Begin timing for 20 minutes. Drain water off over a colander and allow parts to cool in open pan until you can remove them with clean hands to a clean towel or dry and place in a new plastic bag such as a Ziploc, or food storage bag, and close it. As long as the new bag remains intact, your pump kit is considered sterile. Methods of Milk Expression Be sure to read our Procedure for Collecting and Storing your milk. Choose the method for obtaining the milk that you prefer.
Many women find hand expression the most comfortable way to obtain milk.
It also tends to produce very clean milk. Avoid letting the milk run over your fingers. Squeeze your fingers together rhythmically while pushing back towards the chest wall. Be sure not to slide your fingers along the skin. Rotate your hand around the breast in order to get at all the milk ducts that radiate out from the nipple.