2
Store expressed milk in cleaned
and sterilised Philips Avent
bottles fitted with sealing discs.
Put them in the fridge or freezer
immediately. (Fig. 20)
•
You can store expressed
breast milk in the refrigerator
for up to 48 hours (not in the
door) or in the freezer for up
to 3 months.
•
Label the bottles with date
and time.
•
Use up the older milk first.
Philips Avent Natural Bottle
provides:
•
Easier latch on. The wide breast
shaped teat makes it easy for your
baby to combine breast and bottle
feeding.
•
Unique comfort petals. Petals
inside the teat increase softness
and flexibility without teat collapse.
•
Advanced anti-colic valve.
Innovative twin valve design
reduces colic and discomfort by
venting air into the bottle and not
baby's tummy.
Feeding your baby with
expressed breast milk
•
If you use Philips Avent bottle
to store breast milk, make sure
to remove the sealing disc and
assemble the Philips Avent teat for
feeding. (Fig. 21)
•
Place the frozen breast milk in the
refrigerator to defrost overnight.
In case of an emergency, you can
defrost the milk in a bowl of hot
water. Use up the defrosted breast
milk within 24 hours after defrosting.
About heating up the breast milk:
•
Heat the bottle with in a bowl of
hot water, or using Philips Avent
bottle and baby food warmer to
safely heat up the milk.
Caution
•
Remember! Always check milk or
food temperature before feeding.
•
Never heat breast 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 bottle
in boiling water to avoid crack or
split.
Keeping your electric breast
pump sterile for travel
After sterilzing all parts, please refer
to steps in "Assembling the electric
breast pump" to assemble the
valve, Let-down Massage Cushion,
diaphragm and diaphragm cap on the
pump body, then put on the pump
cover and screw on the travel cover,
which can keep your breast pump
sterile for travel. (Fig. 22)
6
Hints to help you
succeed
The single electric breast pump is
easy to use. Take some practice, and
you will soon get used to expressing
milk.
•
Choose a time when you are not
rushed nor interrupted easily.
English
15