Guide to Pumping with the Avent Isis Breast Pump
Now that youve made the decision to breast feed, you might encounter difficulties that make the experience trying at times. Its best to nurse your infant or young child upon demand, and not to follow some ridiculous every 4 hours schedule for now reason, but this does make it difficult at times to get free time. If youre one of those mothers that feels uncomfortable about pulling your booby out in public to breastfeed, its going to make it harder to get out and about and to have the freedom you need. If any of this sounds familiar, then the Avent Duo Isis Breast Pump may just be what you need. With the pump, you can express, bottle, and store your breastmilk for later use, and feed your baby on demand, anywhere you like without worry.
Before you begin using your new Avent Pump, you must sterilize the milk containers. Boil some water on the stove in a large pot, and put the bottles, caps, nipples, and all other parts in the water for at least 5 minutes of boiling to kill any and all bacteria and viruses. After youre done, its best to let it all either air dry or to wipe everything clean with a CLEAN, NEW cloth or towel. Once all the parts are clean, youre now ready to begin pumping. Remember, its critical that you find a RELAXING, CALM place to pump. If youre anxious, the milk wont come, and youll be frustrated quickly.
The Avent Isis Pump makes it quite simple and painless to express and pump breast milk. This pump is advanced enough to have variable speed control and pumping suction strength control, so you can tailor the pumping action to what suits you best. The instructions are self-explanatory and theres not a lot of complicated pieces to mess with, so youll be up and pumping quickly.
You dont have to keep the milk refrigerated unless you are planning on storing it for more than ten hours. When refrigerated, the milk can last up to eight days before it spoils. If you put the milk in a freezer, the milk can last for months. Its a good idea to keep some in there for emergencies or when you arent around to pump. It can usually thaw in about 24 hours in a refrigerator. Never thaw breast milk on the stove or in the microwave. It could dangerously change its properties. You can quickly thaw it by running it under hot water and shaking the container to make sure that the heat is evenly distributed. Also, you should never refreeze milk that has been thawed.
Just so you know, its best to store your milk for freezing in special CSF bags that are made specifically for this purpose. The bags come with labels so you can mark when your milk was pumped so you wont look at it a week later at 2 in the morning and wonder if its still good to use. The bags are sturdy and work very well for their intended use. Youll soon have a freezer full of bags if you use your pump regularly.
Pumping takes time to get used to, and you should not get discouraged if it is difficult at first. Often, it takes two or three weeks to get the hang of it. The Avent Duo Isis breast pump makes the adjustment very easy, because it feels like the real thing. It gives you the flexibility of bottle-feeding, as well as the nutritious benefits of breastfeeding. You have the best of both worlds with the Avent pump.
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