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If there is no result when pumping, do not continue! Try to use the pump in another time of the
day.
10.On average you should pump for 8 minutes in order to express 120 ml of milk. Keep in mind that
the quantity of milk varies from woman to woman. If you find that you usually express more than 120
ml on session, then you should use a larger bottle. Do not overfill the bottle, otherwise the milk
will leak outside it.
11. After stopping the expression, carefully take off the pump from your breast and unscrew the bottle
with milk from the pump body. Clean the other used parts according to the instruction in section
"Cleaning and sterilizing".
V. WHEN TO USE THE BREAST PUMP
1.If it is possible. Only if you have sufficient milk secretion and normal time for breastfeeding. Usually, the use
of the manual breast pump may begin two or four weeks after the birth of your baby. You must set a schedule of
expressing the breast milk and the breastfeeding.
2.In the following cases you can always use your breast pump:
•If you are expressing breast milk with which the baby to be fed, while being in the hospital.
•If you have more breast milk, you can express some of it between meals in order to reduce the pain of the
bulging breasts, and this way it is easier for the baby to suck.
•If your nipples are painful or are cracking, you can express some milk for feeding until the nipples get better.
3.If you need to separate from your baby and hope to continue breastfeeding after reunion, breast milk can be
expressed periodically to maintain milk secretion.
VI. HINTS
It takes practice in order to use the breast pump the best way possible. So, it will take you at least several
attempts before you manage to use the manual breast pump successfully .
1.Choose a quiet time to use the pump – time, when no one will disturb you. If you are working again, it may
need to express milk in the breaks.
2.Sit in a comfortable chair, in a perpendicular position to the ground. Put a comfortable cushion behind your
back before you start using the breast pump. The sitting position may help you to feel more comfortable when
using the breast pump. Take a glass of water and place it near you, because you may feel thirsty during the
pumping process.
3.Place a warm cloth on your breasts for a few minutes before starting to express the breast milk as this may
make the process easier and relieve the tension in the breasts.
4.Warmth and relaxation help for the easier expressing the milk, so before using the breast pump, you can take
a bath or a shower.
5.Try to breastfeed the baby on one of the breasts and in the same time to use the better stimulation of the
secretion. Practice in order to find the best expression technic for you.
6.Changing the position of the breast pump on your breast from time to time may lead to better stimulation of the
secretion. Practice to find the most appropriate for you pumping technique. If the process is causing you breast
pain, stop immediately and consult with a doctor at once.
7.Make sure that you have not clogged or covered the air outlet of the pump body.
8.Breast pump use errors:
The manual breast pump is an appliance, which helps the women after birth to calm the pain in their breasts and
to prolong the breastfeeding time. It uses the premise that there is sufficient milk and smooth mammary gland.
For some women, which are mothers for the first time, the mammary gland usually is not smooth enough. A
reason sometimes can be the congenital nipple inversion or milk water shortage. So, we suggest you before
purchasing and using the pump, to consult with a doctor who could confirm that your mammary gland is smooth
and that the breast milk is in normal condition. Do not buy and use the pump only as a device to unblock your
milk ducts.
VII. HOW TO STORE THE BREAST MILK
1.Only milk collected with a sterile pump should be stored for feeding your baby.
2.The breast milk can be stored in bottle warmer by 40°C, so that you can feed your baby within 4 hours.
3.When storing freshly expressed milk, please, seal the milk. The breast milk can be stored for 10 hours in room
temperature of 19 - 25°C.
4.The expressed milk can be stored in fridge for maximum 48 hours (but not on the door of the fridge) or in the
freezer for maximum 3 months. For this purpose you use the breast milk storage bags "Cangaroo Care".
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