Colostrum collecting
When the time comes to start collecting colostrum in a couple weeks, how is everyone doing it??? All the tips and advice welcome please!
This is my second baby but with my first I couldn’t do it all! Just couldn’t work out how to do it / get it in the syringes, even though I did go on to breastfeed with a good supply. I have already started leaking a bit this pregnancy.
I have ordered some 1ml syringes but nothing else yet.
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I've been watching YouTube videos and this ones seems to be easy to understand!! Haven't started yet as got 2 more weeks to go!!
https://youtube.com/shorts/PbyWSPIWFKo?is=TgdP3C4q0pBHR5eQ
The syringes are so fiddly! I expressed into a sterilised cup, then drew it up into the syringes from there
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