Colostrum

I've seen posts from so many STMs saying they didn't produce any during pregnancy but it didn't stop their BF journey, so don't stress about it. I'm not getting much either, but I'm using it as practice more than with a goal of collecting

I’m planning on breastfeeding and have also had no luck collecting colostrum at 37 weeks and my midwife told me not to be disheartened about it so try not to worry x

With my first I couldn't collect anything and then breast fed with no issues for 11 months!!

I couldn’t get any in my first pregnancy, don’t stress ❤️

I was struggling so much and could only get a couple of drops which weren’t even enough to go in a syringe but I gave up and decided to use my wearable pumps instead and managed to get 1ml just now which I’ve put in the freezer ☺️ It didn’t go into the cup part of the pump but it managed to bring it out enough to syringe off of my nipples and with enough patience it worked a treat! Might be worth a try if you have a pump but each to their own, I just panicked cause I’m having an ECV on Tuesday so need a supply quickly in case of emergency xx

i had colostrum coming out both sides yesterday for the first time (36 weeks on sunday) completely unprovoked. i’ve had my nipples pierced, so i don’t think that would contribute towards anything x

I used a haakaa with my first to get the colostrum to come out and then syringed it off my nipples, worked a treat! I couldn’t get any at all when just using my hands. I also used to have a nipple piercing and it’s caused no issues xx

I delivered at 34+5 so had 0 colostrum. But after a day or two of massage and warm compresses it started to come. The midwife’s told me they’d only expect me to get like half a ml if that so not to stress. I took my nipple piercings out just after I’d delivered and it hasn’t had an effect on breastfeeding, currently 3 weeks in x

Try not to stress! It’s a vicious cycle, stress won’t help. You need to be really relaxed. It seems silly but it makes a huge difference. Have a bath or shower, put 2 hot flannels over your boobs. Then set your room up in a relaxing way (low lighting, cosy etc) then put something on TV that you love, or listen to music/podcast. Either sterilise a little pot to express into and suck up or just do it drop by drop. I do a couple of squeezes, swap nipples, massage and then repeat. The more you do it, the more it will build up. But if I just sit down stressed, I’ll get next to nothing.