Helpful Hints - Medela SoftFeeder Instrucciones De Uso

After Each Feeding:
Take the feeder apart, making sure that the valve is separated from
the disk. Flush cold water through the slit in the pads of the reservoir
to remove as much breastmilk residue as possible. Wash all parts
in lukewarm, soapy water. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. Do not
turn the reservoir inside out or push anything through the slit in the
reservoir.
Each Day:
The feeder should be sanitized by boiling, preferably in distilled water,
for 10 minutes.
(Unless you are instructed differently by your hospital,
physician or other medical professional).
use distilled water or occasionally boil in a mixture of 3 parts water to
1 part vinegar. All disassembled parts can be autoclaved to a maxi-
mum of 272 °F for 3 minutes at 29 PSIG or 250 °F for 15 minutes at
15 PSIG. To avoid damage during sterilization, sterilize parts without
applying external pressure on parts.

Helpful Hints

Reservoir Not Pooling Properly
Use stronger finger pressure to help the flow of breastmilk.
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If hard water deposits occur,
Reservoir Not Refilling Automatically
Check that the air groove in the disk has not become blocked if
thickening additives have been added to the breastmilk.
Angle the feeder so the air that remains in the bottle rises to the
end. Angling the bottle in this manner is essential to the automatic
refill feature of the reservoir. Air may enter the reservoir through the
slit causing reservoir to empty. Simply follow "Filling The Reservoir"
instructions to resume feeding.
Feeder Leaking
If the feeder leaks, check that the feeder has been correctly
assembled. The stud of the valve must be properly inserted through
the hole in the disk. The collar must be firmly screwed onto the bottle.
Make sure the breastmilk is not too hot. The feeder is designed for
use with room temperature breastmilk and should not be used with
hot liquids.
Check to see if either the valve membrane or reservoir is visibly
damaged and needs replacing.
Bigger Bottles
The Medela SoftFeeder is designed to work with the Medela 80 mL
BPA-free bottle. Other bottles may be used, but you may
experience some slight leakage around the collar.
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