Colostrum - how many to take to hospital?
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To bring balance to the force, I wasn't able to get any colostrum while pregnant and the bare minimum after birth so it's not the be all end all whatever amount you take, so please don't worry about a "right" amount. My son struggled to get what he needed at the start, so topped up what colostrum I could get by cup feeding formula, and by day 3 when my milk came in we were golden and we had a prolonged hospital stay. He's a happy healthy EBF 98 percentile bun to this day. 🥰 Go with whatever you feel is comfortable.
I wasn't able to harvest any prior to vaginal birth, our baby was back at birth weight 4 days after birth and breastfeeding perfectly from the moment he was born. Everyone is different, take what your heart tells you or chat with your midwife and see what they recommend 😊
My midwife told me to bring all I’ve got but I’ve got 350 syringes lmfao she said 20-30 syringes would be enough.
Also, my first born had low apgars and we were apart for 6-7 hours and he was given a couple bottles of formula. You never know what’s going to happen so definitely bring your colostrum.
Definitely take them all, the midwife can put them in the freezer / fridge for you in the postnatal ward. I ended up using all of mine (nearly 40 ml) as baby wouldn’t latch for a couple of days. Baby might come in the night and visitors (yes including baby dads) can’t come in til the morning with the colostrum you (might) need so best to bring it when you come in