Exactly! And if you actually look at the pic, then you can see she got a decent amount of colostrum.Oma66 wrote:Oh stop! You certainly can pump and get colostrum. You’re not the only one who is quite experienced with ALL THINGS breastfeeding and NICU.Elliecat wrote:*Pumping* colostrum (ie with a pump) is pointless and just wastes it. Hand expressing and collecting it in syringes is the norm until the milk comes in properly, when pumping will work. Hand expressing encourages milk to come in as well as a baby latching will. A pump is good later on, but actually less effective than hand expressing in the first day or 2. The milk bank I donate to actually prefers us to hand express, but I just don’t have the time for that.
The thing that starts the process of milk coming in a couple of days later is the placenta being removed from the uterus. This sets off a chain of hormonal responses.
We’ve already been told not to tell personal stories because some people find it boring, but I am quite experienced with all things breastfeeding and NICU!
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If I had to hand express colostrum when my daughter was hospitalised as a preemie, I would have hated it! Pumps work. That’s why the hospital tells you to use them.