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9. Expressing your breast milk
CAUTION
• Do not try to express with vacuum that is too high and uncomfortable (painful). The pain,
along with potential breast and nipple trauma, may decrease milk output.
• Contact your healthcare professional or breastfeeding specialist if you can express only
minimal or no milk or if expression is painful.
NOTICE
Make sure that the tubing is not kinked or pinched while pumping.
Refer to figure
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12 on the foldout pages.
1.
Make sure that the collection cups are connected and positioned properly.
2.
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12-01 Press the On/Off button on the side until the breast pump emits an audio
signal, then release the button.
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The breast pump is now in standby mode.
3.
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12-02 Press the Start/Pause button to start the pumping operation.
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The breast pump begins in the stimulation phase.
4.
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12-03 Adjust the vacuum with the Increase vacuum ( ) and Decrease vacuum ( )
buttons to find a comfortable level.
5.
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12-04 As soon as your milk begins to flow, press the Let-down button to go to the
expression phase.
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The breast pump proceeds with the expression phase.
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If the Let-down button is not pressed within two minutes, your breast pump will
automatically go to expression phase.
6.
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12-05 Adjust the vacuum with the Increase vacuum ( ) and Decrease vacuum ( )
buttons to find your maximum comfort vacuum.
Once you are pumping in the
Expression phase
, increase the vacuum level until pumping
feels slightly uncomfortable (not painful), then decrease the vacuum by 1 level with the
Decrease vacuum ( ) button.
Information
• Maximum comfort vacuum is the highest vacuum setting where pumping still feels
comfortable. This is different for every mother.
• Stimulation should be at a comfortable vacuum level, striving for a maximum level
is not necessary.
• Reassess your maximum comfort vacuum throughout your pumping experience.
It may change throughout each stage of lactation.
