Hello and welcome to episode 4 (our second last episode!) of the breastfeeding podcast series! We have covered sooo many important topics so far including supply and demand theory, correct nipple attachment, mastitis, nipple pain and damage, milk supply issues, the magical breast crawl and the importance of initiating breastfeeding in a baby-led way and so much more. Make sure you check out the first 3 episodes in this series if you haven’t already.

In today’s episode we discuss the 3 main reasons why hand-expressing colostrum before birth is beneficial, the different uses for colostrum down the track even if you don’t end up using it at birth, why you should only hand express and not use an electric pump before birth and options for those women with insufficient mammalian tissue who may struggle with lactation. Now if you are wanting to see Amberley’s visual demonstration of the hand expressing technique, you can find that in the bonus episode inside this series. Enjoy!