Note: You do not have to press down the handle fully, only as much as is comfortable.
Your milk will soon start flowing, even though you are not using all the suction the pump
can generate.
6 Repeat step 5 rapidly 5 or 6 times to initiate the 'let-down' reflex.
7 Adopt a slower rhythm by pressing down the handle and keeping it pressed down for up
to 3 seconds before you let it return to its resting position. Continue in this way while your
milk is flowing. If your hand becomes tired, try to use the other hand to operate the breast
pump or rest your arm across your body to pump from the opposite breast.
Note: Do not worry if your milk does not flow immediately. Relax and continue pumping.
The first few times you use the breast pump, you may need to use a higher suction mode
to get your milk flowing.
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.
Warning: If the process becomes very uncomfortable or painful, stop using the
pump and consult your breastfeeding advisor.
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, carefully remove the breast pump from your breast
and unscrew the bottle or storage cup from the pump body. The bottle or storage cup with
milk is now ready for feeding or storage.
10 Unscrew the bottle from the pump body. You have multiple options:
- Place a sanitized sealing disc in a sanitized screw ring, and screw the assembled screw ring
onto the bottle. The expressed milk in the bottle is ready for storage (Fig. 22).
- Alternatively, place a sanitized nipple in a sanitized screw ring and screw the assembled
screw ring onto the bottle. Seal the nipple with the dome cap (Fig. 23).
Clean the other used parts of the breast pump according to the instructions in section
'Cleaning and sanitizing'.
Additional items
The following items may be included. Please check the list in the section General Description
to see which items are included with your breast pump.
- Disposable breast pads
- Cover
- Sealing discs
- Travel bag
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