Colostrum harvesting and bubbles!

So I’ve started harvesting colostrum, production wise I seem to be lucky and it is coming fairly easy.

I do currently have carpal tunnel in my hands which makes it quite a sore action, and I feel like all the bubbles you get whilst syringing just make it take longer! If not for the bubbles, I could be done a lot faster.

Any tips on how to avoid bubbles or for aching hands? I’ll take either solution!

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Not being funny, but literally just get ur partner to do it 😂 coach him on hand movements etc and get him to watch videos and once he gets the hang of it just sit back and drift off while he essentially massages ur breasts

For the bubbles you can tip the syringe upside down and tap it, then all of the colostrum will drop to the bottom meaning all the air/bubbles are at the top allowing you to push the air out without loosing any colostrum :) hope that makes sense!

I am going to try and persuade him but he has ADHD and I have a feeling his patience won’t be up to the job 😂 he’s already got to do my perineal massage as I can’t reach - lucky guy!

thank you, I have been doing this tapping too but just feels like it takes forever to do, I didn’t know if people were expressing into another container and then syringing or anything else! I will just have to be more patient ha

It’s debatable but I used my breast pump to collect with my first after 37wks. Try warm showers/compress and ice your hands. You don’t always have to try collect all at once or do both sides at the same time , could you try spread it out throughout the day so your hands aren’t so sore?

I’m sick of tapping the bubbles 😂 I fully get you! Always wondered if this happened to anyone else.

I’ve been expressing onto a sterile spoon and then collecting, way easier! Does make me feel like some kind of addict though 😂

I collect in a shot glass and then draw up from that so much faster

just done this and got 4ml in half the time it normally takes!! And no bubbles. Thank you!!!

absolutely not a problem. It’s what I did last pregnancy and it’s so handy. And Cus it’s glass easy to sterilise. Good luck with the collecting journey 🤎🤎🤎

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