Expressing Your Milk - Medela Pump In Style Mode D'emploi

6. Operating your breast pump (cont.)
Get ready to pump
20
5. Place the breast shield on the breast so that the nipple is properly centered in the tunnel.
6. Hold the breast shield and connector onto your breast with your thumb and index finger.
7. Support your breast with the palm of your hand.

Expressing your milk

1. Press the On/Off button (
Æ The breast pump begins in the Stimulation Phase.
2. Adjust the vacuum by pressing the Increase vacuum (
buttons to find your Maximum Comfort Vacuum
3. If your milk begins to flow, and the pump has not already changed to the Expression Phase,
press the Let-down button (
Stimulation Phase to the Expression Phase.
Æ Your pump will automatically switch to the Expression Phase after one minute of pumping.
4. You may need to adjust the vacuum by pressing the Increase vacuum (
vacuum (
5. When your pumping session is over, press the On/Off button (
stop the pump.
) to start pumping.
). By pressing this button, the pump switches from the
) buttons to find your Maximum Comfort Vacuum.
1. Check to see if you are using the correct size
breast shield. Visit MedelaBreastShields.com
(U.S.) or Medela.ca/BreastShields (Canada) for
more information.
2. Wash hands thoroughly.
3. Connect your assembled breast pump kit to the
tubing port on the top of the breast pump.
4. Make sure that the breast pump kit is connected
and positioned properly.
) and Decrease vacuum (
- see page 21
™
)
) and Decrease
) on the breast pump to