has anyone had clear fluid leak from your breast?

Question

i am 18 weeks along and not sure if this is normal or not.

Answer 1

yes...normal!

Answer 2

Yes it is called colostrum and some women get it before they have the baby others won't get it until afterwards.It is the high nutrient milk that will linger for the first couple days after the baby till your milk comes in. I started to leak a little around 30 weeks which didn't have any with my 1st until afterwards. As a rule of thumb I tell my doctor anything I am unsure about just to make me feel at ease but it sounds like colostrum

Answer 3

Yea, it is okay. Check with your doctor because everyone is different. But I started leaking clear fluid when I was about 21 weeks along with my first.

Answer 4

Its normal. It's called Colostrum. I started to produce it my last couple of months of pregnancy. I attended a breastfeeding seminar and learned that Colostrum is full of antibiotics that help boast your baby's immune system. Your baby eats this until the milk comes in which can take up to 8 days. I also learned that if you rub the colostrum in to the nipple it helps with the soreness and helps the nipples heal faster. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Perfectly normal...its colostrum. Just get yuorself some breast pads so that it doesn't leak onto your clothes...I had it at about 23 weeks.

Answer 6

Yeah thats normal not fun but normal. My first pregnancy I leaked a little luckily so far I havent so maybe I'm not going to.

Answer 7

The first step in the evaluation of a nipple discharge is to determine whether the discharge is pathologic or physiologic. Nipple discharges are classified as pathologic if they are spontaneous, bloody or associated with a mass. Pathologic discharges are usually unilateral and confined to one duct. Physiologic discharges are characterized by discharge only with compression and by multiple duct involvement. These discharges are frequently bilateral. With either type, the discharge fluid may be clear, yellow, white or dark green.

A careful history usually identifies a physiologic discharge. If this type of nipple discharge is present, coexisting abnormalities should be excluded through a complete breast examination, with mammography in women more than 35 years of age. If the work-up is negative, reassurance is the only therapy that is needed. Because stimulation of the nipple (i.e., squeezing to check for discharge) actually promotes discharge, patients with a physiologic discharge should be advised to avoid checking for discharge. A physiologic discharge often resolves when the nipple is left alone.

The most common cause of pathologic nipple discharge is intraductal papilloma, followed by duct ectasia.10 If a palpable mass is present in association with a discharge, the likelihood of cancer is greatly increased.

The work-up of a pathologic discharge should include localization of the affected duct and examination of the discharge for occult blood. Cytology generally is not useful because the absence of malignant cells does not exclude cancer, and a positive result cannot distinguish intraductal cancer from invasive cancer. A diagnostic mammogram should be obtained to look for nonpalpable masses or calcifications. Magnification views of the retroareolar region may be helpful in identifying pathology.

All patients with spontaneous or unilateral nipple discharge should be referred for surgical evaluation. This is true for patients with bloody discharges and for those with clear or serous discharges. A terminal duct excision is both diagnostic and, for discharges that turn out to have a benign cause, therapeutic.

Answer 8

yes this is normal. I first had it happen to me around 18 weeks too, i am now 38 weeks and last night it dripped down to my belly when i was changing..yuck lol

Answer 9

yes breastmilk is mostly made up of water. so the first even months after of breastmilk look s like water. just pick up some nursing pads

Answer 10

it is called colostrum it come before the milk it can even have a yellow tint if you were to breastfeed your baby this is what he/she would eat until your breast milk comes in

Answer 11

Yes, I have. it is all apart of hormonal changes. Your body is getting ready to deliver AND care for a baby.
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