast pump from the hospital? How much?

i rent the medela symphony...when i was at winthrop they hooked me up with one through a company called continued care...their phone number is 631-694-8787...i pay $75/month