Expressing milk means squeezing milk out of your breast so that you can store it and feed it to your baby at a later time.

Find out what causes low breast milk supply, what is normal and how to boost breast milk production.

If it is not possible to breastfeed a baby because they are premature, sick or born via surrogacy or to same-sex parents, human donor milk is a great alternative.

There are many reasons why mothers may want to express their breast milk

Some mothers have difficulty producing enough breast milk while others produce more milk than their own baby needs.

There are a number of reasons why a breast feeding mother might wish to express milk rather than feeding the baby directly from the breast.

Expressing breast milk by hand is a cheap and convenient method.

If you’ve had a premature baby, check with your doctor if donated breast milk is an option. See how we can help.

If you're a breastfeeding mum with excess breast milk, talk to us at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. See how you can make a difference with donated breast milk at our milk bank.

This page includes information about expressing, storing, cleaning equipment, transporting and preparing expressed breastmilk for your baby.