How To Use Haakaa To Express Milk

So milk collector pumps are intended to be used while you nurse to avoid wasting that precious milk effortlessly.

How to use haakaa to express milk. A few tips on using haakaa to maximize the amount of milk that you get. First you ll need to sterilize your haakaa and you can do so by placing in boiling water for 3 5 minutes of by placing in the dishwasher and choosing the sanitize wash cycle. 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. The haakaa is genius for treating clogged ducts. I have found the haakaa to be incredibly easy and very comfortable once i got the hang of it.

This is the secret step. Utilize the golden hour of milk production. The epsom salt and warm water will help along with the suction to help clear the clogged duct. Sometimes you might not get a lot of milk at once but if you use your haakaa several times a day while breastfeeding the milk will build up. You can use it to relieve nipple pain and clogged milk ducts nipple pain and clogged milk ducts aren t fun.

According to haakaa s website you simply suction to your breast and let the pump do the work for you as it draws your milk using suction. You can use the haakaa to help get through it. Fold over the flange next you ll fold the flange down. I usually nurse 2 3x to get 2 3 oz combined. Day 13 10 minute expression 7am 50ml day 14 10 minute expression 7am 50ml 530ml of breast milk from using the haakaa on 1 side in 2 weeks.

Use a warm compress on your breast as you normally would. Tips for using the haakaa while nursing. You can build a freezer stash get the start on your freezer stash for returning to work or having a night out by keeping all the extra milk you re expressing.