Hygeia Expression Cup

Look at these great features:

• Constructed of baby-safe plastic, designed specifically for hand-expression of breastmilk
• BPA-DEHP free
• Gently contoured shape with universal Hygeia thread, compatible with all Hygeia and other widemouth Storage Containers
• Complete with 4 oz. Mother’s Milk Storage Container, Ring and Ring Cap

Educational Information on Hand Expression:

• New Study Finds Hands Expression preferable in first 48 hours
  In the early postpartum period, the best way to obtain colostrum is by gentle manual expression, this was found superior even to hopsital grade breastpumps.. Net milk yield per woman was 2 mL manually (median; range: 0–12.6 mL) and 0.6 mL (0–7.2 mL) by electric expression (P < 0.05).
• New Study Recommends Hand Expression in Addition to Breastpumping
  Mothers of premature infants shouldn’t rely solely on breast pumps to establish and maintain their breast milk supply, researchers at Lucile Packard Children’s hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine have found. Moms already have a simple, safe and free tool for assisting breast milk production: their own hands.
• Hand Expression Video - VHS, DVD, PAL by Geddes Productions
  This is a step-by-step instruction of how to hand express milk.Women learn this technique in one viewing!It's great for� Mothers of premature babies.Teaching in the NICU.Working women who are breastfeeding. Women using electric or hand pumps who want to learn how to boost their milk supply. Title: HAND EXPRESSION- Sacar Leche Manualmente available in English or Spanish. By expert Kittie Frantz. Order here from Geddes Productions
• Hand Expressing BreastMilk Video (Streaming)
  Until recently hand expression of milk has been an under-utilized skill in our institution. But there are many benefits of knowing how to express milk from the breast without the use of expensive or cumbersome pumps. In this video, Dr. Jane Morton demonstrates how easily hand expression can be taught to mothers.
• Case Study of Low Milk Supply treated with Hand expression and Mothers Own Milk
  This is a recent case study published in 2009 of a mother who had a low milk supply and was able to successfully breather baby through using hand expression plus giving her own milk supplmentally to her baby