Self expressing colostrum

How many weeks are you? I’m 34 and want to start self expressing too but don’t want to do it too soon since I feel like my son is going to come anyday now anyway but I also am getting tired of my boobs leaking 😂

my midwife advised me not to start until I was 37 weeks, I’m currently 38 weeks. Definitely ask your midwife when she thinks it would be best and safest for you to start. For the leaking up until then, I used I think they’re called collecting shells and I just wore them to bed and then emptied and froze what I had collected in my sleep. Definitely look into it though and get advice from the midwife aswell x

i’m the same. i get at least 15-20ml in 5/10 mins. it’s still colostrum! I panicked and asked my midwife 🤣

thank god I’m not the only one! 😂😂 google told me I’m only really meant to manage expressing 1-2ml in a 10-15 min session so I got a lil concerned🥴

I was the same looking at my output like WTF is this normal, I’d been told I might struggle to fill a syringe 🤣 We are just blessed!

told my midwife about how much I’m getting out at each session and her face dropped and her jaw literally hit the floor😂😂 she said it’s a really really good thing but if I’m struggling to store it to try and express maybe every few days instead of every day😂😂

LOL mine was the same🤣 i’ve cut down to every 2/3 days as I just won’t have space for it! Will still get more than average too! xx

the only issue I see with not doing it at least once a day is my poor boobies get really tender🥲 like I’ve decided to try and not do any today but it’s only 6 and every movement I can feel my boobies crying 😭 hope that’ll either go away or I’ll get used to the pain?🤣 xx

I’ve been leaking all day as I haven’t expressed 🤦🏻‍♀️.. I’m hoping the pain will go away but who knows 🤣xx

It’s definitely colostrum, the color alone gives it away, it’s super yellow.