Haakaa
Silicone Manual Breast Pump, 150ml
6.7/10 overallAround £14
A one-piece silicone suction pump that catches letdown from the other breast during a feed, no batteries or moving parts.
The Haakaa is not really a pump in the mechanical sense — it's a single piece of food-grade silicone that you suction onto the breast you're not actively feeding from, and it catches milk let down naturally during that feed through gentle suction alone. There's no motor, no valve to clean, and nothing to charge, which makes it the simplest and cheapest way to collect milk that would otherwise be lost into a breast pad.
Against the Medela Swing Flex and Elvie in this category, the Haakaa is not a substitute for full expressing sessions — it only collects passive letdown during a feed, not milk actively drawn from a full breast on demand. What it does extremely well is low-effort, low-cost milk collection for parents who want to build a small freezer stash without adding a separate pumping session to their day.
Most parents who own an electric pump for proper expressing sessions still keep a Haakaa alongside it specifically for this passive-collection use case — it's cheap enough that the two aren't really in competition, they solve different problems.
What we liked
- Extremely cheap and simple, one piece with nothing to clean apart
- No power needed, works anywhere
- Genuinely reduces wasted milk with almost no extra effort
Where it falls short
- Doesn't replace a proper expressing session on a full breast
- Suction can feel too strong for some without practice
- Collection volume depends entirely on natural letdown
Specs
- Type
- Manual, suction-only silicone pump
- Power
- None required
- Capacity
- 150ml
- Best use case
- Passive letdown collection during a feed
- Parts to clean
- One piece, no valves
How we scored it
Expressing Efficiency
Suction strength and how quickly and fully it empties the breast.
Only collects passive letdown, not a substitute for active expressing.
Comfort & Fit
How comfortable the shield/flange feels over a full session, including fit adjustability.
Soft silicone, generally comfortable once suction is adjusted correctly.
Portability & Discretion
Freedom of movement while pumping and how discreet the pump is to use outside the home.
No power, no noise, fits in a bag easily.
Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.
The alternative
Spectra
S1 Double Electric, Portable Breast Pump
A hospital-grade closed-system double electric pump with a rechargeable battery, popular for exclusive pumping.