I'm a lactation consultant at a busy tertiary high risk center. We have 
recently experienced a new strain of NEC that is killing our premature 
infants more quickly.  Our neonatologists would like the moms to pump 
within 2 hrs of delivery as they want to prime the infant's gut ASAP.  It 
seems like initially the pump is not able to extract the colostrum due to 
its thickness, and most of the precious drops end up around the breast 
shield uncollected. Any suggestions on the best way to retreive this 
valuable colostrum. We thought maybe hand expression into a medicine cup 
and then using a 3cc syringe to draw it up.

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