![]() ![]() ![]() Do not squeeze the nipple itself as you could make it sore. Squeeze gently, keeping your finger and thumb a few centimetres away from your nipple, just outside the darker area around it (areola).Cup your breast with one hand then, with your other hand, form a "C" shape with your forefinger and thumb.Some find gently massaging their breasts before expressing helps their milk to let down.Have something clean ready to collect the milk in.Before you start, wash your hands with soap and warm water.Hold a sterilised feeding bottle or container below your breast to catch the milk as it flows. This may be useful, for example, if one of the milk ducts in your breast becomes blocked. Hand expressing allows you to encourage milk to flow from a particular part of the breast. It also means you can express without needing a pump, or an electricity supply. Some find it easier to express milk by hand, especially in the first few days or weeks. You may find it easier to express if you cover your breasts with a warm towel first, or after you have a shower or bath. Having your baby (or a photo of them) nearby may help your milk to flow. Try to choose a time when you feel relaxed. Sometimes it takes a little while for your milk to start flowing. You can express milk by hand or with a breast pump. How often you express your milk, and how much you express, will depend on why you're doing it. your partner is going to help with feeding your baby.your baby is not able to latch or suck well, but you still want to give them breast milk.your breasts feel uncomfortably full (engorged).you have to be away from your baby, for example, because your baby is in special care or because you're going back to work.Expressing milk means squeezing milk out of your breast so you can store it and feed it to your baby later.
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