Using a breast pump in Europe

[Anonymous]

I'm traveling to Germany later this month for work. I have a medela pump in style. Anyone know if I need a converter?

[Anonymous]

When I spent 2 weeks in Paris for work, I used the Medela battery pack with rechargeable batteries I bought on Amazon, rather than bothering with a converter. Worked great, but I had to frequently recharge the batteries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm traveling to Germany later this month for work. I have a medela pump in style. Anyone know if I need a converter?

Check the power cord and see if it says "dual voltage" in which case you will not need an adapter

[Anonymous]

Bring a manual pump just in case. I had a converter fail on me and wound up frying it (was a different country- not Europe)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring a manual pump just in case. I had a converter fail on me and wound up frying it (was a different country- not Europe)

Yes, bring a manual or get the battery powered pump just in case! I tried to use my hair straightener in Germany with an adapter/converter, and it fried it. I wouldn't trust being able to use your pump unless it is specifically designed for dual voltage use. Maybe call Medala and ask?

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

You'll need a converter and an adapter for the outlet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'll need a converter and an adapter for the outlet.

+1 PIS requires a converter to work in Europe - it's not dual voltage. I always used the battery pack; friends who used the converter said it didn't work quite right (ran slow).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'll need a converter and an adapter for the outlet.

+1 PIS requires a converter to work in Europe - it's not dual voltage. I always used the battery pack; friends who used the converter said it didn't work quite right (ran slow).

Yes, use batteries. My converter apparatus caused the thing to blow a major dude in the hotel,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'll need a converter and an adapter for the outlet.

+1 PIS requires a converter to work in Europe - it's not dual voltage. I always used the battery pack; friends who used the converter said it didn't work quite right (ran slow).

Yes, use batteries. My converter apparatus caused the thing to blow a major dude in the hotel,

FUSE. Not dude

[Anonymous]

Call medela, theyll mail you the appropriate plug/charger/chord for a fee. I researched this extensively, the converter doesnt make sense given the price and also pump motors need stronger converters compared to say a shaver. You dont want to burn your pump. The euro chord will cost you like 20 bucks, totally worth it.

[Anonymous]

I took new batteries but PISA stopped on Day 2. Thank goodness I also took the manual pump. It has an unpleasant experience to do it each breast for 8 times a day (EBF) but I survived a week in Western Europe with the manual one.