3. Only then should you position both
silicone breast shields 1 on your
breasts simultaneously.
Note: If you wish to have both hands
free, place the silicone breast shields in
a special bra designed for expressing
milk. Such bras have an opening at the
nipple where breast shields can be
secured. Make sure that the bra
adequately presses the breast shields
onto the breast so that the pump does
not draw in any air and will then fail to
express properly.
8.3 After each pumping
session
1. Switch the pump off by touching the
on/off button 23 for at least 2 seconds
until the display goes out.
2. Place the pump with the attached
breast milk container 7 in the stand 8.
3. Pull the tube 15 from the tube con-
nection 2.
9 Tips for successful expressing
Expressing
correctly
discomfort
takes
expressing
process
depending on how full the breast is and
its form on each day. Try out the
different modes and see what suits you
best. You will initially need to get used
to your new pump.
Hygiene is particularly important when
using the breast pump. This applies to
all the individual pump components as
well as to your personal hygiene. We
11.1 In the breast milk
container
Breast
milk
may
chilled,
frozen
defrosted in the breast
milk
container 7.
breast
milk
container 7
may also be used for
and
without
practice.
The
may
vary
10 Tips on hygiene
11 Storing milk
be
and
The
4. Unscrew the connecting element 5
with the breast shield 1 and membrane
cap 2 from the breast milk container 7.
Make sure you hold the breast milk
container upright while doing so.
5. After completing your pumping ses-
sion immediately clean the individual
components, except for the filled
breast milk container (see "5 Cleaning
and sterilising" on page 20).
8.4 Feeding expressed milk
Screw the feeding teat 11
onto
the
breast
container 7 with the screw
ring 10.
8.5 Storing expressed milk
If the breast milk you collected is not for
immediate use, seal the filled breast
milk container firmly 7 with the sealing
disc 13 and screw ring 10 and either
store in the refrigerator or freeze it (see
"11 Storing milk" on page 24).
You can find information on successful
expressing and many other handy tips
in our NUK guide "Breastfeeding",
which is available online at:
https://www.nuk.co.uk/en_gb/help-
advice/downloads/nuk-little-books
recommend regularly washing your
nipples in clean water. Where possible,
avoid using soap on your nipples as this
can cause irritation.
warming and feeding. It is important to
note the information about handling
breast
milk
"11.2 Important information for handling
breast milk" on page 25.
24
milk
given
below
in