Colostrum Collecting

I’ll attach a picture in the comments, but I expressed each breast for 5 minutes twice (10 minutes on each one) and I feel like I collected so little😭 This is my first time actually collecting it so I’m assuming the amount will increase🤞 hopefully worth it cause my hands are sore! Anyone else been collecting and have any tips?

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I also took a bath before this and put a warm cloth on my titties to make sure everything was warm and able to flow😅

That’s a good amount for the first time! It will build up. 💕
My only suggestion is to leave a tiny amount of room for expansion. Since syringes don’t expand like milk storage bags do.

ohhh good point thank you!

When do you start this ?

When did you start collecting?

I started collecting just today! I am 37 weeks. I got a bunch of syringes without needles on Amazon with caps

@Alejandra what app are you using to track how much you collect?

First time I tired I only got a few drops. Were you watching or reading some instructional videos? Which ones helped if so?

no I didn’t but maybe I should! I just asked my doctor about it and read these instructions:

it is freaking hard. i started trying recently and 😩 i’m already over it lol. i also start/stop and switch boobs/hands to help which works out pretty well but some sessions are better than others

thank you!

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