Colostrum harvesting guilt

I haven’t managed to get any. The midwife made me feel really bad about it the other day but have just had no luck with it at all. A lot of friends who have had babies didn’t manage either and their babies are all fine xxx

i dont know why midwives are making anyone feel bad or making this a thing! i had my last baby 4 years ago and this was not a thing, nor is it important so you dont need to feel guilty, your baby will get the colostrum the day baby is born when you put them on the boob, and theyll get a good 2/3 days of it for the first little bit, please dont beat yourself up girls, i have successfully breastfed my kids and i have never ever harvested colostrum, youre growing the baby perfectly which is more than enough and breastfeeding will support that even more, so please dont give yourselves a hard time 🩷

I attempted to collect it, and it hurt. So decided I'd not bother. It's not a must. My sister collected for three weeks took them all to the hospital and forgot them 😂... So don't stress yourself on it

yes this!! and also the hospital sometimes dont even let you take it because of storage issues and it all gets wasted! x

When did this become such a thing? No midwife has even suggested it to me. When I mentioned it at the hospital we talked about how it was a trend and not always necessary!

Don’t worry about it just get baby to the breast straight away lots of skin to skin and in between feeds you may be able to express a little then if not then rest assured that your baby will get what they need straight from there breast.

sorry to hear your MW made you feel bad :( I haven’t had this but it seems like everywhere I look people are talking about how much colostrum they’ve stored up so I’ve just been feeling a lot of pressure. That’s really good to know though thank you xx

@I really needed to hear this, thank you for sharing❤️ xx

nightmare!! I would be so gutted. I suppose it’s not guaranteed to work out perfectly either way x

honestly youve got this, this whole colostrum feeding thing has gone a bit ott! i been doing this having babies mum thing for 12 years and ive never heard of it, and how its being made such a thing and people are feeling awful because of it is horrendous, youre doing a great job x

that’s really reassuring to hear. I thought it was only important in certain situations, then all of a sudden I’ve started to read about it/see it everywhere like it’s the norm now

thank you, this has made me feel better. I will try this x

thanks so much, means a lot for me to hear this as a FTM xx

if you need anything let me know x

With my first I collected colostrum and forgot them at home but still managed to breastfeed successfully after a c-section. It won't define your feeding journey!

thank you❤️

I also found that this time round I got way more from using the hakkaa rather than hand expressing or using a pump.