What week do you actually start producing milk? Has anyone actually pumped?

Question

before they gave birth so the baby could eat immediately? thanks

Answer 1

YOu can start getting your colostromen? "pre milk" in at about 8 months . As for the real milk comming down, it could take up to a week after delivering. Don't worry about having to feed to baby after birth, your nurses will help you. My milk didn't come in until my daughter was 4 days old. My nurse noticed she us a fussy baby and gave her a bottle to calm her. When she was done with the bottle she had me put her back on my breast to stimulate the glads. It worked great. pumping is a different story. I had to have my sister do the pumping while I held the suckers on. If possible have some one help you so you can relax. it help the milk flow easier.

Answer 2

Its wierd because some women around their 4th or 5th mo of pregnancy can leak milk but not every woman. But as far as ready to feed and production doesn't start until after the birth. The first day when you have the baby or the next they tell you to start pumping but there will be very little that comes out, but you just have to get it going and get practice. By day 2 or 3 your milk will come in enough that the baby can get a good feeding, and it's technically not milk milk but collustrum, and it's more thick and a yellowish color, but it's the best sip of milk they will ever have because it has the most nutrients in collustrum, and then it will get more watery and become good ol' breast milk. My baby was a preemie because I got sick and I had to have her early so since she was in an incubator I couldn't put her to breast yet so they gave me a double electric pump and girl by the 3-4th day, I was pumping really good. So by the time I left the hospital, I had a really big supply of breastmilk since she couldn't eat a lot yet, but it helped get rid of her jaundice because breastmilk helps babies have bowel movements and those bm's reduced her billiruben levels and she got over it in a week and a half. But no, your baby won't feed off the breast immediately so the nurses will help you along so most likely the baby will be between formula and breastmilk until the milk comes in. And that's what they did with my baby.

Answer 3

Don't worry about the baby eating immediately after being born. It actually doesn't need much food for the first couple of days. There is absolutely no need to start producing milk before baby is born and I never read anywhere about pumping before delivery. I even suspect it might cause contractions in the same way as when the baby sucks. And too much nipple stimulation may lead to premature birth. The really improtant thing in the first few days after birth is not how much the baby actually eats but putting him/her on both breasts regularly so milk production is stimulated. The more the baby sucks, the more milk you will have. The regular milk usually comes within a week but colostrum, the pre-milk, is produced almost immediately after birth. It is very nutritious and packed with all kinds of antibodies so your baby has to take advantage of it.

Answer 4

You're not supposed to pump before birth, that can cause you to go into premature labor - pumping/breastfeeding causes the uterus to contract.

You should be able to breastfeed immediately after birth. Your body has already made colostrum - which is what the baby needs at first to help his little body aclimate to the world. It gives the baby all the enzymes they need for their intestines and it helps clean all the muconeum out of their system.

Newborn babies only need a quarter of an ounce of colostrum in the beginning. Their tummies are only the size of a large marble (1 inch round). So it doesn't take much to fill them up. As the baby demands more milk, your body will provide more milk. I just had a baby 3 weeks ago and I was very doubtful that this would happen, but it's true! I started pumping when I got home from the hospital and was only able to pump out an ounce or two at first and then as my baby needed more, I produced more. Now, I can pump betweenn 4 and 6 oz at a time! it's incredible how your body adapts so quickly.

If you're going to breastfeed, my advice would be to go in all the way, feet first and don't supplement with formula (if you can help it). Trust your body and it will do what it needs to do.

Good luck!

Answer 5

You body can make milk at 20 weeks pregnant if your were to deliver at this time. No you should not pump before you give birth. Your body will not start actually be able to produce enough milk until the plecenta is delivered. This is what tells your brain to start the milk production. If you want to breastfed offer the baby your breast as soon as they are born. Breastfeeding works better at keeping and making your milk supply than just pumping alone. If you are still wondering contact your local lactation consultant for more info. Good luck

Answer 6

you actually don't start producing milk until about the 3 or 4th day after having the baby. You will start having liquid coming from your breasts as soon as the baby is born but it is not milk. It has all the extra nutrients that a newborn baby really needs. I hope that helped and congrat's on the baby.

Answer 7

You can't get milk before you give birth. Its dangerous because this could cause you to have contractions. After you give birth you will let the baby nurse. The sucking of the baby is actually what makes your milk come in. You will at first only get some yellow thick "pre-milk" called colostrum. It will take a few days for your real milk to come in.

Answer 8

The 'yellow stuff' is colostrum, that's crammed with antibodies your toddler desires in the 1st week. as quickly as this is going, then you fairly will initiate producing milk after that had long previous, after the toddler os born,it incredibly is completely organic. you are going to be able to apply any variety of pump. i've got not prevalent of a mom not producing milk in any respect. Your breasts gets not undemanding and lumpy the greater milk you produce after your toddler is born. Dont difficulty!!

Answer 9

the baby can feed as soon as he/she is born so there is no need to pump before they arrive.
the breast milk comes in around the 3rd day of birth . before that they get all they need from what you produce ( i forget what its called !! ) its full of goodness and every thing else they need

Answer 10

Your milk will come in 2-7 days after you give birth, however there is colustrum there beforehand that is more than enough for your baby. And it isn't like one day you have colustrum and one day you have milk.

Also it doesn't matter how much you pump during pregnancy it STILL won't change to milk until 2-7 days after you give birth. Many, many women nurse an older baby while they are pregnant and their baby (and older nursling) still get colustrum until 2-7 days after birth.

Do you really think babies starve for weeks until your milk comes in? That'd be dumb, what do you think happened when there was no such thing as formula?