Device and method for collecting and dispensing colostrum

Abstract

A method of collecting colostrum from a breast of a human and dispensing the colostrum to a newborn may involve: coupling a first end of an adapter with a syringe; positioning a second end of the adapter in contact with or near the breast; manually expressing colostrum from the breast into the second end of the adapter; coupling the second end of the adapter with a breast pump shield; expressing colostrum from the breast, using the breast pump shield and a breast pump system attached to the breast pump shield; retracting a plunger of the syringe to cause the colostrum to move into the syringe from the adapter; detaching the adapter from the first end of the syringe; and dispensing the colostrum to the newborn from the syringe.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of collecting colostrum from a breast of a human and dispensing the colostrum to a newborn, the method comprising:
 coupling a first end of an adapter with a syringe;   positioning a second end of the adapter in contact with or near the breast;   manually expressing colostrum from the breast into the second end of the adapter;   coupling the second end of the adapter with a breast pump shield;   expressing colostrum from the breast, using the breast pump shield and a breast pump system attached to the breast pump shield;   retracting a plunger of the syringe to cause the colostrum to move into the syringe from the adapter;   detaching the adapter from the first end of the syringe; and   dispensing the colostrum to the newborn from the syringe.