How To Use Haakaa To Express Milk
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.
How to use haakaa to express milk. 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. I usually nurse 2 3x to get 2 3 oz combined. 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. 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. That means past midnight to early morning is a great time to get more milk with haakaa.
This is the secret step. Utilize the golden hour of milk production. Tips for using the haakaa while nursing. So milk collector pumps are intended to be used while you nurse to avoid wasting that precious milk effortlessly. You can use the haakaa to help get through it.
The epsom salt and warm water will help along with the suction to help clear the clogged duct. The haakaa is genius for treating clogged ducts. Fold over the flange next you ll fold the flange down. It s all about suction. 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.
I have found the haakaa to be incredibly easy and very comfortable once i got the hang of it. 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. Then add epsom salt and warm water to the haakaa and attach as normal.