Leakage???

Makeupdubai · Dec 1st, 2009, 08:31 AM

Hello ladies,

Sorry to ask but i got no idea wot this is. Has anyone had breast leakage? like its not milk..it cant b its not white!?..its like a clear liquid..wot is it??
Im 19 weeks, is this normal? does anyone know why this happens?

Thanks x

deobi · Dec 1st, 2009, 08:39 AM

It's colostrum and can happen even in the first trimester. It's the first food the baby will have before the milk, very nutrient rich. As the milk duct form they produce colostrum and leak from time to time -all very normal and in fact a good thing

Makeupdubai · Dec 1st, 2009, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by deobi

It's colostrum and can happen even in the first trimester. It's the first food the baby will have before the milk, very nutrient rich. As the milk duct form they produce colostrum and leak from time to time -all very normal and in fact a good thing

Thanks. Why is it a good thing? So wen the baby is born i dont produce milk? i produce this liquid? Then wot does the baby get fed with? (first child as u can probly tell) :S

deobi · Dec 1st, 2009, 08:57 AM

No this full of antibodies and is what the baby needs for the first couple days unitl your milk comes in - Just like breast milk it's the pefect food for baby in those first few hours. I don't know the chemical composition of colostrum but it is what is supposed to happen it might not be so different from milk but it is the most important thing the baby get right after birth if at all possible

Makeupdubai · Dec 1st, 2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by deobi

No this full of antibodies and is what the baby needs for the first couple days unitl your milk comes in - Just like breast milk it's the pefect food for baby in those first few hours. I don't know the chemical composition of colostrum but it is what is supposed to happen it might not be so different from milk but it is the most important thing the baby get right after birth if at all possible

Thanks so much,really helpful x

deobi · Dec 1st, 2009, 09:13 AM

You're welcome. I bet some other ladies who have breastfed before might even have better info for you.

x-li-x · Dec 1st, 2009, 09:22 AM

as been said its perfectly normal its just colostrum, ive been leaking since first tri. and its all i produced for about 8-10 days after my son was born. my milk came in late but i never had a prob feeding him at all until i couldnt take it anymore after the first 4 weeks, he was a bad latcher!! hoping to do better this time.lol
breastpads are a good idea if youre leaking already saves you from feeling all sticky xx

freckleonear · Dec 1st, 2009, 09:27 AM

Yep it's perfectly normal to start leaking colostrum at this stage!

Colostrum is amazing stuff! As well as antibodies, it is rich in proteins (nine times as much as mature breastmilk) and vitamins. It is very easy to digest, has a laxative effect to help get rid of meconium and seals the tiny holes in the baby's digestive system. A newborn baby's stomach is the size of a marble, so they will need feeding often to stimulate your milk supply. After a few days, the colostrum turns into mature breast milk (this is known as your milk coming in), which contains less protein and more fat.

sweetniss113 · Dec 1st, 2009, 09:28 AM

I would like to add that with in days of the baby being born the "milk" will be yellow or orange and that is normal also so don't worry thats the antibodies in it making it healthy for baby.

Makeupdubai · Dec 1st, 2009, 13:49 PM

So basicly, as soon as the baby is born..she eats this colostrum? not milk..?
Also how soon after they are born do they need to be fed? is it straight away?

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Makeupdubai Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dubai (But scottish) Posts: 361	Leakage??? Hello ladies, Sorry to ask but i got no idea wot this is. Has anyone had breast leakage? like its not milk..it cant b its not white!?..its like a clear liquid..wot is it?? Im 19 weeks, is this normal? does anyone know why this happens? Thanks x

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deobi Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 364	It's colostrum and can happen even in the first trimester. It's the first food the baby will have before the milk, very nutrient rich. As the milk duct form they produce colostrum and leak from time to time -all very normal and in fact a good thing

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Dec 1st, 2009, 08:57 AM	#4
deobi Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 364	No this full of antibodies and is what the baby needs for the first couple days unitl your milk comes in - Just like breast milk it's the pefect food for baby in those first few hours. I don't know the chemical composition of colostrum but it is what is supposed to happen it might not be so different from milk but it is the most important thing the baby get right after birth if at all possible

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deobi Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 364	You're welcome. I bet some other ladies who have breastfed before might even have better info for you.

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x-li-x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,811	as been said its perfectly normal its just colostrum, ive been leaking since first tri. and its all i produced for about 8-10 days after my son was born. my milk came in late but i never had a prob feeding him at all until i couldnt take it anymore after the first 4 weeks, he was a bad latcher!! hoping to do better this time.lol breastpads are a good idea if youre leaking already saves you from feeling all sticky xx

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Dec 1st, 2009, 09:27 AM	#8
freckleonear Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 4,042	Yep it's perfectly normal to start leaking colostrum at this stage! Colostrum is amazing stuff! As well as antibodies, it is rich in proteins (nine times as much as mature breastmilk) and vitamins. It is very easy to digest, has a laxative effect to help get rid of meconium and seals the tiny holes in the baby's digestive system. A newborn baby's stomach is the size of a marble, so they will need feeding often to stimulate your milk supply. After a few days, the colostrum turns into mature breast milk (this is known as your milk coming in), which contains less protein and more fat.

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sweetniss113 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 351	I would like to add that with in days of the baby being born the "milk" will be yellow or orange and that is normal also so don't worry thats the antibodies in it making it healthy for baby.

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Makeupdubai Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dubai (But scottish) Posts: 361	So basicly, as soon as the baby is born..she eats this colostrum? not milk..? Also how soon after they are born do they need to be fed? is it straight away?

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