Tips to increase Colostrum Harvesting

The only thing that helps is to keep doing it and doing it heaps! With my first pregnancy I did it 2-3 times a day, for about an hour each and ended up with HEAPS! I started yesterday morning and only got 1ml over an hour, and then I did another hour in the night and got 5mls! Also find doing it after the shower when you’re relaxed & your breasts are warm helps! Good luck!

thank you will try couple of sessions tomorrow.

I've read that if you use a hot water bottle and massage first that helps 💕

I agree with everything said above! Also remember that colostrum is much thicker than breast milk and it’s very normal to only collect a little or none at all!

Keep expressing! I started hand expressing at 36 weeks. First day I got 1 ml. Day 2-4 I got between 3-5mls then it increased rapidly to 30 mls.
I am now 40 weeks and express once a day in the evening and get between 60-90mls!!

The more you continue the more will come 😊😊

I just did this for the first time tonight and got really relaxed, put some chill music on, massaged breast and then also watched a video on technique. The “c hold” squeeze worked better for me vs squeezing against the chest wall. So holding the breast in that c hold for 10-15 seconds and then releasing got me way more than short bursts of squeezing. I also switched from left to right to give each a break after 5 min or so. Def a little trial and error but I was able to get 2ml in 30-45 min.

It's just repetition really. In the beginning I was only getting 0.2ml, by the time I went into hospital I was getting 20ml per 15 minute session and I had over 200ml with me.
I only collected once a day, I found warming my breasts helped and being relaxed. The more you stress the less you get.