In a message dated 11/27/0 10:57:17 PM, Denise writes:

<< ...Certainly in those first 24 hours I'm delighted to get 2 - 5 ml each
time....The other night we had a baby born by em c/s ...... I hand expressed
her and only got something like 0.3ml >>

Denise, this is good to know what might be typical in your experience.

I was asking because I might expect to get a few drops for many primips, with
massage before and during expressing.

A factor may be a high rate of birth interventions round here, ie:

*"snag the bag slip the clip hang the drip"* etc.....  effecting
lactation/breast and breastfeeding.

Of course seeing even a few drops, moms are so happy to see that their breast
are functioning as designed.

Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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