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I totally get 'you do you' when it comes to feeding your baby however you choose, totally understand. My thoughts on the colostrum collecting is why actually do it in the first place though? I'm confused, like why not just get baby on the breast after birth (if possible of course) for their colostrum feeds until your milk comes in?

I'm not meaning to be disrespectful in any way, I'm probably just old fashioned ha ha, but sometimes I feel like pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting has become unnecessarily super complicated. Is it so the associated professionals and businesses can 'cash in' on new trends?

Please don't come at me, I'm just trying to understand why colostrum collection before birth is now a thing :)
 
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I totally get 'you do you' when it comes to feeding your baby however you choose, totally understand. My thoughts on the colostrum collecting is why actually do it in the first place though? I'm confused, like why not just get baby on the breast after birth (if possible of course) for their colostrum feeds until your milk comes in?

I'm not meaning to be disrespectful in any way, I'm probably just old fashioned ha ha, but sometimes I feel like pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting has become unnecessarily super complicated. Is it so the associated professionals and businesses can 'cash in' on new trends?

Please don't come at me, I'm just trying to understand why colostrum collection before birth is now a thing :)
Because some mums may have to have extra care if something goes wrong with the birth so are away from their baby, so at least the baby can get some of the mums milk, or if they are a low birth weight then it’s good to top them up with it too. If mums can’t establish breastfeeding then at least they have had the option of giving their babies the colostrum which is full of antibodies :) I was very lucky to have harvested a load before I had my baby. I rocked up to the post natal centre with a bag of 30 syringes, and was referred to as the colostrum mum by the midwives there 😂😂😂 I wasn’t sure how much I was meant to have but guessed that if it wasn’t doing any harm then I may as well get as much as I can!
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I was recommended it by my midwife and the lactation consultant when I went to the antenatal breastfeeding class so it defo isn’t a fad which people try to cash in on :) I guess research and recommendations change over the years
 
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I totally get 'you do you' when it comes to feeding your baby however you choose, totally understand. My thoughts on the colostrum collecting is why actually do it in the first place though? I'm confused, like why not just get baby on the breast after birth (if possible of course) for their colostrum feeds until your milk comes in?

I'm not meaning to be disrespectful in any way, I'm probably just old fashioned ha ha, but sometimes I feel like pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting has become unnecessarily super complicated. Is it so the associated professionals and businesses can 'cash in' on new trends?

Please don't come at me, I'm just trying to understand why colostrum collection before birth is now a thing :)
Without turning this into a pregnancy forum 😂 I had hyperemsis and emergency C-section so heavily medicated. having colostrum in the freezer meant my husband could do a couple feeds in the night at the hospital I could sleep. (Or when my nipples needed a break ) My baby is still exclusively breastfed but it certainly saved us! My mum had never heard of it
 
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How old is Emma plus her babes? She keeps coming up on my explore page

She seems to get the most comments out of all the 'influencers', Scammy must be seething with her 4 comments from bots 🤣
 
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Oh yea I realise that. Just for kids usually there are no fees for eftpos, including service fee. But then again i know our bank anyway won't give cards to under 13s but other banks might be different.

I.actually thought it was more though for some reason. $5 a month isn't so bad for up to 5 kids.
It can also be used as a credit card, has a cc number, expiry and security code so kids can buy online. It won’t go under 0 tho.
 
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You can express colostrum from 35w as long as everything is going well in pregnancy. You store it in the syringes in the freezer and then they are ready to go when baby arrives. Keeps around 6m from what my midwife told me
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Oh man that sounds super rough! It’s def not an easy way to feed baby for some people!
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“They” are midwives and obstetrics personnel who are experts in their field.
good for you that you had an easy time but some people don’t.
Again I’m all for bagging on influencers when they do stupid tit but actually good on Edna for doing this. Even if she’s not going to breastfeed or she’s going to exclusively pump. Good on her. Things change, new research is conducted and what people did “in there day” vs what some people do now are wildly different
100% agree with all this comment, some people have it rought (myself included) so good on Edna for doing this. Im very gutted my colostrum didnt come out (only glistening). Although im lucky as I persevere and my now 4 month old is now fully breastfeed (mixture of direct and bottle fed with expressed milk) but the first 2 months was rough as. I was on the edge to just use formula because how hard it is, but dont want to regret it down the line. First 2 weeks i have to teach my baby to latch whilst shes screaming to my face, then bottle fed her, then pump to increase the supply - at that stage its not enough so we have to top up with formula. Took 2-3 weeks to teach her to latch and at 7-8 weeks later shes finally off breastshield. Although she didnt get my liquid gold colostrum at least i manage to breastfeed her in the end!
 
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I still don't understand why she went this short lol
Her hair is too thick and “poofy” to be able to maintain/style this cut on her own!
She needs it done by a hairdresser every day…which I’m sure if she could swing an #ad for she would! 🤢
 
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Are those some sort of protein chip? Jam sandwiches, so if not there is literally not one gram of protein in that lunch.

Annd while we’re on Mums.net why on earth cut apples to esophagus blocking size.
 

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When Tarryns son was playing with the subwoofer in the living room, I was thinking wow their neighbours must hate that and what about the downstairs tenant. I bet Ryan is living in the downstairs flat coz they've separated. Just speculating lol.
 
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Are those some sort of protein chip? Jam sandwiches, so if not there is literally not one gram of protein in that lunch.

Annd while we’re on Mums.net why on earth cut apples to esophagus blocking size.
The apples 😭 I can't.
My 4yr old goes to preschool with them cut in slices or a whole apple lmao. These are preteens with cut apple omg
 
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When did she lose her licence?
those lips are bleeping terrible
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Sorry missed this. It was maybe a year or so ago? Within the last 2 years anyway. She must have it back now properly (I'm assuming).
 
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Is she saying the baby is coming 10-4-24 or what?? And how does she know?? Booked a c-section?? Man she's such a try hard 🙄🤢
I think that's when she's releasing her new Bumb Balm, or bump balm as it should be without the spelling error. Who knows, Edna might time her child's arrival just to coincide😳 talk about great publicity
 
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Shocker, not, for anyone following this drama lol
OMG ! luckily i havent bought it as everything is out of stock (due to the drama)
Some mums recommend it to me as my baby has rash.
It doesnt actually need testing if they just straightaway admit it theyve added steroid?! Ffs
 
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