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Always wash your hands before expressing
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Wash the namely Bottle parts caps, valves and shield which come in contact with the milk with hot soapy water and sterilize
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Express milk and Store properly in labeled (Date and Time) sterilize bottles provided by the bank in the refrigerator
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ou may fill the bottle till the time it is full ensuring a 2cm gap and then place the bottle into the freezer within 24 hours of the first expression. Always tightly secure the id without touching the inside
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Once the bottle is full, immediately place the bottle in the coldest part of your freezer (-15° C to -20° C)
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When you express next, Start with the fresh bottle with the label of and repeat the steps from 1-5 When starting with the last bottle please call the milk bank
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