How To Use Haakaa To Express Milk

I usually nurse 2 3x to get 2 3 oz combined.

How to use haakaa to express milk. You can use the haakaa to help get through it. 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. That means past midnight to early morning is a great time to get more milk with haakaa. Fold over the flange next you ll fold the flange down. Utilize the golden hour of milk production.

You can use it to relieve nipple pain and clogged milk ducts nipple pain and clogged milk ducts aren t fun. The haakaa is genius for treating clogged ducts. Then add epsom salt and warm water to the haakaa and attach as normal. Use a warm compress on your breast as you normally would. 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.

A few tips on using haakaa to maximize the amount of milk that you get. So milk collector pumps are intended to be used while you nurse to avoid wasting that precious milk effortlessly. 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. It s all about suction. 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.

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. The epsom salt and warm water will help along with the suction to help clear the clogged duct.