Pumping With Your Electronic Breast Pump - Philips SCF314/02 User Manual

Pumping with Your Electronic Breast Pump

Before you begin pumping, make sure that you have correctly washed, sanitized and
assembled the pump. Consult the 'Preparing to Pump' Section on page 7 for tips on
stimulating let-down and milk flow.
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Wash your hands thoroughly and make sure your breasts
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are clean.
Turn on Pump: When the flashing
to a continuous GREEN
If the light is flashing RED, refer to the 'Troubleshooting Guide'
on page 18.
Form a Seal: Press the pump against your breast, so that
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your nipple fits into the funnel. A seal should form between
the pump and your breast. (If double pumping, press a pump
to each breast.)
Let-down: Let-down is your body's physiological response to
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the suckling action of your baby on the breast. This stimulates
the breast to produce milk and send it towards the nipple
where it is available for baby.
To initiate let-down, begin by squeezing the handle with shallow
quick strokes. This is intended to imitate your baby's natural
suckling pattern. At the same time you are doing this, you are
enabling the petals on the Let-down Massage Cushion to flex in
and out around the areola, creating a massaging effect. This is
intended to help stimulate the natural let-down reflex. Let-down
can occur immediately after a few strokes and should not take
longer than 5 minutes (refer to page 7 on 'Preparing to Pump').
You can choose to automate this let-down phase by pressing
the blue one-touch memory control or you can continue
to pump manually.
Milk Expression: Milk Expression occurs after let-down
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is achieved and milk begins to flow. It is the phase that
is induced by the baby's deeper more comfortable
suckling rhythm.
If you did not automate the let-down rhythm, please skip to
Step 5. If you have automated the let-down phase in Step 3,
press the blue one-touch memory control to end the let-down
rhythm. You can now begin to establish a comfortable pumping
rhythm and level of suction that can be maintained throughout
your pumping session.
ORANGE light changes
light, the pump is ready to use.