🌟 Hand expressing for antenatal colostrum harvesting or early days hand expressing breastmilk-should only be done by you-or someone that you are in love with ❤️ 🌟 A stranger will struggle to get milk out of you, won’t know how much pressure to use and may end up bruising you. 🌟 I know there will be comments saying that someone in the hospital did this for you and it worked/they got milk out better than you could etc- but for the vast majority of women it won’t work at all, and you can’t take

Part 2: how to hand express and collect your colostrum 🙌🏻 Full disclosure: this video is sponsored by ✨Haakaa✨ I have used their collectors personally and professionally and reached out to them to see if they wanted to collaborate on an educational post. 🎥: Lactation Chat Repost from: Haakaa USA #colostrum #antenatal #breastfeeding #harvestingcolostrum #collectingcolostrum #breastfeedingcourse #ibclc #lactation #lactationconsultant #antenatalhandexpression #handexpression #thirdtrimester #36w

#cupfeedingbaby Today i helped a new mom with a two day old baby hand express milk as her breast was engorged.Since it was colostrum, we had no plan of wasting it so even though the baby took some milk from the breast,i taught the mother to cup feed.Bottle feeding is the worst method of feeding.Cup feeding is a much better option.i am attaching this video so that you can understand how easy cup feeding is. | Vriksham - Pregnancy Care Education

Adding a few minutes of hand expression after pumping can make a surprisingly meaningful difference in milk supply. While your pump should do a great job of removing milk, sometimes they leave available milk behind. This extra stimulation can boost prolactin levels (your milk-making hormone), encourages more effective milk removal, and can lead to increased supply over time. Even 2–5 minutes of hand expression can help collect additional milk and gradually signal your body to produce more. It’s

When I tell you that both hands-on-pumping and hand expression can be a game changer in your breastfeeding journey, it’s no exaggeration! One study by Dr. Jane Morton showed that hand expressing colostrum at least 6 times per day in the first 3 days postpartum combined with massaging while pumping thereafter, increased later milk production by 48%! The milk fat content was nearly DOUBLE the average as well. ⁣ ⁣ The researchers believe the triple combination of hands on pumping (massaging, compre