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Expressing Your Milk
Expressing Your Milk
Preparing to express breast milk
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The environment and your frame of mind are very important
when you are getting ready to express your breast milk.
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Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before
expressing your milk.
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Bring water to drink while you’re pumping.
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Find a quiet, comfortable room (not too cold or too warm).
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Sit in a comfortable chair.
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Relax. Close your eyes and take several slow deep breaths. A
picture of your baby or a piece of clothing that smells like your
baby will help your milk let-down. It may help to record sounds or
video of your baby and play them back while pumping. Or, listen to
your favorite music.
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Massage, compress, or stroke your breast before and during
pumping session.
Testing vacuum cycling and suction before Pumping
Hold the two cups together (as shown on our website) and turn
power on. Observe soft cups collapse and then inflate in rhythmic
motion. If they only collapse, there is an air leak. Make sure the
gaskets are inserted properly (ridge should face the storage
container), then tighten the storage container and the other
connections. It’s recommended supply mains be no more than three
feet from the pump. The patient should be sitting up and should be
approximately 24 inches from the control panels on the pump. The
breast cups should be centered on the breast, the operator should
press the cycle speed/power knob (1), and the breast cups should
inflate and collapse.
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