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Jessica says:
<<Our neonatologists would like the moms to pump=20
within 2 hrs of delivery as they want to prime the infant's gut ASAP. It=
=20
seems like initially the pump is not able to extract the colostrum due to=
=20
its thickness, and most of the precious drops end up around the breast=20=
shield uncollected.>>
That's amazing that they want moms to pump that early. My comment is that
if you have a mom that has labored for at least a period of time and her baby
goes to the NICU, and she pumps within the first hour to two after birth, you
will get a nice bolus of colostrum. If you wait for 4 or 5 hours, you will
get drops (if you are lucky). If it is a planned C/Section, and she hasn't
labored, I suspect all you will get is drops around the flange. In that case,
hand expression is definitely appropriate for the first little bit, and then
continue pumping frequently. The oxytocin of labor and pushing will help
push the colostrum where it is available. It isn't the thickness per say, it
is the location.....
Good luck!
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