Read more on raisingchildren. There are a number of reasons why a breast feeding mother might wish to express milk rather than feeding the baby directly from the breast.
Read more on myDr website. You can express breastmilk by hand, or with a manual or an electric pump. Store expressed breastmilk in special bags or containers in the fridge or freezer. Pregnancy, Birth and Baby is not responsible for the content and advertising on the external website you are now entering.
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Your email: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Wash your hands well before you start to prepare a feed. Breastmilk should not be frozen or heated more than once. Offer small amounts of EBM at a time to the baby. If the baby is not hungry you will not have to throw out large amounts of EBM.
If the baby needs more, prepare another small amount. Babies may refuse to take a bottle from their mother as they are used to her breastfeeding them. Most babies adjust more quickly if they know their caregiver well, so it can help to have met the baby a few times, including a feed time, before the baby is left with you for longer times.
If the caregiver is the only person to give the baby a bottle, the baby will get used to this and will accept it more easily. If the baby refuses to drink from a bottle, try feeding the EBM in a small cup or from a spoon.
Or take the teat off, and use the bottle as a cup. Hold the baby in a sitting position and give small sips at first. Older babies may have success with a straw or sipper cup. Sometimes, the baby will still refuse to drink the EBM. If so, gentle rocking or walking around may help settle him enough to feed. If the baby is still refusing, ask the mother to leave you some clothing that smells of her. If the baby cuddles into this while feeding, it may help him to accept the EBM from the bottle.
Breastfed babies are used to being able to control the flow of milk as they feed. They may find it quite stressful feeding from a teat with a fast flow. It may look like the baby is very hungry and gulping the milk down. However, he might be swallowing fast so that he does not choke. One way to avoid this is to pace the feeds. By not giving a baby too much milk while he is away from his mother, it helps him to breastfeed when he is with his mother.
If you give only the amount the baby needs, the mother does not need to spend as long expressing to keep up with the amount of milk the baby is being over fed. Try not to feed the baby every time he is unhappy. A nappy change, cuddle or more attention may be what he needs. If he is obviously hungry though, offer a feed. Different women can express different amounts of breastmilk.
Get yourself relaxed and comfortable, and have a glass of water handy to drink. Manual breast pumps usually consist of a breast shield attached to a pump handle and collection bottle or container. Just as with hand-expressing, the first step in expressing breastmilk with a manual pump is getting yourself relaxed and comfortable.
This helps get your let-down happening in whatever way works for you. Gentle massage as described above is a good idea too. Attach the breast shield to your breast or breasts, in the case of double pumps. As with expressing breastmilk by hand or by manual pump, get comfortable and relaxed to start.
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Share this content. When should I start giving my baby expressed milk? How can I feed expressed milk to my baby? Pick your moment Ideally your breastfed baby should be alert, but not too hungry, the first time she has a bottle of expressed milk, so that she is as relaxed as possible.
Dip and sip Try dipping the bottle teat into some expressed milk before offering it, so it tastes and smells of your breast milk.
Positioning for bottle-feeding Feed your baby on demand and cuddle her in a semi-upright position.
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