Collecting Colostrum
Can you use a manual pump to collect colostrum at 37 weeks?
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@Liz Thank you. Do you know why it isn't recommended by NHS x
I use my electric pump and have done so since 36 weeks. I did the same with my first too and my midwife isn’t fazed. I had my first at 40+5 so it didn’t spark an early labour. Delivery was smooth and I had no issues breastfeeding. Hand expressing and manual pumps just never worked for me.
I tried to do it by had for like a week and nothing and today I used the pump and finally got something not much but its a good start!😍
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I think I will try with a pump from tomorrow x
It’s not recommended by nhs but I’ve had no problems with it, I got barely anything by hand expressing but got over 3ml with my pump today. Took a couple sessions get things going so stick with it, I found a hot compress and massage first helped loads x