2006-11-04 09:37:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The first milk is called colostrum. It is yellow, thick and sticky and comes in small quantities.
You can begin to see colostrum at any time in your pregnancy. Really, anything is normal. Also, some moms NEVER leak while PG but still breastfeed just fine.
The milk actually comes in about 3-5 days postpartum.
2006-11-04 10:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It usually starts up production as soon as the baby is born. The contractions from labor plus the placenta pulling away from the uterus (afterbirth) triggers the hormones to produce milk. With my first pregnancy, the colostrum started within 1 hour of my son's birth. My actual milk didn't come in for 4 days.
Hope that helps.
Mari
2006-11-04 09:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by mari m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As soon as you get pregnant your body starts to prepair to produce milk, thats why in early pregnancy you tend to get sore breasts. Actually producing milk happens at different times for different women. We use the term milk, but in reality what you produce when your still pregnant is colostrum, this usually starts being produced at about 4 months...but as I said it varies...after your baby is born you will still be producing colostrum, and your actual milk should come in 3-5 days after delivery...
Hope this helps
2006-11-04 09:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anastasia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well all women are different, some women leek milk during the second trimester. But it is not enough to actually feed a baby. Other women (myself included) do not have any leeks, and get there milk after giving birth.
2006-11-04 09:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The milk comes with the baby! It's natural.
2006-11-04 09:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by lopez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got the colostrum *the first breast milk that comes in* when I was 7 months. My breasts produced more of that and actual milk by my 8th month.
2006-11-04 09:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nature has designed it that when your baby is delivered through the birth canal it triggers the lactation process. This can also mean that having a baby by Cesarean can hinder this process but once the baby suckles it should stimulate milk. But it varies from person to person.
2006-11-04 09:49:33 · answer #7 · answered by mother sensible 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Milk comes after birth. Colostrum comes before birth and also usually for three days later.
2006-11-04 09:41:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
usually with the first pregnancy you don't see anything until around your due date. Your boobs will get bigger but unless you squeeze to express you won't get anything, even then maybe a half drop of watery yellowish colostrum.
Future pregnancies can be earlier, I am 18 weeks and my milk isn't "in" but it's there, I could probably pump an ounce or so.
2006-11-04 09:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully a few days after you have your baby. You don't want it to come too soon by pumping because it can cause early contractions, early labor. And you don't want to have to keep pumping til your baby comes, and then after. Just wait til after your baby comes, then you can worry about the milk supply. I do recommend pumping after you have your baby though.
good luck!!
2006-11-04 09:41:03 · answer #10 · answered by the_proms 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋