The video provides a practical, step-by-step guide to a specific pregnancy preparation task that many expectant mothers find confusing. The creator's personal experience, including challenges and solutions, makes the information relatable and trustworthy, while the clear demonstration and tips offer actionable advice.
Summary
The creator, 38 weeks pregnant, demonstrates how to collect colostrum using a manual breast pump and syringes. She explains the process, including using a heating pad, massaging, and storing the colostrum, while also sharing tips learned from her experience and a lactation class.
Structure
1Introduction and doctor's clearance for colostrum collection
2Demonstration of manual pump and syringes
3Tips for increasing production and collection efficiency
4Storage and dating of colostrum
5
Original caption
Got cleared by my doctor at 37 weeks to start collecting colostrum, but nobody actually explains HOW to do it! 🍼 After being super confused and watching a million videos, I put together a little tutorial with all the best tips & tricks that worked for me. Save this for when you’re ready to harvest your liquid gold! 🤍 #ColostrumCollection #ColostrumHarvesting #37WeeksPregnant #PregnancyPrep #ThirdTrimester
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Product placement
Medela manual breast pump: used to collect colostrum. It is operated by the creator, and the result (collected colostrum) is shown. Removing it would change what happens in the video.
Purelan nipple balm: shown by the creator as a product to use on nipples. It is not operated, but it is presented as a product to use. Removing it would change what happens in the video.
Call to action
Save this for when you’re ready to harvest your liquid gold!
On-screen text
HOW I AM
COLLECTING
COLOSTRUM
Transcript
okay so I'm 38 weeks today and I got cleared at 37 weeks to start collecting colostrum by my doctor. I debated a lot if I should be making this video or not because it makes me a little uncomfortable and I'm just not an expert, but I was really having a hard time finding a video that explains the process of collecting cholesterol. Everybody just says collect it, collect it, and I didn't know what to do. So I just wanted to make a little one, just in case anybody is wondering how I'm doing it. This is just for emergencies in case baby's not latching, is not breastfeeding right away. And I've seen some mamas actually save it in their deep freezer and feed it to their toddlers when they're sick. So it is literally liquid gold. So first I was going to just try to hand express and there are these little tubies they use, you can just collect it right from your nipple. And then that didn't work out. So I decided to get this manual pump. It's also linked on my Amazon. All of the stuff is linked on my Amazon in my bio. And basically what you do is you insert your flange here, which by the way, I made the mistake of using the wrong size in the beginning and it was really painful and it's not supposed to be painful. Like it will feel uncomfortable, but it's not supposed to be painful. Once I switched sizes from the bigger one to the smaller one, made it a lot easier. So I just put it in there. Before I start pumping, before I even have this touch me, I have a heating pad that I apply on my chest a little bit. And if I'm showering before, I'll just like make sure there's some hot water going on on my chest and then I'll start massaging my breast first because they claim that it increases the production. And then I saw a lot of mommies say that you should start by pumping it upside down because in the first couple days, you're almost gonna get nothing. Like it will be like little baby droplets. It will probably won't even make it to the bottle. So that's why you do it upside down and then you just collect it from here. The first couple days I did it upside down, but I would also switch to front a little bit. And I noticed also that my right side like produces like three times more than my left side, which is apparently pretty normal. But I always do both sides obviously. And also don't be alarmed because it's going to be teeny, tiny little teeny bits. And then I bought these sterile syringes from Amazon as well. It's also linked there. And then I just angle it all the way so all the milk is like collected right here and then I pull the syringe with the other hand so it fills. My first day I didn't even fill one whole one of these. Today is like my fourth day and I was able to do four of them. So it increases day by day. And I also date each one of them with the date that I pumped it. And then I put it in this zip lock bag and I put it in my deep freezer, which is much colder than my regular fridge freezer. And you're supposed to do this like five to 10 minutes on each side daily. In the beginning you can do just one time a day and then you can move up to two to three times a day. But please make sure you ask your doctor first because it can induce labor. And then sometimes when I am lazy and I don't want to sterilize it in between, I would put it after my first time in this ziploc bag, keep it in the fridge. Bacteria is not gonna grow on it if it's in the fridge and then use it for my second pump without washing it in between. But never overnight. And one last step we actually went to a lactation class the other day and the instructor said not to start putting nipple balm on your nipple yet because it needs to air out before it's suffocated after birth, which a lot of you guys actually told me to start putting it before baby is here. But she said don't. But instead what I do is just I take a little bit on my finger and I put it on the edge of the flange of the manual pump. And I think that helps a little bit. I think this is the right way. If you have any tips or tricks, let us know.
