Storing The Breast Milk; Feeding With The Breast Milk; What If There Are Problems - Beurer BY 40 Gebrauchsanweisung

7.3 Storing the breast milk

Expressed milk can be stored in the fridge or freezer for certain period of time.
• When storing breast milk, ensure that the breast pump and the container are disinfected before usage.
Only store breast milk in disinfected containers.
• Store breast milk in the fridge or freezer immediately after expressing. Do not leave breast milk out at
room temperature.
• If storing breast milk in the freezer, it is recommended that you mark the bottle with the date of expressing.
WARNING
Observe the storage periods in the following table:
Recently expressed breast
milk
Defrosted breast milk (that
had been frozen)

7.4 Feeding with the breast milk

• Prior to feeding, ensure the bottle has been disinfected before filling it with the breast milk that has been
stored.
• To defrost breast milk, store it overnight in the fridge, so as to retain the nutrients. Once the breast milk
is defrosted, it must be used within 24 hours. Breast milk should only be defrosted in warm water in es-
pecially urgent cases.
• If the breast milk smells unpleasant, it should be disposed of immediately.
• Never heat up breast milk in the microwave as it may be heated unevenly and could burn your child when
they drink it.
• If heating up the breast milk, check its temperature before feeding it to your baby.

8. What if there are problems?

Problem
There is no suction from the breast pump.
No breast milk is being pumped.
Pumping the breast milk is causing pain.
ROOM
TEMPERATURE
Can be kept for 6
hours
Use immediately
REFRIGERATOR
(approx. 3 – 5°C)
Can be kept for 24 hours
(Do not store in the fridge
door, as it is not suffi-
ciently cool there)
10 hours
Potential solutions
• Check all parts of the breast pump are correctly
assembled.
• Check whether the pump attachment is correctly
placed on the breast.
• Check that the silicone tube is correctly inserted,
the suction level is not set to the minimum and the
breast pump is switched on.
• Ensure that there is no milk remaining in the sili-
cone valve and obstructing the milk flow.
• Try to relax and then attempt it again a few minutes
later. As you use the breast pump more and more,
you will find it easier to pump milk.
• Reduce the suction level using the – button.
• Consult your doctor.
24
FREEZER
(approx. -16°C)
Can be kept for
3 months
Do not refreeze