How to Assemble the Medela Mini Pump

According to "Facts for Life," breastfed babies are typically healthier than bottle-fed babies. Women who want to breastfeed and still live active lives including going back to work, rely on breast pumps. The Medela mini breast pump offers mothers a simple, light and portable tool to express milk for the baby while away. The Medela mini breast pump assembles easily and quickly. When you are away from your infant, you can use the Medela mini to pump milk discreetly and then store the milk until you need it.

Instructions

1

Wash your hands with soap and water before touching breast-pump parts. Push the pump membrane labeled part "B" into the pump's valve labeled "C." Run a finger across the inserted membrane to ensure the part is completely inserted. The membrane surface should be flat across the valve piece.

2

Insert the assembled valve into the back side of the breast shield, labeled "A." Check the insertion of the valve to ensure that it is facing sideways or flush with the side of the breast shield. The membrane should not face directly up or down when the breast shield is sitting on a flat surface.

3

Screw the Medela bottle into the base of the breast shield. Medela offers bottles free of bisphenol A or BPA. The chemical BPA has been linked to health concerns such as changes in the reproductive systems or hyperactivity in mice, according to Daniel DeNoon, who writes for Mindfully.org.

4

Grasp the breast shield by the base. Line up the elevated edges of the back of the breast shield to the underside of the battery cover of the motor. Insert the motor into the back side of the breast shield. Lock the motor in place by turning the breast shield clockwise.