I would not separate her at all from the kids in that situation. Have you tried putting a warm washcloth on her udder? It helps to have another person holding the warm compress on the udder while you try to milk.
It is hard on both sides. It's not soft like it was before the babies were born on Thursday. There's no milk really if I try to milk her but if I separate her there's a little bit. I think the babies are drinking it as soon as it's there. The longest I separated her was 4 hrs. Do I need to separate her longer? We milked for several months last summer and she did well.
Yes, it's possible, although congested udder is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot without a definition that's always clear. Is it just full and hard? Can you get milk out?
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Usually, yes, within a few days with lots of nursing and/or milking.
I would not separate her at all from the kids in that situation. Have you tried putting a warm washcloth on her udder? It helps to have another person holding the warm compress on the udder while you try to milk.
Yes, it's possible, although congested udder is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot without a definition that's always clear. Is it just full and hard? Can you get milk out?