Colostrum plays a vital role in helping your baby build their immunity. It provides your baby with essential protection against infections and supports their development. We are here to support you with expressing and providing colostrum for your baby.
These tips are designed to support you in expressing and providing colostrum for your baby effectively:
- Start expressing your colostrum as soon as possible after your birth, ideally within 2 hours.
- Your colostrum will be given to your baby as mouth care to ensure they receive the benefits of breastmilk straight away.
- Your midwife or NICU nurse will show you how to use the breast pump and hand express to collect the small volumes in the first 48 hours.
- Meet the Infant Feeding Team and come along to the weekly drop-in sessions.