Breastfeeding Set

Breast Pump: Attach the bulb to the nipple screw, pressing the rim inside it. Screw the nipple and bottle onto the body of the pump. Assist the seal between your breast and the pump funnel by moistening the areas where they make contact. Squeeze the bulb while pressing the funnel against your breast. Encourage milk secretion by applying pressure on the breast when releasing the bulb. If milk does not come out with this technique, apply warm compresses to your breast and hand express a few drops before using the breast pump again. Check the rubber bulb regularly and if you notice any deterioration, replace it with a new one. Keep the pump upright so that the milk can flow down into it. Continue pumping until the milk flow decreases, then start pumping the other breast. If your breasts hurt while expressing, pump more slowly and rhythmically, pressing the pump only halfway. Try to maintain a pumping rhythm of 2 to 3 seconds. If the pain continues, consult your doctor. After finishing the expression, keep the pump in an upright position and unscrew the bottle from the rest of the pump. If you wish to feed your baby immediately, attach the teat to the ring and then screw it onto the bottle. If you do not wish to feed your baby immediately, remember to store the breast milk in the fridge, where it remains in good condition for 24 hours; do not store the milk in the fridge door as the temperature there fluctuates greatly. We recommend that you consult your doctor on how to store, freeze, thaw and heat expressed milk. Warning: once frozen and thawed, the milk cannot be refrozen.

Bottles: If you are going to use the milk expressed within the first 24 hours, keep it in the fridge in a sterilised bottle. If it will not be used within that period, it should be frozen. Before freezing expressed milk, it should be kept in the fridge for two hours. You can store frozen milk for 3 months. Once frozen and thawed, breast milk cannot be refrozen; it should be kept in the fridge and used within 24 hours. Remember to label each bottle with the date of expression, so you don’t forget when it was expressed. To thaw the expressed milk, place the bottle in a container with hot water (it should not be boiling) or let it thaw overnight in the fridge. Do not use the microwave to thaw or heat the milk as this process will destroy the nutrients in breast milk. Remember that once thawed, breast milk should not be refrozen.

Bottle Cleaner: Use this brush with warm water and mild detergent to clean bottles, glasses and narrow containers. Note: At high temperatures, the bristles may deteriorate.