4. Getting started
4.1 First steps
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To be ready for expressing milk do the following before using your breast pump for the first
time:
1. Charge the battery of your Freestyle Flex breast pump for two hours – see section 8.3.
2. Separate all parts that are exposed to the breast or breast milk prior to cleaning – see
section 5.2.
3. Clean and sanitize the parts – see section 5.3 and 5.4.
4.2 Powering your breast pump
There are two ways to power your breast pump for your pumping session:
By the rechargeable battery
Before first time use, charge the breast pump
battery for two hours with the power
adaptor.
Æ The battery display shows all three bars
when charging is complete.
For details on the battery display see
section 8.2.
or
By the power adaptor/cable
Plug the power cable into the supply socket
on top of the motor unit.
For details on powering your breast pump/
charging the battery see section 8.3.
Supply
socket