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290018 tn?1240365868

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY???

there is clear fluid leaking out of my nipples....I am only 17 weeks today.
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145992 tn?1341345074
Yep, just one of those joys of pregnancy...lol.
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290018 tn?1240365868
fun...lol
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145992 tn?1341345074
It is colustrum, I had it at 27 weeks of pregnancy.  It is normal, some women get it early on in pregnancy, some don't get it until after the baby is born.  It is what we produce prior to the milk coming down.  It's got all the mother's anti-bodies and proteins for the baby's first days of life.  
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