Expressing Your Breast Milk - Medela Swing Maxi Mode D'emploi

7.3 Expressing your breast milk

CAUTION
In case of pain or insufficient milk expression:
• Do not hold the pump set by the bottle. This can lead to compression and blockage of the
milk ducts and engorgement.
• 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.
1. Place the breast shield on the breast so that the nipple is properly centred in the tunnel.
2. Press the On/Pause/Off button
Æ The stimulation phase begins and the status light is flashing.
3. Adjust the vacuum with the Increase vacuum
find a comfortable level.
4. As soon as your milk begins to flow, press the Let-down button
Æ The expression phase begins and the status light is on steadily.
Æ If the Let-down button
automatically go to expression phase.
5. Adjust the vacuum with the Increase vacuum
find your maximum comfort vacuum (see information below).
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Information
• Maximum comfort vacuum is the highest vacuum setting where pumping still feels comfort-
able. 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.
6. To pause pumping refer to section 7.4 and to switch the pump off refer to section 7.5.
Æ The breast pump stops automatically after 30 minutes if there is no user interaction with
the pump.
to start pumping.
and Decrease vacuum
is not pressed within one minute, the breast pump will
and Decrease vacuum
buttons to
.
buttons to
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