Massaging the outer breast Make sure your hands are clean. Cup your breast in both hands with the fingers underneath and the thumbs above. Squeeze the outer part of your breast gently and firmly between your fingers and thumbs. Repeat this ten times, moving around the breast as you do so.

Massaging the inner breast Move your hands closer to the areola and repeat the squeezing procedure as above.

Starting the flow Place the thumb and fingers of one hand near the areola, press them back into your ribs, then squeeze gently and rhythmically. If the milk doesn’t begin to flow immediately, keep trying.

Emptying the breast Continue for about five minutes, working around the areola, then move on to the second breast. Repeat the whole procedure for both breasts.