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•Establish a slower rhythm by pushing the handle downwards and keeping it pushed at most 3 seconds, before leaving it to
return in the initial position. Continue doing this until express breast milk. If your hand tires, try with the other one or leave
the hand to relax onto your body and express from the other breast.
•Make sure that the milk flows successfully and the process of pumping does not make you uncomfortable.
•It is not necessary to push the handle completely downwards, but only to this position in which you feel comfortable.
•To change the level of suction, rotate the button from thinner to thicker. This is how you set a stronger level of suction.
4. Do not worry if the milk
doesn’t flow immediately, relax and continue pumping. If the process is causing you breast pains,
stop immediately and consult with doctor.
If there is no result when pumping, do not continue! Try to use the pump in
another time of the day.
5. 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.
6.
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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”.
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 37
°C, so that you can feed your baby within 4 hours, or use 50
℃
water-
barrier heating method to serve the breast milk warm.
3. When storing freshly expressed milk, please, seal the milk. The breast milk can be stored for 4 hours in room temperature
of 19 - 25
°C.
4. The expressed milk can be stored in fridge for maximum 96 hours (but not on the door of the fridge) or in the freezer for 3
– 6 months. For this purpose you use the breast milk storage bags
“Cangaroo Care”.
5. NEVER REFREEZE THE BREAST MILK AGAIN.
6. Never add new milk to the already frozen one.
V. HOW TO STORE THE BREAST MILK
VI. FEEDING THE BABY WITH THE EXPRESSED MILK
1.You may feed the baby with the expressed milk from the bottle.
2. If you use frozen milk, you should leave it to thaw naturally in the fridge. If you need it urgently, place it in a bowl with hot
water and thaw it. After thawing the milk can be stored in a fridge for 10 hours.
3. Pour the breast milk in a feeding bottle and place it in a bowl with hot water or in an electrical bottle warmer.
4. Fix the bottle ring with the sterilized feeding teat to the bottle.
5.Always check the breast milk temperature before giving it to the baby.
6.Always throw away the breast milk left after feeding. Never refreeze.
7.NEVER HEAT THE MILK IN A MICROWAVE AS THIS MAY DESTROY VALUABLE NUTRIENTS AND ANTIBODIES.
In
addition, the uneven heating may cause hot spots in the liquid, which could cause burns to your
baby’s throat.
8.Never immerse a frozen milk container in boiling water as this may cause it to crack/ split.
9.Never put boiling water directly into a feeding bottle, allow to cool for around 20 minutes before filling.
VII. CLEAN AND STERILIZE THE MANUAL BREAST PUMP
Clean and sterilize Your manual breast pump before using it for the first time and after every usage following the
listed instructions.
1. Disassemble completely the manual breast pump.
2.
CAREFULLY
take off and clean the silicone valve. If it gets damaged, the vacuum will not be able to be created and the
milk will not be expressed. Wash all the parts with small amount of hot water and with a little bit of not aggressive detergent
and wash them thoroughly. You can also wash the parts in dishwasher only on the top rack.
3. In order to wash the valve, you can rub it gently between your fingers with some liquid detergent. Do not put any objects in
the valve as this may lead to damages.
4. Sterilize all the parts in steam sterilizer.
5. For all the breastfeeding moms, which breastfeed every 2
– 3 hours, we do not recommend to sterilize after each use.
The excessive disinfection and cleansing can easily lead to premature aging and reduce the life of the breast pump. It is
recommended to thoroughly clean the stains and sterilize once a day.
6. IMPORTANT!
If you use the breast pump as a device for storing the breast milk, you will have to take care for the
disinfection of all the washable parts of the pump, otherwise the milk may go bad, as it is a product difficult to store.
VIII. STORING THE BREAST MILK PUMP
•Keep the manual breast pump away from direct sunlight, as the continued exposure may cause discoloration.
•Store the manual breast pump and its accessories in safe dry place, away from the reach of children.
IX. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
1. Lack of suction:
• Check if you have put all the parts correctly and if the silicone valve is placed tightly to the pump body opening.
• Make sure that the silicone massage pad is correctly placed and fits to the pump body and a perfect seal is created.
