Hand expressing
Some may find it easier to express milk by hand, especially in the first few days or weeks. It also means you can express without needing a pump, or an electricity supply.
Hand expressing allows you to encourage milk to flow from a particular part of the breast. This may be useful, for example, if one of the milk ducts in your breast becomes blocked. Please click on the video below for more details on how to hand express.
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this can be done in the antinal period
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from about 36 weeks or after your baby
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is born to collect milk for your baby or
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to relieve pressure from engorged
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breast wash your hands get comfortable
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and relax gently massage the breast from
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the back of the breast towards the
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nipple cap your breast and place your
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thumb and finger about 2 to 3 cm from
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the base of the nipple create a c shape
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with your thumb fingers to gently
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compress this area slowly release the
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pressure and repeat to create a rhythm
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avoid sliding your fingers across the
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brass tissue you can move your fingers
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towards the nipple or further away find
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the best spot that works for you when
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the flow slows down move your fingers
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around to another section of the breast
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and repeat so that all loes are drained
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do the same in the other breast repeat
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two to three times a day Express the
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coloss into a sterilized feeding cap
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small pot or plastic spoon and use the
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syringes to draw up the colostrum please
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discuss with your Midwife or health
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visitor the best way to store your milk
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