How To Use Haakaa To Collect Colostrum

If it doesn t clear the plugged duct on the first try take a break and repeat up to four times a day.

How to use haakaa to collect colostrum. 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. Attach the haakaa to the affected breast and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Colostrum is traditionally collected in single use syringes often made from harmful plastics. Label your collector with the date and place in your container. Catch the drops of colostrum in your sterile colostrum collector from haakaa.

Add one tablespoon of epsom salt. Put them in the freezer until birth. Colostrum is extremely thick and you only make a few drops of it every few hours. It seems there are a number of ways the haakaa can be useful to breastfeeding moms. I m currently 40 1 still waiting for my little one to come.

Others use it mainly to relieve engorgement. Begin with hand expressing each breast for 10 15 minutes once a day during late pregnancy. Our collector is made of 100 medical grade silicone which means it won t leach nasty toxins and can be safely stored in. 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. My doctor has scared me out of doing it altogether because of the labor.

I ve been using the haakaa since 38 weeks since i ve been leaking a lot. 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. 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. Im leaking at 31 weeks and my doctor said i can collect colostrum as long as i don t use an electric pump due to sending myself into labor.