I have a question.......can i start putting milk in the freezer? my son will be here January 16 somewhere around there but my milk is coming in very heavy but i dont want my breast milk to go bad
You don’t pump prior to delivery and birth. This can and does induce preterm labour. Even hand expressing can cause nipple stimulation and early term labour.
I would leave your breasts alone. I would not pump or hand express. Any sort of nipple stimulation can cause preterm labor.
It's not recommended to pump before birth because it can cause preterm labor, but I think hand expressing may be fine. I would double check though!
@beakymcspence is correct. Getting the colostrum out is how you can induce labor!