I havent had my baby yet but my milk has already come in is this normal?

Question

I know the difference milk and pre milk i started producing culostrom at 35 weeks and this past week its all white and my shirt gets really wet.

Answer 1

Yes, this is normal. In fact, what you are producing right now is called colostrum (I am not sure if I spelled it right). It is what the baby gets before he starts on milk. Your body is just getting ready.

Answer 2

I think you might find that what you are leaking is colostrum. It is the first milk you get and it can start leaking weeks before birth. It is thick and yellowy white in colour. 1-4 days after birth your breastmilk will come in and it is clearish white and much runnier. Your breasts will get really full for the first couple of weeks and you'll think that you've got too much milk but it will settle down after 2-3 weeks and then you will supply as your baby feeds.
Do not try to squeeze anything out of your breasts even if they are leaking and use washable cotton breast pads in your bra to stop it leaking onto your clothes. (12 washable breast pads should see you through breastfeeding until you stop leaking in between feeds and they are cheaper and absorb better than disposables.)

Good luck and congratulations!!

Answer 3

What you think is milk is probably colostrum. Colostrum is yellowish and is only available in small amounts. You start lactating ONLY when the placenta and baby are out, stimulating your body to produce prolactin. Your milk comes in on average 72 hours after delivery.

Answer 4

I bet its colostrum. Milk comes in a few days after the birth usually. I found this out ... a few days after the birth of my first child! I should have done the prenatal classes!

Answer 5

I am sure you are overwhelmed with the colostrum answers. Yes that is true however it is normal to have your "milk"come in early. It has to be there when the baby comes. I am sure you are about ready to have that little one. As soon as you feel those contractions come you need to get the two of you to the hospital. Good Luck I hope she/he has all of hers/his fingers and toes :o) may God be with you during your delivery! Here is some info I found on it!

What is colostrum? How does it benefit my baby?

Your breasts produce colostrum beginning during pregnancy and continuing through the early days of breastfeeding. This special milk is yellow to orange in color and thick and sticky. It is low in fat, and high in carbohydrates, protein, and antibodies to help keep your baby healthy. Colostrum is extremely easy to digest, and is therefore the perfect first food for your baby. It is low in volume (measurable in teaspoons rather than ounces), but high in concentrated nutrition for the newborn. Colostrum has a laxative effect on the baby, helping him pass his early stools, which aids in the excretion of excess bilirubin and helps prevent jaundice.

When your baby is breastfed early and often, your breasts will begin producing mature milk around the third or fourth day after birth. Your milk will then increase in volume and will generally begin to appear thinner and whiter (more opaque) in color. In those first few days it is extremely important to breastfeed your newborn at least 8-12 times each 24 hours, and more often is even better. This allows your baby to get all the benefits of the colostrum and also stimulates production of a plentiful supply of mature milk. Frequent breastfeeding also helps prevent engorgement.

Your colostrum provides not only perfect nutrition tailored to the needs of your newborn, but also large amounts of living cells which will defend your baby against many harmful agents. The concentration of immune factors is much higher in colostrum than in mature milk.

Colostrum actually works as a natural and 100% safe vaccine. It contains large quantities of an antibody called secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) which is a new substance to the newborn. Before your baby was born, he received the benefit of another antibody, called IgG, through your placenta. IgG worked through the baby's circulatory system, but IgA protects the baby in the places most likely to come under attack from germs, namely the mucous membranes in the throat, lungs, and intestines.

Colostrum has an especially important role to play in the baby's gastrointestinal tract. A newborn's intestines are very permeable. Colostrum seals the holes by "painting" the gastrointestinal tract with a barrier which mostly prevents foreign substances from penetrating and possibly sensitizing a baby to foods the mother has eaten.

Colostrum also contains high concentrations of leukocytes, protective white cells which can destroy disease-causing bacteria and viruses.

The colostrum gradually changes to mature milk during the first two weeks after birth. During this transition, the concentrations of the antibodies in your milk decrease, but your milk volume greatly increases. The disease-fighting properties of human milk do not disappear with the colostrum. In fact, as long as your baby receives your milk, he will receive immunological protection against many different viruses and bacteria.

Answer 6

I have never heard of this happening - but that doesn't mean it isn't your milk... Colostrum is the first thing the baby gets when it is born - so it is odd if your milk is in.

Answer 7

Totally normal. It's not a lot right, just a little? I am 22 weeks and already have a little leaking.

Answer 8

It's not your milk it's colosum. Should playing with your breasts as this could bring on labour & what you take out your body will start making milk.

Leave it there for the baby.

Answer 9

areu sure its milk and not collostrome? usually u don't start producing milk until a few days after giving birth

Answer 10

Yes it is normal. Sometimes during your cycle (even when you are not pregnant) your breasts may secrete the colostrum.