Thank you everyone for responding. It helps a lot to read about different experiences. I'm a first time mom and it gets quite overwhelming sometimes

I called my hospital and spoke to a LC and she told me that the hospital grade BP that they have and I might use while I'm there is - Ameda Elite Pump. And, they will rent it for about $2.50/day if I wanted to after I check out. This can get quite expensive in the long run that's why I was interested in buying my own.

The same LC also sells Medela Pump in Style Advance for slightly less than retail cost.

Now, the hospital does give you the tubing kit etc to take home. Of course, if I decide to go with Medela, then I cannot use the Ameda tubing kit that I'll receive from the hospital.

Just trying to figure out what the best decision is here?