milk caught in breast shells

[Murtette]

Hi

Another novice question from me I'm afraid! I leak quite a lot from the non-feeding breast during each feed and have realised that, during a day, I can collect 2 - 3 oz of milk just from this leakage. DP has started giving DD a bottle of expressed milk each day so I'd like to know if there is a reason why I can't decant all of the milk I'm collecting in the shells into a bottle which I keep in the fridge and which DP can then use in the evening. The instructions which came with the shells say that you can't use the milk collected - is this because there are air holes in the shells which mean that they can't ever be sterile? It would save the faff of expressing if I could use this milk.

TIA

Murtette

afaik you can, yes
just have a sterile container handy to pour in
i should do the same if i could be bothered!!

had to catch some in my hand this morning!

Yes that's what the breast shells are for. Just ensure you clean and sterilise them at the end of the day.

i bet this is a foremilk/hindmilk thing!! It's not that clearcut, and for one feed a day i doubt it's a big deal

Huh? Not being able to use the milk is a load of poo. My box of shells had 2 pairs in, one with holes to let your nipples breathe in cases of mangled nipple and one pair without holes for collecting. I was too lazy to remember to sterilise and collect though so they are languishing pretty much unused You want them SPB?

if i get round to using my own then I might thanks, have them as a spare pair
Mine have holes in them but I still used them for collecting - I just had to remember to be careful when standing up
Didn't feed DS this morning so DD has been having milk showers all day, she gets such a funny look on her face

Dd loves milk showers She pulls off on purpose and bathes in it while giggling at me. Very cute but not so cute in public!