Colostrum

I’m collecting more but personally I’ve never needed more than 50 ml but if I can collect more and give it to someone who needs it or get myself into labour I’ll keep going 🩷

@Suzie are yiu collecting with a breast pump ?

@Suzie I can’t remember how much I collected with my first! I remember not really using it all though even though she was jaundice so did use lots at the start. Did you just randomly give it up to the expiry?

@Victoria medela manual pump

@Mollie I kept till expiry and topped it up into bottles, baths skin etc and then as soon as 6 months was up dumped it …

I’ve also collected about 50ml with my Luna . I only stopped because I started feeling contractions and I wasn’t ready to pop out my baby yet. Did you experience contractions at all while pumping?

I didn’t think we could use pumps?

I this this article says this because it can induce labour

@Mollie depends if you’re comfortable with the fact it may induce labour and if you have risks. You’re welcome to ask midwife and depending on your risk levels they will either say ok or not. Also it may not be worth pumping if you cannot get more than a few ml as you would lose it all in the pump system .