Breast pumps are manual. User's guide

Breastfeeding is a natural process, and milk in the breast is produced constantly. However, there are cases when for a while mother should stop breastfeeding - separation from the baby, illness, forced going to work, taking medication and so on ... Breast pumps - manual and electronic - have become an integral part of the life of the woman who gave birth, and they are recommended to take With itself already in a maternity home.

Milk in the breast is produced on the basis of the "demand-supply" principle, and therefore in these cases it is recommended that women express milk at the usual time of feeding to maintain constant lactation. Also, pumping is necessary in the formation of stagnant milk in the chest, which often happens at first, until the lactation becomes "mature." In addition, expressed milk can be frozen and used later. It is stored in the refrigerator for no more than four days, and in the freezer - up to three months! At your service now there are also special containers for freezing, and packages. Leave a bottle of milk to your grandmother or husband, and in your absence, the baby will get a full meal. But do not forget to remind them that defrosting and heating should only occur on a water bath, and not in a familiar microwave oven - its waves destroy vitamins contained in milk, and also form hot spots in the liquid that can burn the baby's mucous membrane.

During the time of our grandmothers and moms, pumping was carried out by hands, often in inexperienced mothers this leads to trauma to the chest. Today such problem is solved - there are breast pumps on hand: manual and electric, expensive and cheap. Every woman can choose the right one for herself.

Electric models, although very comfortable, but not all mothers can afford. One of the most popular electronic is the Medela Swing breast pump , virtually noiseless and compact. He became popular with moms who suffer from hypergalaxia - they need to express large amounts of milk. It costs about 7 thousand rubles.

If you do not need to express large volumes of fluid, it is wiser to choose a manual breast pump for your assistants. It is more compact and affordable. Manual breast pumps cost from 80 to 2500 rubles.

There are several types: pump, or vacuum, syringe, piston, with a pear. The latter are the cheapest, their price is from 80 rubles, but often they injure the nipples, and their use requires considerable skill.

Manual piston-type breast pumps are now the most popular, they are equipped with silicone inserts on the nozzle and a reservoir for collecting milk. Sterilize all parts of the appliance and assemble it according to the instructions. Remember that boil the silicone parts can not more than 3 minutes, plastic - no more than 5. Apply the funnel to the chest, reaching its maximum grip. Choose for yourself a comfortable pumping rate by pressing the piston lever. Place the collected milk in a clean storage container and clean it in the refrigerator. Rinse the breast pump, taking it apart. Those that contact with milk, wash in hot water with soap separately from the rest. Next, the parts are washed with running water and left to dry in the air, without wiping with a towel. Rinse the remaining parts in warm water.