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Feeding your baby expressed breast milk
You can feed your baby with breast milk from Philips AVENT bottles and storage cups:
1If you use frozen breast milk, let it defrost completely before you heat it.
Note: In case of an emergency, you can defrost the milk in a bowl of hot water.
2Heat the bottle or storage cup with defrosted or refrigerated breast milk in a bowl of hot water or in a bottle warmer.
3Remove the screw ring and sealing disc from the bottle or remove the lid from the storage cup.
4If you are using a storage cup, screw the adapter ring onto the cup.
5Screw a sterilised screw ring with sterilised teat onto the bottle or onto the storage cup with adapter ring.
Do’s
Don’ts
Cleaning and sterilising
Clean and sterilise all parts of the breast pump before first use. Clean all parts after each subsequent use and sterilise all parts before each subsequent use.
1Disassemble the breast pump completely.Also remove the white valve.
Be careful when you remove the white valve and when you clean it. If it gets damaged, your breast pump does not function properly.To remove the white valve, gently pull at the ribbed tab on the side of the valve.
2Clean all parts in hot water with some mild
To clean the valve, rub it gently between your fingers in warm water with some
3Sterilise all parts in a Philips AVENT steam steriliser or by boiling them for 5 minutes.
Storage
Keep the breast pump out of direct sunlight as prolonged exposure may cause discolouration.
1Store the breast pump and its accessories in a safe and dry place.
Compatibility
The Philips AVENT manual breast pump is compatible with Philips AVENT bottles in our range. When you use bottles that feature our