Weirded Out About Hand Expressing

Toni79

Ok . . .

I can BF . . .

I can pump . . .

I can do brest compressions . . .

I can handle baby poop and boggies . . .

But for some reason I am totally weirded out about hand expressing brest milk.  I admit I haven't tried it.  It just seems like it would be painful.  Plus I'm not the kind of person to "play" with my boobs.  I tried nipple stimulation to help bring on labor (I was 2 weeks late and tried other "tricks" too).  And that totally was weird!  But know I need to learn so that when I return to work I can get more milk per pumping session.

Am I the only one who feels this way??? 

When's the best time to do it (before or after pumping)?  Any tricks or hints to make it more comfortable and productive?