How to pump breast milk - breast feeding

Breastfeeding Tips for New Mothers | Step by Step

Here’s how to boost breastfeeding success if you plan to have (or end up needing) an epidural: ✔️ Prioritize skin-to-skin as soon as possible. Even if your baby is sleepy, skin-to-skin helps wake feeding instincts. ✔️ Ask for help early! A latch check from a lactation specialist can make a huge difference. ✔️ Hand express early and often. If your baby is too sleepy to feed well, hand expression helps your breast milk production stay on track and gives you the opportunity to provide colostrum to

Hand express directly into a syringe or small cup. Suction the expressed colostrum into a syringe or colostrum collector. Store in fridge (4 days) or freezer with date labeled. Have available after a home birth or bring to a birth center or hospital and keep on ice/cold to be used if needed. If you don’t end up using it after birth, it can be frozen to be used at any time to help with immunity or give your baby a little something extra. Did you hand express? I would love to hear your experience!