Please note:Ensure clearance from your health professional prior to antenatal expressing as there may be a risk of early labour.

Colostrum also contains prebiotics and probiotics that help set up a newborn's gut and develop their digestive flora. This means it also acts as a protective force and can be considered the first immunity your baby receives after birth - how cool! Normally, in the last few weeks of pregnancy, a few drops or a small amount of colostrum will flow out from the mother's nipples. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. It ‘colonises’ the gut with hundreds of different types of ‘good bacteria’ that sets a baby up for life.

Even if you don’t see any when you hand express, just know that your baby has strong sucking forces that can get it out even better than you can.

These are made of 100% medical grade silicone and collect your droplets of hand-expressed colostrum off your nipple with a gentle vacuum effect. When you ready to feed your newborn, squeeze breast milk collector to feed the liquid gold to your newborns! You might have to do this because your little one is not latching properly, or you are separated from them as they are in NICU. Your caregiver can advise on when you can start expressing colostrum during pregnancy but it's generally thought that towards the end is ideal.Colostrum is traditionally collected in disposable syringes, which are often made of harmful plastics. Along with the vitamin A that makes colostrum yellow and helps with eye development, colostrum is rich in other minerals too! Express every 3-4 hours round the clock to encourage your breastmilk supply and remind your brain that you have a new baby to feed!

It can sometimes look clear, white or creamy but most of the time the colour resembles that of an egg yolk. It can also help stimulate your mammary glands that can assist with lactation and breast milk supply!I just bought my second box after successfully filling my first set, trying a normal syringe again and losing half my yield trying to put the syringe back together, having a cry, recovering and jumping straight back in the Haakaa bandwagon! Heart to Earth Birth and Wellness Services is situated in Anishinaabek territory, as recognized in the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850 and the Williams Treaty of 1923 . Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Leaking both colostrum and breast milk is not an indicator of the ability to successfully breastfeed!