Hand expressing colostrum or breastmilk is important because it allows you to:
Expressing and Storing Breastmilk (PDF) - Best Start
Detailed information on hand expression, pumping, and storing breastmilk.
The Basics of Breast Massage and Hand Expression (video) - Maya Bolman, IBCLC and Ann Witt, MD, FABM, IBCLC
An instructional video demonstrating breast massage and hand expression.
Hand Expressing Breastmilk (video) - Healthy Families BC
Hand expression is when a mother expresses milk by hand. It can take practice. This video includes some helpful tips.
How to Use Your Hands When You Pump (video) – Stanford Medicine
This video demonstrates some ways that pumping mothers can increase production without medication.