Review of the Legendairy Duette Breast Pump

If you have ever been in a breastfeeding-focused social media group, I'm sure you have seen that Legendairy released a new breast pump to the US Market a few months ago. The marketing for this pump was on point, and the features for this pump are really enticing:

• Dual motors with the ability to control the speed and suction on each side independently.

• A child lock feature to prevent the touchscreen from activating and changing settings when you don’t want it to.

• Silicone Flanges that collapse around the nipple.

• Four modes: quick light suction (stimulation), stronger longer suction (expression), a combination cycle that use a few short pulls followed by a longer, stronger pull, and a setting that alternates between a few minutes of stimulation and a few minutes of expression automatically.

Pump Origins:

The Legendairy Duette Pump is what is referred to as a whitelabeled pump. This is when a company pays to have a product produced by another company rebranded under their name.

An example of this is the Legendairy Silicone Cups - these are whitelabeled rebranded Youha Cups. The same product with different packaging can be purchased elsewhere. The advantage of this as a consumer is that, typically, these are products that are not easily and routinely accessible, or are produced by companies for which warranty coverage would be difficult to access. The company who imports the whitelabeled product is increasing access to the product, which is desirable if the company is investing in it, and assuming the warranty coverage for the product. So, as the consumer, this is not a negative concern unless the product is sourced from someplace you avoid purchasing items from.

Where is this breast pump being sourced from?

The Legendairy Duette is made by Horigen - a major Chinese breast pump manufacturer. If you look at their website, you will see two pumps remarkably similar (same features and design) with slightly different aesthetics.

They are also the manufacturer of the Horigen 3D flanges which are sold as part of the Legendairy Duette package. These flanges have a decent reputation and have been available on the US market at least since Black Friday 2021 and sold with a Horigen portable pump on Amazon. If they look familiar, that makes sense, as Horigen appears to also be the manufacturer for the popular brand Pumpables which has had “Liquid Flanges” available in the US market for a few years now. The Pumpables Flange Kits appear to be a modified and improved version of the Horigen base kit. The Legendairy “Fluid Fit” flange kit is identical to the Horigen kit.

So, as the consumer, you can feel confident this whitelabeled product appears to come from a manufacturer with a decently solid reputation, and the Fluid Fit flanges have been on the market under different names long enough to say they aren’t just another gimmick.

Is this pump a good option for you?

That is all going to depend on what you are looking for in a pump. When I'm evaluating a pump, I look at:

• Initial price

• Ongoing costs

• Size

• Portability

• Features

• Suction Strength

• Cycle Speed

• Flexibility to use with other pumping parts

• Durability and Known Concerns

Legendairy Duette Pump Details:

• Initial Price: 249.99

  • This puts it in line with Spectra and Motif Single motor pumps. It’s certainly more affordable than some of the other dual motor pumps.

• Ongoing Costs:

  • It’s no secret that I love the style of silicone flange this pump comes with, and I have for some time. I find they are very comfortable and provide faster and easier emptying compared to hard plastic flanges for many. The downside, though, is the flange insert is integrated with the duckbill valve. The Horigen inserts sold under the Legendairy brand have consistently worn out a little faster than the Pumpables inserts (likely due to the slight design changes made by Pumpables that have improved durability. For an exclusive pumper, you can expect to replace inserts every 2-3 weeks, and more occasional pumpers every 4-6 weeks on average. The inserts are slightly more expensive than replacing regular duckbill valves. The backflow membranes last about twice as long as the inserts, but higher suction seems to wear them out faster. Once they start to wear out, more milk gets on them compromising suction faster.

  • An important thing to note with this pump, if you are planning to use the smaller Pumpables inserts that we know the majority will need, supply chain issues are real, so you would benefit from flexibility in having other flanges to use as well.

  • Curious about the ongoing cost here for how you pump? Check out the flange part replacement calculators.

• Size and Portability:

  • This pump is actually surprisingly small compared to alternative dual motor pumps. The most comparable pump is the portable Spectra Dual Motor (imported to the US as this pump is not currently available in the US) which is much larger and heavier. The Legendairy Duette pump is small and light. The child lock feature makes it very portable. I really like pairing it with a fanny pack or the Mimi and Pal bag with a hands-free bra for great portability and freedom.

• Features:

  • This pump packs a large number of features into a small pump! Dual

  • Motors, a whole slew of settings including one that combines short pulls with a long pull every few cycles, and one that autocycles between expression and stimulation for you. That one is actually my favorite as I love the convenience to focus on other things and know the pump is doing its thing. The child lock feature is nice, it makes it way more comfortable to pump around curious little hands or toss it in the bag while you pump.

• Suction Strength:

  • Despite reading fairly high on the breast pump gauge, I would not categorize this as a “strong” pump. It's not quite as powerful as the strongest of the portable pumps, but it has more than adequate suction for most people. At the higher settings, it sounds a little rougher than I would have expected at this price point, but durability will show over time.

• Cycle Speeds:

  • One place this pump does stand out is the ability to control speed independently on each side! This is not a common feature especially at this price point, so this is something to consider as a selling point.

• Flexibility to use with other pumping parts:

  • This pump is easily set up with other brands of flanges - all that is 100% needed are the white adapters to connect the tubing to the pump which can be used with normal Spectra/Ameda size tubing.

• Concerns with this Pump:

  • I think it’s worth noting that the housing for the pump lacks the feel of quality I would expect at this price point. When my motor arrived, the top screen was off tilted and needed to be pushed back into place. This has been the case for many of my clients as well. Once the plastic was better aligned, the pumps have been operating without issue. 

  • However, I would also point out that this pump has been available for a few months with no major indicators of premature failure. So, like all new pumps, durability is something we are watching, but there are no noted concerns.

My Overall Impression:

This is a fairly decent little pump that packs an impressive number of desirable features into a smaller price point than many competitors. Like all new pumps, there are a whole lot of unknowns, and while our initial impressions are good with this pump, we know that other whitelabeled pumps have not proven to be super durable, and this is an issue we will watch going forward. If the pump has features that you like, it could be a strong choice for you, and is likely to last about 12 months, which is what we expect for a single-user breast pump at this price point.