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9. Finding your maximum comfort vacuum
freestyle
Once you are pumping in the
Expression
phase
, increase the vacuum with the
Increase vacuum ( ) button until pumping
feels slightly uncomfortable (not painful), then
decrease the vacuum slightly with the
Decrease vacuum ( ) button.
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Information
• Maximum comfort vacuum is the highest vacuum setting where pumping still feels comforta-
ble. This is different for every mother.
• Stimulation should be at a comfortable vacuum level, striving for a maximum level is not
necessary here.
• Reassess your maximum comfort vacuum throughout your pumping experience. It can
change throughout each stage of lactation.
