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Supplemental Nursing System™ (SNS)

Product Overview

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Instruction Manual (pdf)

Developed initially to help adoptive mothers induce lactation, the Supplemental Nursing System™ helps trigger hormonal changes in mothers to help enhance milk production.  The adjustable flow-rate system also works as a tool to deliver supplements while baby is at breast.

Features

Benefits

  • BPA-free
  • All parts that come into contact with breastmilk are BPA-free.
  • Ideal for long-term supplemental feedings at the breast
  • A breastfeeding assistance kit for mothers
  • Aids adoptive mothers with inducing lactation or with supplementing infants at the breast.
  • Adjustable flow-rate system
  • Allows mothers to control the flow of liquid to the infant.
  • Color-coded tubes
  • Helps mothers to manage different tube sizes.
  • Neck strap
  • Our neck strap makes for a more convenient feeding experience for moms.
  • Sterile packaging
  • Ready to use.

What’s Included

  • 1 - SNS container
  • 1 - Yellow cap and cover
  • 1 - 3 sizes of tubing
  • 1 - Neck cord
  • 1 - Valve holder
  • 1 - Attachment ring
  • 1 - Tape
  • Instructions
Instruction Manual (pdf)

Specs

Dimensions
  • Unit Weight:  0.3 lbs 
  • Unit Size/Packaging:  9 x 13 3/4 x 2

Parts

SNS™ Neck Cord

SNS™ Neck Cord
$11.49
Suggested retail price

SNS™ Medium Tubing With White Valve

SNS™ Medium Tubing With White Valve
$10.28
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SNS™ Small Tubing With Red Valve

SNS™ Small Tubing With Red Valve
$10.28
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SNS™ Large Tubing With Clear Valve

SNS™ Large Tubing With Clear Valve
$10.28
Suggested retail price

Extra SNS™ Containers with Lids

Extra SNS™ Containers with Lids
$13.43
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SNS™ Attachment Ring

SNS™ Attachment Ring
$9.14
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SNS™ Valve Holder

SNS™ Valve Holder
$6.85
Suggested retail price

SNS™ Cover

SNS™ Cover
$8.00
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Hypoallergenic Tape Without Holder

Hypoallergenic Tape Without Holder
$3.68
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Hypoallergenic Tape With Holder

Hypoallergenic Tape With Holder
$4.62
Suggested retail price

Reviews

Supplemental Nursing System™ (SNS) | Medela 4.5 out of 5 based on 4 votes.
Rhonda Liebig 10 months ago
26 years ago I used this product to nurse my adopted daughter. It worked very well. She was satisfied. I was satisfied. I felt confident in public as it was concealed easily under clothing. After 10 weeks of on-demand nursing, I began producing my own milk supply and the word 'Supplemental' took on a whole new meaning! Happy to see it is still available.
Octavia Cortes More than 1 year ago
When u have a low supply like myself, u try everything from nursing supplementers, to herbs, to hand expressing in between feedings to sleeping with baby day n night. This is a real life saver or should i say "milk saver". I used this all the time and its concealed under a nursing cover too.
Angel Tosado 3 months ago
Do you used it all day? did your baby latch-on easily as if there wasn't the tubes. I've been using it for only three days, but I feel that my baby feels uncomfortable with it, and don't feel the suction so strong.
Angel Tosado 3 months ago
sorry I was on my husband account
Bobbi McMasters More than 1 year ago
With my first child this was what helped my supply come back and I was able to just breastfeed again! An amazing product!
Jenn Karman 10 months ago
Let's face it, no one wants to use a SNS. But we do it for various reasons. Mine was because I've had a breast reduction and couldn't produce enough milk initially to meet my son's needs. The pediatrician had me offer one half ounce of formula at every feeding. There is the first problem. You will need to untether the cord from around your neck if you are trying to offer a low volume of supplement. I spent the second galf od each feed holding the bottle up to drain the formula completely. Second. It leaks. Badly! If the cap is too tight, too loose, or the wind is blowing from the east you will end up covered in supplement. My recommendation is you hold it upside down 3 times times to check for leaks before using it. Then you'll still want a towel under it. Cleaning it is not easy. The neck of the bottle is too tight to get a brush in there so you just end up shaking hot, soapy water in it. That said, this is vastly better than the starter SNS, so if you need to supplement more than a few days I'd invest in this one.