[ShelaVenna]

ShelaVenna, I don't think you're posting too often! Actually, I feel so happy every time one of you posts and shares your experiences-- it makes me feel less alone and it is also so helpful as I try to figure this out! So, thank you to everyone for taking the time to help troubleshoot and share ideas.

The folks at EveBra take a long time to respond, but I did end up getting through to them and they sent me a new pump at no charge! But, to your point, I don't know how many free replacement pumps I can expect if it turns out they're just not durable. I think it was ruined by the moisture from sweat. And since this pump doesn't have a filter, I'm not sure how to avoid this going forward. Lining the domes with coffee filters? The EveBra employee I spoke with also said some customers had their pumps ruined when globs of the skin seal got into the tubing and lodged in the pump. I don't think this happened to me, but I wanted to warn everyone of the risk!

I am at a crossroads because I'm coming closer and closer to the end of the 30 day returns window. I'm not sure if I want to pay $2,000 for a system that I might not succeed with, or just cut my losses and loose only the restocking fee. I think the major innovation of EveBra is their unique silicone rims. They are sticky without any adhesives in the way silicone nipple covers like Cakes are. They are also ultra flexible and taper out to a paper thin edge, so I have absolutely no problems getting a seal, even with my very angular torso. However, they're too wide for me and I have some areas of increased pain/pressure that prevent me from keeping it on for an entire night. If EveBra sold a narrow version, I think that would be absolutely perfect. I know this is kind of far-fetched, but I wonder if I could craft some sort of mold and use liquid silicone to make my own silicone rims in the style of EveBra to use with a different system, like Noogleberry or even some cheap domes from Amazon. The EveBra rims keep such a good seal that I think I could get away with not having an electronic pump while I sleep with them on.

P.S. ShelaVenna, the boob mattress is amazing! I think I might get something similar if I find a pumping system that I can commit to.

These filters are similar to what the brava used: Sterile Syringe Filters PVDF 25 mm Diameter 0.22 um Pore Size Individually Packaged 10/pk by Biomed Scientific https://a.co/d/a15lt3R It’s just a disk of filtration material with a short tube poking out either end to connect to the tubing. If you can find the right sizes of tubing to attach to both side of these filters, you can use basically the same filters that the original brava used. I’ve used them. They seem to be doing their job. I have never bothered to search up the original Brava instructions so I could see them
again, but I personally change the filters out weekly, because I think I remember that’s what the instructions said to do.