I'm not sure if you're experienced with expressing, but if not, since there's a chance yoube doing quite a bit of it, here are my best tips: Make sure a nurse stays with you for the first session, and guides you through the fitting, and the turning it up, checking the time and turning it off after a set amount of time (and make sure you DO have a set amount of time, eg, 10 mins!) Too long on the pump on tender nipples can contribute to nipple damage/blisters/cracks etc. And get the fit of the tunnel part of the breast shield checked, also. Many hospitals only stock the medium, and all women are different. If the nurses don't know or seem unsure, get the LC to check. If she doesn't know, look on the Medela website at their guide (which helps a bit, but it's not actually brilliant). I needed a L on one side and an XL on the other, but it took me weeks and weeks of ulcerated nipples and agonising feeding and expressing to find that out.
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