How To Use Haakaa Breast Pump For Colostrum
If it doesn t clear the plugged duct on the first try take a break and repeat up to four times a day.
How to use haakaa breast pump for colostrum. Attach the haakaa to the affected breast and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Release the pump and unfold the flange so that it covers your breast. Whether you are using an electric pump manual pump or silicone pump like a haakaa breast pump you will find that foremilk that milk that first flows when you have letdown is thinnest and easiest to pump. Center the pump over the nipple. 5 use it to pump on the go.
While a haakaa pump is certainly much more convenient than an electric breast pump i didn t find that it was a replacement for my electric pump. If you need to pump while out and about the haakaa works well particularly as you don t have to squeeze like with a normal manual pump ouch my wrists hurt just thinking about it 6 put it in a coffee mug to stop it tipping over. Add one tablespoon of epsom salt. Flip out the flange on the pump. Post date december 10.
Squeeze the base of the pump. I don t have any specific advice about collecting colostrum but when using the haakaa you can get a really good suction by turning the flange part inside out first and then squeeze the base put onto breast and flip the flange back the right way. The combination of heat and salt should pull out the plug. Once the pump is secure and comfortable you can squeeze the base of the pump not interfering with the top suction to create some movement. Post author by jomiinteractive.
Put them in the freezer until birth. 0 31 how to use haakaa breast pump the right way buy it here. Catch the drops of colostrum in your sterile colostrum collector from haakaa. Https amzn to 2kkvkdz did you know there s a right way and a wrong way to use a haakaa silico. How to use a haakaa breast pump.
I loved using my haaka as a milk saver to catch milk that was leaking from the breast my baby wasn t feeding on or to relieve engorgement in the middle of the night without having to drag out my pump and wake everyone up. Most good breast pumps are electric they re way more efficient that way.