lactation

[karenkeeton]

How late in a pregnancy can you start lactating
Im 37weeks and have not had to wear a bra pad. Will i be able to breast  feed?

[karenkeeton]

Thank you all that eases my mind i realy want to be able to breastfeed

[karenkeeton]

Thank you all that eases my mind i realy want to be able to breastfeed

[chloegc1023]

Yep, milk doesn't come until about 2 days after u have baby.  But once ur milk comes in, u will have to feed baby and or pump to store ur milk for later so u dont get engorged.  Trust me engorgement can be very painful and the only way to relieve the pain is to get the milk out of ur boobs.  I breastfed my son successfully for 10 mos, we were pros at it! :)

[mummainoz]

I had the same experience as ramyamommy. Some leak but not all and has mo influence over whether you can breastfeed or not.

[ramyamommy]

You have to breastfeed hourly for about 15 minutes on each breast 24 hours a day to get your breasts to start producing milk it's a lot of hard work and sore nipples to get breast milk to start coming in

[ramyamommy]

I have never had breast milk start leaking out of my breast before I actually started breastfeeding a baby
I only needed the pads after my milk came in which took about 3 days to a week after I started breastfeeding