Struggling to collect colostrum
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I never managed to collect any, delivered by c section on Monday and she went straight to breast and got it that way. So don't panic. Of course that's if your planning to BF. No judgement or assumptions ❤️
It takes a few days to properly get going, I was the same barely got 0.5ml after ages now I can collect it more quickly. Found that massaging the breast helped first, ands calm peaceful environment. Keep going but also remember collecting colostrum has no impact on whether you can bf or not. Many mums don’t collect any and have a wonderful bf journey xx
I found massaging breast in a warm bath for like 10 minutes then sitting on the edge of the bath with feet still in the water (sat on the edge on a towel to make it more comfy)in the warm environment. I then lean forward and start the process over the bath, this had really helped me. I pretty much went from a couple drops on my first successful time of harvesting to this being my second time 2 days later. I was able to collect 2 syringes this way in 30 minutes. It worth giving it a go. X
I have tried for three days in a row and today is the first time I managed to collect 0.8ml (it took hours but persisted). Keep going with it x
On my first day I got barely anything but then every day since the amount has increased, literally got about 0.1ml first got...I also never collected it with my first and had no issues with BF supply if that's your plan x