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Using the Affinity
®
Breast Pump / Power Options
The Adjustable Difference
Your Lansinoh
®
Affinity
®
Breast Pump allows you to adjust both cycle and suction
settings. Choose the settings that are most comfortable for you and result in the
greatest milk expression.
Cycle Buttons
These control the cycle length of the breast pump. The lower cycle settings create a
shorter cycle length and faster pumping rhythm, which is helpful for eliciting milk let-
down. Once let-down has occurred, you may push the (+) button to increase the cycle
length, which creates a slower pumping rhythm, for more powerful milk expression.
Note: the highest cycle setting (L6) actually creates the slowest
pumping rhythm, while the lowest cycle setting (L1) creates the
fastest pumping rhythm. The highest cycle level combined with the
highest suction level provides the greatest level for milk expression.
Suction Buttons
These control the suction strength. Push the (+) button to increase the suction.
Continue to push the (+) button to increase the suction to the highest level
comfortable for you. Push the (-) button to decrease the suction. Your pump
can be adjusted from suction levels 1 to 8.
Note:
If the suction on your breast reaches uncomfortable levels, reduce the
suction level by pushing the (-) Suction button, or disconnect the pump connector
from its receptacle on the electric pump.
Power Options
The pump may be operated under any of the following power supply modes:
AC Adapter
(included)
Connect the AC adapter to the power receptacle
located on the left side of the pump. Plug the
AC adapter into an available electrical outlet.
Electrical safety can only be achieved when the
Breast Pump is connected to the AC Power
Adapter supplied with the product.
(See “Technical Data” section, page 13.)
6 AA Alkaline Or Rechargeable Batteries
(not included)
Open the battery cover under the pump and
insert 6 AA batteries. Make sure the polarity
(+) and (-) is correct as indicated. Close the
compartment by gently pressing the cover
until it snaps into place. Remove batteries if
pump is not in use for a long period of time.
Dispose of batteries according to regulations
for environmental protection and recycling.
Replace batteries as a simultaneous set.
Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix
alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable
(nickel-cadmium) batteries.
Breastmilk Storage Guidelines
Power Options (continued)
If batteries are in the pump, but AC adapter is in use, the pump will use the
adapter to power the pump, not the batteries. For the most economical use,
we recommend using your pump with the AC adapter provided. Your AC adapter
has a universal AC input and can be used with 120Vac and 230Vac systems with
50Hz and 60Hz mains. The Affinity
®
Pump is intended to only be used with the
provided external adapter (Lansinoh
®
part # 50409) by BridgePower Corporation,
Model JMW110-KA-09-00-B-07, with electrical rating 100-240 V AC, 50-60Hz.
Breastmilk Storage and Thawing Guidelines
For Healthy Term Babies
Check with your healthcare provider or an International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant for specific storage instructions. When you are freezing your breastmilk,
do not fill containers more than ¾ full to allow for expansion from freezing. Date
containers with the date you expressed your milk for future reference.
Refrigerator
Room
Deep Freeze Style Freezer Refrigerator Temperature
(Self-contained 32° to 39°F
66° to 78°F
freezer)
approx. 0°F
Fresh Breastmilk
6+ months
6 months
Up to 8 days Up to 6 hours
Thawed Breastmilk Do not refreeze Do not refreeze 24 hours
1 hour
Source: La Leche League International, 2008
Note:
DO NOT store breastmilk in freezer door. The door tends to be the warmest
part of the freezer.
Date all breastmilk and use the oldest breastmilk first.
If you purchased the optional Cooler Pack and Freezer Pack as accessories to your
Affinity
®
Breast Pump, you may safely store up to six (6), 5 oz bottles in the room at
an ambient room temperature of 66° to 78°F for up to ten (10) hours. Freezer packs
should be removed once thawed and refrozen.
Thawing
Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator or place the containers under cool running
water, gradually warming the water until the milk is thawed. Thawed milk can be
kept in a refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Note:
DO NOT refreeze milk once it is thawed.
Gently shake thawed milk before feeding to baby to mix the layers that have
separated. Breastmilk is not homogenized and the “cream” will rise to the top of
the bottle. Breastmilk can vary in color and consistency depending upon the time
of the day that the milk was expressed, what you have eaten, and the age of the
baby at the time of pumping.
Note:
DO NOT MICROWAVE HUMAN MILK! Microwaving alters the composition
of the milk.
Microwaving also may create “hot spots” in the milk that could burn the infant.
Note:
DO NOT thaw breastmilk in hot or boiling water.
