Leaking colostrum... Should I pump & freeze?

[TeniBear]

I'm not sure about pumping, because the nipple stimulation might help trigger labour (on the other hand, maybe that's something you might want to happen!), but if you want to, collecting what's coming out won't do any harm And yes, syringes are the way to go - not much comes out for the first few days after birth, so you really don't need much at all. I actually syringe-fed my daughter for the first couple of days because we weren't getting the hang of breastfeeding, and we ended up succeeding because I had that other way to get the milk in her. We've just gone two and a half years, so I think you can call that a very successful breastfeeding relationship

[Santosha]

My midwife says she recommends all her Mums hand express and freeze colostrum from 38 weeks as a 'just in case' measure. She's had a few bubs that have struggled to latch at first, had low blood-sugars etc and the hospital has pushed for formula supplementing, even when Mum was reluctant and needed more time for her milk to come in. She said that since she's started to recommend this that all her bubs have left hospital without this being an issue as Mum has had a good frozen stash to supp with.

Whilst nipple stimulation might trigger Brixton Hicks, it'll only hurry things along /start labour if your body's actually ready anyway. If it actually triggered labour in it's own right, well there'd be a heck of a lot of women at 39/40/41 weeks determinedly playing with their boobs right now!

[TeniBear]

Whilst nipple stimulation might trigger Brixton Hicks, it'll only hurry things along /start labour if your body's actually ready anyway. If it actually triggered labour in it's own right, well there'd be a heck of a lot of women at 39/40/41 weeks determinedly playing with their boobs right now!

I meant to come back and say that, but DD distracted me Yes, don't rely on it as an induction technique. I just wanted to address that *sometimes* the stimulation can help kick things off or help things along

[lady_neon]

You could also donate it.