39 weeks + 3 and not lactating....?

you can't start your milk before the baby comes - labor and birth (even by c section) triggers your body to produce colostrum and milk. you have to wait until the baby is born..... that sounds so silly what they are telling you to do! good luck - maybe it won't be so tramatic this time - why don't you just try to breast feed again????? ♥

It could be that you won't be able to do it because of the way you view breastfeeding. If you feel disgusting hand expressing milk, then you won't be able to express any. Instead, when you're expressing, try thinking of it in a different way. Think of it as giving your baby extra immunity or something along those lines. If you take a more positive way of thinking when hand expressing, you'll probably get some milk out. Good luck

You wont' actually produce significant amounts of colostrum until after baby is born. (It's the separation of the placenta that triggers milk production.)

To be honest ... it sounds like you are just opposed to breastfeeding on principle. If that's the case, the minor benefits that baby will get from a couple of days of colostrum are minimal, and not worth the effort and stress they are causing you. Forget about expressing and give your baby formula.

I have not heard of this..normally you would not want to start trying to pump before giving birth as the colostrum will be there for your baby when he/she is born. If you do not feel comfortable doing it, then I guess I would say to stop. It is best for your baby to breastfeed..and to have the colostrom..but there are lots of mothers that do not do this. The decision is something you will have to make on your own.

that should be a beautiful thing. and is your baby here yet? that could be the problem. some women also there milk just never comes in. it happens. good luck and congrats

If you don't think you have enough colostrum, call the lactation consultant at the hospital and go see her. She will be able to tell you if you have enough or not.