How To Use Silicone Breast Pump

Getting started

Keen to see that y'all've purchased a Tommee Tippee Silicone Breast Pump. To help y'all get started and to continue information technology working effectively, we've added all the guidance yous should need, plus some handy hints, tips and troubleshooting communication.

How do I use my silicone breast pump?

Unless you've been told otherwise, the all-time fourth dimension to endeavour your chest pump for the first fourth dimension is after your baby'south start feed of the day.

Make sure you're in a comfortable position and try to relax.

Squeeze the bottom function of the pump gently.
Gently place the loving cup onto your breast, with your nipple and areola in the centre.
Release your mitt.
Your nipple should sit and seal around the narrow neck of the pump and be gently drawn into the canteen every bit you lot release your manus. There is no need to seal the whole pump with your chest or push button your breast into the pump.
The pump volition now stay in place and apply a gentle suction to your breast.
You may need to support your pump depending on your individual fit and the corporeality of milk in the pump.
You may demand to try a few slightly dissimilar positions to find where it'due south most comfortable to place the pump on your breast.

How practice I apply my silicone breast pump to catch allow-down milk?

When nursing on one breast many mums find that they naturally produce some milk from the other breast. You can apply your Fabricated for Me silicone breast pump to grab any milk you lot produce from the opposite breast while nursing.

Adhere your silicone breast pump as above.
If you are already producing milk, so leave the pump in place to collect it.
If yous demand to stimulate allow-downwardly, gently clasp the pump a few times or massage your breast until your milk starts to flow.
Nurse your baby on your reverse breast while using the silicone pump to catch your let-downward milk.

How practise I use my silicone chest pump as a manual breast pump?

Attach your silicone chest pump every bit above.
Clasp the pump base and release to gently pump milk from your breast. Repeat to pump milk.
If y'all need to stimulate milk catamenia, gently squeeze the pump a few times or massage your breast until your milk starts to menstruation.
Y'all may find it more comfortable to support the pump as it fills with breast milk.

What do I do when I want to stop or pause pumping?

When your milk is no longer freely flowing, remove the pump from your breast.

Identify your silicone chest pump on a level surface. The silicone breast pump has a suction base that volition attach to a clean dry surface to keep it upright and forbid any adventitious spills.

Decant your milk into a clean, sterilized bottle or pouch using the spout.

Use the tab on the base to release the suction to allow you to lift the silicone breast pump up, or tilt information technology at a 45°angle before lifting.

Don't pull your silicone breast pump vertically from a surface that it's stuck to without releasing the suction as you may damage it.

How exercise I apply my silicone breast pump when I'm out and about?

Your Tommee Tippee Made for Me Silicone Breast Pump is designed to requite yous the freedom to express/pump chest milk at habitation, at work or anywhere that'south comfortable for you.

Important things to recall:

To keep your breast pump sterile on the go, behave it in a Tommee Tippee Travel and Microwave Sterilizer purse.

Always store your chest pump handset in a cool, dry out identify away from heat and wet and out of direct sunlight.

Cleaning & Maintenance

How practice I make clean my silicone breast pump?

Launder your silicone breast pump in make clean soapy water. Don't use water that you've used for cleaning other products.

Rinse thoroughly with clean h2o.

How do I sterilize my silicone breast pump?

Sterilize your silicone breast pump using either common cold water sterilization, the included microwave sterilizer bag, microwave sterilization, humid water, or electric steam sterilization.

For all-time results use Tommee Tippee electric or microwave sterilizers.

Troubleshooting

What should I exercise if using the breast pump is painful?

Using your breast pump shouldn't hurt. If it does, try a gentler force per unit area. Then cheque your breasts. If you take any red or hot areas, end using the breast pump and get in touch with your breastfeeding counselor equally soon as possible.

Recall, you're not trying to suck milk out. It comes from just behind your nipple. force per unit area that feels most comfortable and allows y'all to express your milk.

How exercise I place the breast pump on my breast?

When pumping your nipple should sit down comfortably in the center of the silicone cup and volition be extended down the tube of by gentle suction. The pump creates a seal around your areola and nipple. Y'all exercise non need to cover the whole of your areola or breast covered past the horn. Do not forcefulness your breast or nipple into the horn.

Every mum is different. You may only produce a little milk, or flow freely. You may produce more milk at different times of the day (morning or evening) or unlike volumes from 1 breast to another.