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Please remember that, should the process become very painful or
uncomfortable, you should stop using the pump and consult your health
professional or breastfeeding adviser.
9)
Whilst some women may prefer to use the pump without the Let-down
Massage Cushion™, extensive trials show that, in most cases, the massaging
effect of the petals flexing in and out around the areola stimulates the let
down reflex and allows you to express more milk, faster.
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On average you will need to pump for 10 minutes to express 60-125ml
or 2-4oz. However, this is just a guide and varies from woman to woman.
If you find that you regularly express more than 125ml/4oz per session,
please use a 260ml/9oz AVENT Bottle or 240ml/8oz VIA™ Cup.
Do not overfill the bottle or VIA Cup and keep it upright, otherwise it may
leak from below the pump body.
10. How to store your expressed breast milk
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Breast milk can be stored in the
fridge or freezer in either sterile
Breast Milk Storage Containers
(125ml/4oz or 260ml/9oz bottles
fitted with sealing discs) or in
VIA Cups with lids.
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Only milk collected with a sterile pump should be stored to be fed
to your baby.
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Expressed milk should be refrigerated immediately.
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Expressed breast milk can be stored in the refrigerator for up to
48 hours (not in the door) or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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If you are storing milk in the fridge to add to during the day, only add milk
which has been expressed into a sterile container. Milk can only be kept
like this for a maximum of 48 hours (from first expression) after which it
must be used immediately or frozen for future use.
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NEVER refreeze breast milk.
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DO NOT add fresh breast milk to already frozen milk.
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For products other than breast milk make feeds up fresh when needed,
following the manufacturer's instructions.
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Storing your milk in the fridge
If your expressed breast milk will be fed to your baby within 48 hours,
it can be stored in the fridge in an assembled standard AVENT Feeding
Bottle or VIA™ Feeding System. Assemble sterilised teat, screw ring and
dome cap and attach onto the body of the Feeding Bottle or the VIA
Adaptor and Cup (see below).
Storing your milk in the freezer
To store in the freezer (for up to 3 months), use an AVENT Sealing Disc
in place of the teat and dome cap or use a sterilised AVENT VIA Lid to seal
the VIA Cup. The storage containers should be clearly labelled with the
date and time of expression and older milk used up first.
11. Feeding your baby expressed breast milk
If breast milk has been stored in an AVENT Breast Milk
Storage Container, replace the sealing disc with a
sterilised AVENT anti-colic teat.
Alternatively replace the VIA Lid with a sterilised VIA
Adaptor, screw ring, dome cap and AVENT anti-colic teat.
Frozen breast milk should be defrosted overnight in the
refrigerator. However, in an emergency, it can be defrosted
in a jug of hot water. Once thawed use within 24 hours.
Breast milk can be heated in the same way as any other bottle feed.
Stand the Feeding Bottle or VIA Feeding System in a bowl of hot water, or
alternatively, for a safe and fast way to warm feeds, use the AVENT Bottle
and Babyfood Warmer. IMPORTANT! Milk or food will heat faster in AVENT
VIA Cups than in standard feeding bottles/containers. Always check milk
or food temperature before feeding.
Never heat milk in a microwave as this may destroy valuable nutrients
and antibodies. In addition, the uneven heating may cause hot spots
in the liquid which could cause burns to the throat.
Never immerse a frozen milk container or VIA Cup in boiling water as
this may cause it to crack/split.
Never put boiling water directly into a VIA Cup, allow to cool for around
20 minutes before filling.
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