Expressing milk is perfect for situations where you can't breastfeed or can't be with your baby but want them to have the benefits that breastmilk provides.
There's definitely a skill to doing it by hand, but even once you've got the hang of it, it can still take a long time. A much quicker way of expressing is with a breast pump. With electric ones, you just put a suction cup over your breast and let the pump do the work for you. With manual ones you have a hand-held device to