How To Use Haakaa Newborn

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.

How to use haakaa newborn. Use calm tones and shhh noises to settle them. When baby is finished on one side use your finger to break the suction of your haakaa and reattach to the side your baby just finished feeding on. How to use the haakaa. Then add epsom salt and warm water to the haakaa and attach as normal. Here s a helpful video that shows you how to do this.

Then you can relax while haaka does the work for you. Babycenter it s all about suction. You may or may not get milk on that side it just depends on if you have another let down or not. I d say try it and see how your baby reacts if they get frustrated on the 2nd breast because the flow is slower then you could just use the haakaa on the first breast once baby moves over to the 2nd rather than on both. A few tips on using haakaa to maximize the amount of milk that you get.

A tip i have for calming your baby is to get them stripped down to the nappy. Apply suction by gently squeeze the bottom part of haakaa. Invert the flange squeeze the air out of the base as much as possible line up your nipple with the centre of the flange. The haakaa is really easy to use. Movement can help too.

Put it onto your breast centering on your nipple areola. Fill the haakaa with warm water and a tablespoon of epsom salt. Place your baby on your chest skin to skin. Because your baby or the pump is stimulating your let down you will find that your milk just flows once you have it suckered on. 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.

There are many at home remedies you can try to clear the duct but your haakaa can do the trick. To get good suction. The epsom salt and warm water will help along with the suction to help clear the clogged duct. I usually nurse 2 3x to get 2 3 oz combined. Place it on your breast and squeeze to create suction.