Hints To Help You Succeed; When To Express Milk; Right Times Of The Day To Express Your Milk - Philips AVENT SCF315 User Manual

6 Hints to help
you succeed
The single electric breast pump is
easy to use. Take some practice,
and you will soon get used to
expressing milk.
Choose a time when you are
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not rushed nor interrupted
easily.
Having your baby or a
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photograph of your baby
nearby can help encourage
your milk to flow.
Before expressing milk, place a
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warm towel onto your breast,
and lightly massage for a few
minutes. This encourages milk
flow, and ease the pain of your
breast.
Warmth and relaxation can
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encourage milk flow. Try
expressing after a warm bath
or shower.
Try expressing from one breast
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while your baby is feeding
from the other, or continue
expressing just after a feed.
Repositioning the pump on the
•
breast from time to time can
help stimulate your milk flow.
Tip
Practice with your pump
•
to find the best pumping
techniques for you. If the
process becomes painful,
stop and consult your breast
feeding advisor.
7 When to
express milk
If possible, wait until your milk
supply and breast feeding
schedule are well established,
unless told otherwise by your
doctor or breast feeding advisor.
The exceptions are:
If you are expressing milk
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for your baby to be given in
hospital.
If your breasts are engorged
•
(painful or swollen). You can
express a small amount of milk
before or between feeds to
ease the pain, and to help your
baby latch on more easily.
If you have sore or cracked
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nipples and you may wish to
express your milk until they are
healed.
If you are separated from your
•
baby and wish to continue
to breast-feed when you are
reunited. You should express
your milk regularly to stimulate
your milk supply.
Right times of the day
to express your milk
Early in the morning when you
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breasts are full, just before or
after your baby's first feed.
After a feed, if your baby has
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not emptied both breasts.
Between feeds or in a break if
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you have returned to work.
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