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When will my breast start to form or leak milk.? Im 18 weeks and 1 day.
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I didn't start getting milk until week 28 with my first, and week 32 with my second, I'm 31 weeks today and still nothing. Don't worry it'll come when it comes. I had TONS of milk with my first I didn't get enough milk to feed nor with my second. You get colostrum first that whit.or yellow in color and creamy you probably wont get milk until about 3 days after baby is here! Cause for the first few days they wont be too hungry they just want to suckle (weather it be your breast a binki or a bottle).
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1854861 tn?1333474904
im 30 + 3 and i havent started leaking yet either. but a friend of mine has been leaking since like week 18. everybodys different. and BTW- my friend had me all worried because she said if you leak, its an indication that youll have plenty of milk to breastfeed. its not true. i was freaking out because i have my heart set on breastfeeding. but no worries, theres no truth to that, according to my Dr.
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Not all women leak colostrum while pregnant..I'm on #4 and only remember leaking b4 my actual milk came in with only one pregnancy..:)
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I'm 32 weeks and mine haven't started leaking yet
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2095738 tn?1339825243
Most people don't get their milk in until a couple days after baby is born. Until then, you will have a light yellow liquid (I think called) collestrum? That the baby feeds off of
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