Storing Breast Milk - Philips AVENT SCF334 Manual

7 Depending on your own personal comfort, you may wish to use a higher suction mode
that provides deeper suction. You can always return to a lower suction mode (Fig. 20).
You can turn off the breast pump whenever you like by pressing the on/off button (Fig. 21).
Note: You do not need to use all suction modes, only use the modes that are comfortable
for you.
Warning: Always turn off the breast pump before you remove the pump body
from your breast to release the vacuum.
Warning: Do not continue pumping for more than 5 minutes at a time if you do
not succeed in expressing any milk. Try to express at another time during the day.
8 On average, you need to pump for 10 minutes to express 60-125ml (2-4fl oz) of breast milk
from one breast. However, this is just an indication and varies from woman to woman.
Note: If you regularly express more than 125ml per session, you can purchase and use a
260ml/9fl oz Philips Avent bottle to prevent overfilling and spillage.
9 When you have finished expressing, turn off the breast pump (Fig. 21) and carefully remove
the pump body from your breast.
10 Unscrew the bottle from the pump body. You have multiple options:
- Insert a sanitized sealing disc into a sanitized screw ring and screw this onto the bottle (Fig.
22). The expressed milk in the bottle is ready for storage.
- Alternatively, assemble a sanitized nipple and screw ring onto the bottle according to the
instructions (see ‚Feeding'). Seal the nipple with the dome cap (Fig. 23).
11 Unplug the adapter from the wall outlet to disconnect the appliance from the electrical
power. Unplug the motor unit from the adapter. Unplug the silicone tube and cap from the
silicone diaphragm. For easy storage, wrap the silicone tube around the motor unit and clip
the cap onto the tube (Fig. 24).
12 Clean the other used parts of the breast pump according to the instructions in section
'Cleaning and sanitizing'.

Storing breast milk

Warning: Only store breast milk collected with a cleaned and sanitized pump to
ensure hygiene.
Breast milk can be stored in the fridge (not in the door) for up to 48 hours. Expressed milk
should be refrigerated immediately. If you store milk in the fridge to add to during the day,
only add milk that has been expressed into a sanitized bottle or storage cup. Breast milk can
be stored in the freezer for up to three months as long as it is kept in either sanitized bottles
fitted with a sanitized screw ring and sealing disc or sanitized storage cups. Clearly label the
bottle or storage cup with the date and time of expression and use older breast milk first. If
you intend to feed your baby with the expressed breast milk within 48 hours, you can store
the breast milk in the fridge in an assembled Philips Avent bottle or storage cup.
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