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7.3 Procedure
Express milk from each breast in turn.
• Alternate between breasts when the milk flow slows down or ceases.
• The amount of time needed to express milk will vary considerably from one person to another.
The following intervals have proven effective, but times may vary according to the individual:
• right 5 – 7 minutes, left 5 – 7 minutes;
• right 3 – 5 minutes, left 3 – 5 minutes;
• right 2 – 3 minutes, left 2 – 3 minutes.
7.4 Milk Quantity
Do not be surprised if it takes a little longer at first before the milk really starts to flow. This is not unusual, in fact
it is perfectly normal, because in general, milk production adapts to daily requirements. This means that the
quantity of milk produced may vary considerably.
• Be sure to drink enough fluids to stimulate milk production.
7.5 Let-Down Reflex
During natural breastfeeding, placing the baby on the breast stimulates the let-down reflex and the milk begins
to flow. You can further stimulate if you:
• Find a quiet place where you can be fully relaxed as you express the milk.
• Adopt a comfortable and relaxed sitting position.
• Place a warm compress on your breast for a few minutes to relax the tissue before expressing.
• It may be helpful to have eye contact with your baby. If that is not possible, try to look at a photo of your baby.
• The let-down reflex releases the flow of milk to both breasts simultaneously.
8. Storing & Feeding Milk
If the breast milk is not to be used immediately, you can seal the filled container (7) with the collar (9) and seal
disk (11) as shown in section 3 (11b) or pour from the container (7) into a NUK
®
Seal ‘n Go
®
Breast Milk Bag. Store
it in the refrigerator. Use an erasable marker to write the date and time of expressing on the container (7) or bag.
Caution:
Only the NUK
®
Breast Milk Container with the collar (9) and seal disk (11) should be stored in the
refrigerator, not the entire NUK
®
Expressive
™
Manual Breast Pump.
8.1 NUK
®
Breast Milk Container
The breast milk may be chilled or frozen and thawed out in a sealed Breast Milk Container (7). The breast
milk container may also be used for re-heating and feeding. Please always observe the information below on
handling breast milk.
Note:
When freezing breast milk, do not fill the container (7) with more than 5 fl. oz as breast milk expands as it
freezes and the container (7) may burst.
8.2 Tips for Handling Breast Milk
NUK
®
Seal ‘n Go
®
Milk Bags and Breast Milk Containers (sold with any NUK
®
breast pump) are safe
for storage in the refrigerator or freezer.
• Once the container has been opened, the maximum storage time is 12 hours at 39°F (4°C).
• The milk may be thawed out in the container either in the refrigerator, or, if required immediately, by standing
in warm water.
• If desired, warm the milk to body temperature by placing it in a NUK
®
Bottle Warmer, or in a container of
heated water. Always check temperature of the milk on your wrist before feeding baby.
Caution:
Breast milk must not be thawed out in a microwave as this will destroy valuable nutrients as well as
cause possible damage to the container material, which may cause the risk of explosion. Uneven heating may
also result in scalding!
• The milk should therefore be shaken gently before feeding to ensure that milk and milk fats are well mixed
and that the warm breast milk is evenly distributed.
• Defrosted, re-heated or unused milk must be disposed of and not refrozen.
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