Your Guide to Breast Pumping
Your Guide to Breast Pumping
Breastfeeding is highly recommended as breast milk is the ideal food for infants, adapting to their nutritional needs as they grow. It offers health benefits for both the baby and the mother, and is environmentally friendly and cost-effective compared to formula feeding.
Milk Production Process
Milk production is stimulated by frequent breastfeeding or pumping, which releases the hormone prolactin. Regular feeding or pumping, especially soon after delivery, is crucial to maintain milk supply. Proper drainage of the breast during feeding is essential for efficient milk production.
Benefits of Breastfeeding
For babies, breastfeeding reduces the risk of various illnesses such as colds, pneumonia, asthma, ear infections, and diabetes. For mothers, it lowers the risk of postpartum depression, breast and ovarian cancer, and type II diabetes.
Breast Pump Usage
Breast pumps are useful for expressing and storing milk when mothers are separated from their babies. They work by creating suction around the nipple, mimicking a baby's suckling. Closed-system pumps are preferred as they prevent contamination by keeping milk separate from the pump's motor and tubing.
Ameda Breast Pump Features
The Ameda Purely Yours Double Electric Breast Pump includes the HygieniKit Milk Collection System, which provides airlock protection to keep milk safe. The pump offers customizable speed and suction settings to mimic a baby's natural feeding pattern, enhancing comfort and milk flow.
CustomFit Flange System
Ameda offers a range of flange sizes to ensure a comfortable fit for mothers, which is important for effective milk expression.
Insurance Coverage
Under the Affordable Care Act, many health insurance plans cover breastfeeding equipment and counseling, making it more accessible for mothers.
Conclusion
Ameda has been a trusted name in breast pumps for over 70 years, combining innovative technology with features that support breastfeeding mothers. Their customer support, Ameda ParentCare, is available to assist with product inquiries.
Catalog excerpts
How milk production works Breast milk is the perfect food for your baby. It helps keep your baby healthy. As your baby grows, your breast milk changes to meet your baby’s needs. The more frequently you breastfeed or pump, the more milk you’ll make. Hormones play a key role in milk production. Every time you breastfeed or pump, your body releases the hormone prolactin. With each release, your body makes and stores more milk in the breast. If the level of this hormone gets too low, your milk supply will decrease. This is why it is important to breastfeed or pump right after delivery and then at...
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Why use a breast pump? You may need to use a breast pump to express (take milk from your breasts) and store your breast milk when separated from your baby. This can happen when you return to work or are apart from your baby for other reasons. Breast pumps have basic parts as outlined below.3 Wet Side - parts that come into contact with your milk. Creates a seal against the breast that allows the vacuum to work. How does a breast pump work? 2 Milk Collection Containers Collects milk as it is pumped. A breast pump extracts milk from the breasts by creating a seal around the nipple. Then it applies...
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HygieniKit® Milk Collection System Included with All Ameda Breast Pumps You can trust that your milk is safe with the Ameda Purely Yours Double Electric Breast Pump. The Ameda Purely Yours Breast Pump, like all Ameda Breast Pumps, uses the HygieniKit® Milk Collection System. With the Ameda HygieniKit Milk Collection System, you get Proven Airlock Protection™ provided by the silicone diaphragm. The diaphragm has proven to be an effective barrier between the breast flange and the pump tubing. This helps to stop milk, moisture and air from crossing in either direction. If the pump motor or tubing...
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CustomFit Flange System™ Remember, your baby starts breastfeeding with short, fast sucks on the breast. When your milk starts to flow (the let-down), your baby will change to long, slow sucks. The Ameda CustomControl feature allows you to mimic the pattern of your baby. With two fully independent speed and suction settings, you can adjust both speed and suction to comfortably and effectively drain your breasts. The breast flange creates a seal against the breast that allows the suction to work. A good breast flange fit is important for your comfort and for better milk flow. Each mother’s breast...
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To establish good milk production, you’ll need to breastfeed or breast pump about eight times every 24 hours. With that frequency of pumping, you’ll need a pump that is reliable and convenient. The Ameda Purely Yours Breast Pump fulfills your needs. – The Purely Yours Breast Pump is a double pump. You can simultaneously pump both breasts to save time. In addition, studies have shown that double pumping increases milk supply.4,5 – The Ameda HygieniKit makes cleaning simple. After every use, you’ll only need to clean your breast flanges, valves, diaphragms and bottles. Pump tubing, adapter caps...
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THE FIRST NAME IN BREAST PUMPS FOR OVER 70 YEARS More than 70 years ago, Swedish engineer Einar Egnell created the first effective and comfortable breast pump. Today Ameda breast pumps combine Egnell’s innovative technology with the features a mother expects. Everything Ameda offers reflects our passion for breastfeeding. We know how much breastfeeding matters to mothers and their babies. Our Ameda ParentCare™ staff can answer consumer questions about Ameda products. Ameda ParentCare 1-866-992-6332 / 1-866-99-AMEDA [email protected] Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m....
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