i have the tubing and can't figure out how to connect and where does the milk go through? mine are all closed...am I that dumb?i have hospital pump
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There is a small hole in the back, opposite the side of the breast shield. The tubing only creates the suction from the pump. The milk flows from the shield down through the valve and into the bottle. (see picture). There should be instructions in your pump and in the box with the kit.
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The milk comes out from the flanges (the 'horn' piece that surrounds your nipples) and down into the bottle. The only thing moving through the tubes themselves is air.
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While cleaning, you may have inadvertently lost the very tiny white plastic bead that sits loose inside the pump assembly at the bottom of the spring piece. Same thing happened to both my units. So I used a round pinhead from a decorative hatpin. Just pulled it loose from the pin and dropped it into the bottom of pump shaft and all worked again. The bead prevents the pump from pushing air back into the soap reservoir instead of out the dispensing tip.
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Yeah, I feel pretty sad about that too. I just bought a simple pump, the battery one, and cut off part of the medium-size connector... It seems like a little bit stupid, but it works. Hope my words can help you.:)
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It is a closed system. You will not transfer bacteria. You can also order new tubing.
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The company will send you another one but it took nearly a week for me to get my replacement. Then they wanted me to pay shipping and return my defective one (I did not return it). All together I had to buy THREE of these pumps and I have ONE that works...most of the time. If I were you I'd talk to your Dr. or the hospital where you had your baby and see if you can rent one. That way you know you're getting a good one and it shouldn't cost much. If I had it to do over, I'd either spring for the good/expensive pump or simply rent one from the hospital. This one is terrible, I'm extremely disappointed in the First Years product, customer service and company as a whole! Good luck to you!!!
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If you have a liner over the threads of the bottle it could be hard to twist it to the connector. I always pumped into the bottle then transferred to breastmilk bags and just washed the bottle or put the empty bottle in the fridge until the next pump session.
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Did you meant to ask, "do you have to attach it to the POUCH or can you pump into a bottle and pour milk into pouch?" if so, the answer is no - once you buy this adapter you can still pump into bottles. However you would just use the pump WITHOUT these adaptors. Or I think you can probably find bottles that these adaptors screw directly on to but this would be pointless - it's just an extra item to clean. So you can either buy this adaptor in order to pump into bags or just connect bottles directly to the pump. Please let me know if this answers your question.
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Hi Alicia M What is not said in any shampooer books is you need to flush out the tubes with clean water. The tubes get plugged up with soap. That is what a shampooer shop told me is mostly what they work on. I had the soap not come out of mine. Even after use it I whip off the white tip that the sell person told me to do. Times I had suck on the soap part to get it to work. Then I gave up and add soap to the main water. When I had a water pumps go bad is you get water on the floor and you are stuck. Because it will not suck it up. So it might be plugged tubes. I had nothing but trouble with one. I could not get one floor done. I had two years left on it. I got rid of it. It was the worse shampooer I ever had! Most trouble I had with this one is beaters stop working on me. Or the wheel would melt or bend for the beaters would stop. Best wishes on it and I hope it helped you out. Linda C
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Hi Lorena, You may need a new pump. H How long have you had it? A new pump can easily be attached to the bottom where it pulls out. Contact me at crizbooth@gmail.com Thanks
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It is a closed system. The Lactina pump unit is hospital grade and one can buy an entire pump kit on amazon at a great price. This way one can be sure all pump parts are new and sterile. I would not recommend using 2nd pump parts. Also pump parts are totally separate from the the actual pump motor unit.
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Hi Lorena,You may need a new pump. HHow long have you had it? A new pump can easily be attached to the bottom where it pulls out. Contact me at crizbooth@gmail.comThanks
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Press down on it. It's a pump. If your's doesn't work, it's probably broken.
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Where the tube connects to the pump there are two little dials. Make sure you turn those on. Turn them to adjust the settings.
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The comment about customer service... they are extremely helpful and happy to replace parts for free. The silicone part wears out which is what causes loss of suction. The time that they wear out ia usually about a month but again, they replace it for free and will even send you extra so you have back up. Milk can get on the cloth piece if you WAY overflow your bottle. Ive been using this pump 5-6 times a day for 7months and never had the milk get on that part unless i turn the whole piece upside down then om done pumping. It is ok for it to get wet, in fact you are suppose to rinse it. It has to be completely dry before you can use it which drying with a towel usually works. The comment about customer service... they are extremely helpful and happy to replace parts for free. The silicone part wears out which is what causes loss of suction. The time that they wear out ia usually about a month but again, they replace it for free and will even send you extra so you have back up. Milk can get on the cloth piece if you WAY overflow your bottle. Ive been using this pump 5-6 times a day for 7months and never had the milk get on that part unless i turn the whole piece upside down then om done pumping. It is ok for it to get wet, in fact you are suppose to rinse it. It... » Read More The comment about customer service... they are extremely helpful and happy to replace parts for free. The silicone part wears out which is what causes loss of suction. The time that they wear out ia usually about a month but again, they replace it for free and will even send you extra so you have back up. Milk can get on the cloth piece if you WAY overflow your bottle. Ive been using this pump 5-6 times a day for 7months and never had the milk get on that part unless i turn the whole piece upside down then om done pumping. It is ok for it to get wet, in fact you are suppose to rinse it. It has to be completely dry before you can use it which drying with a towel usually works. « Show Less
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First try pump alone in pan of water.even on lo some water should flow thru. There is a dial on side of pump minus to plus. Turn it to plus for maximum flow rate. If nothing comes out it probably is defective It should move one half inch tube of water around one foot up
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Mine came with the pump, very poor instructions, some random connectors that didn't even fit, and no tubing. LOL I like the pump, but did have to go to home depot to find tubing that would fit. Also, now that I have had the pump for a while, I can say that it clogs very easily. I have to clean it everyday. Nice tiny lil pump though.
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So they just contract and stay contracted? Has the pump worked for you before or is this the first time you're using it? First, I'd make sure all the parts are connected properly (push firmly at each connection), especially the white valves underneath the flanges. If that doesn't help, inspect each part of the kit (valves, diaphragm, tubing) for any tears or holes. Do you have any spare parts you can swap out to see if it's one of your parts? If none of the above work, try using the manual pump with the kit for now and call Customer Service. It may be your motor. :( I had problems with suction a few times but it was always the result of forgetting to properly assemble some part, probably because of sleep deprivation. Hopefully it starts working for you soon!