when does a woman start to produce mik?

Answer 1

Many of the women here have told you while pregnant and although that is generally true it is not entriely true. You do not have to be pregnant or to have given birth in order to give milk.

Once the milk ducts have developed, most women can give milk . It is a basic structure of mammals in nature. All mamals can give milk.

For more information on this subject you could go see the La Leche League. They maintain milk banks and many female donors have never had children.

Answer 2

Between 1-3 days after her baby is born, on average. The more breastfeeding a woman does, the faster the milk will come in. When a baby first starts to feed on it's mother, the woman will produce a fluid called colostrum. This is a yellowish thicker fluid which is not breast milk, but contains high amounts of all the things a baby needs when it is born to sustain itself before the mothers milk comes in.

Just remember the more often and regularly you try to feed your baby, the faster the milk will come in.

If you have leaking before your baby is born, this is just pre-milk (colostrum) which is just your breasts preparing to feed the baby.

Answer 3

I am 29 weeks pregnant today and I have been producing colostrum (premilk) occasionally for the last 2 weeks. It really depends on the woman.

Answer 4

Well the woman can produce milk when she s giving birth .

Answer 5

When I was pregnant with my son, I started "leaking" at four months! My mom, never produced milk. I think that it's an individual thing.

Answer 6

Well when pregnant. Milk duct start to produce and dont become available until close to birth and after.

Answer 7

Well, after you give birth, it takes a couple fo days before your milk really "comes in", but when it does, look out, it can really just run....I recommend nursing pads. They are round pads that you wear inside your bra, kind of like pads for your period but for your milk instead. Don't forget to use when when nursing, the other side will leak!!

Answer 8

while pregnant but the milk does not flow until after the birth of the baby usually.

Answer 9

Well...when she is pregnant for one. I'm not sure how far along women usually start to lactate but I'm pretty sure it's toward the end of the pregnancy.