How To Use Haakaa To Collect Colostrum

I ve been using the haakaa since 38 weeks since i ve been leaking a lot.

How to use haakaa to collect colostrum. Colostrum is extremely thick and you only make a few drops of it every few hours. Our collector is made of 100 medical grade silicone which means it won t leach nasty toxins and can be safely stored in. Colostrum is traditionally collected in single use syringes often made from harmful plastics. I don t have any specific advice about collecting colostrum but when using the haakaa you can get a really good suction by turning the flange part inside out first and then squeeze the base put onto breast and flip the flange back the right way. The haakaa silicone colostrum collector is a world first design giving moms the option to express colostrum antenatally and postnatally in a safe easy to use storage solution.

If it doesn t clear the plugged duct on the first try take a break and repeat up to four times a day. Has anyone used the haakaa for collecting prior to giving birth. It seems there are a number of ways the haakaa can be useful to breastfeeding moms. While you can definitely start using your haakaa immediately you are unlikely to collect much in your haakaa until your milk fully comes in after a few days postpartum. Attach the haakaa to the affected breast and let it sit for about 10 minutes.

Many prefer to use it while they re nursing to collect milk from the other breast that would have otherwise leaked and been absorbed into a breast pad. Add one tablespoon of epsom salt. I m currently 40 1 still waiting for my little one to come. Begin with hand expressing each breast for 10 15 minutes once a day during late pregnancy. My doctor has scared me out of doing it altogether because of the labor.

On the brightside i was able to collect over 25 ounces of colostrum to use when baby gets here. The combination of heat and salt should pull out the plug. Put them in the freezer until birth. Catch the drops of colostrum in your sterile colostrum collector from haakaa.