Lansinoh Silicone Manual Breast Pump Collector for Breastmilk with lid and Neck Strap, Breastfeeding Essential for First Week After Birth, Collect breastmilk Through Natural Hands-Free Suction

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Once assembled, place the milk collection shell inside your bra, with the membrane’s opening centred over your nipple. The handy spout should be facing upwards. Remove the Ladybug regularly to store your breast milk in line with your country's safe breast milk storage guidelines. Separate the parts and place them in a small pan filled with cold distilled water. If distilled water isn’t available, add a teaspoon of citric acid to tap water to help prevent limescale build-up. Wear your Ladybug on the other side while nursing to collect letdown, or wear one on each breast to collect leakage throughout the day.

Silicone Breast Milk Collector | Medela

You’ll need to assemble the two parts of the milk collection shells before use, which is easy to do: During breastfeeding, mums’ breasts often let down (milk flows) at the same time. When attached the Silicone Breast Milk Collector applies a gentle suction which takes advantage of the natural let-down reflex and collects the milk from the breast not being fed from. The New Medela Silicone Breast Milk Collector is designed as a collection device to be used in combination with breastfeeding for the purpose of collecting mums’ natural let-down reflex from the breast not fed on. Do not sleep with the Silicone Breast Milk Collector attached to your breast. With that said, the Silicone Breast Milk Collector can be used at any time in combination with breastfeeding, day or night.As you feed your baby, you may notice your other breast leaking milk. This type of leaking breast milk affects many mums – and some more than others! However, breast leaking is perfectly normal, especially during the first six weeks 1­– it’s not necessarily a sign that you have too much milk. But if you’re concerned you might have an oversupply, read our expert advice to find out more. In the meantime, milk collection shells can help.

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Yes, while the primary use of the collector is in combination while breastfeeding, the silicone breast milk collector can also be used in combination with single pumping.Once you have finished collecting your letdown, open the plug on the top and safely pour out your milk into a container or bottle. It’s a good idea to wear a nursing bra when using milk collection shells. These tend to be a bit roomier than a typical bra, ensuring the shells apply less pressure to your breasts. It’s important to keep your breastfeeding accessories clean, and this includes breast milk collection shells. Before the first time you use them – and once a day thereafter – sanitise the breast shells like this: