One of the best things you can do before baby is here is learn to hand express. Why?

*Hand expressing after feeds in the first few days is associated with higher milk supply.

*On the off chance you need to supplement or baby is struggling to latch, hand expression will be more effective than a pump for milk removal in the first two days before your milk “comes in”.

*Hand expressing during pregnancy allows most moms to collect colostrum (early milk) that can be frozen for later use.