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1121273 tn?1325367975

How early has anyone had breast "milk" or colostrum?

This is my 5th pregnancy, although I have given birth to 2 beautiful boys.  My first one was terminated due to an unhealthy environment in my body, 2nd and 3rd resulted in the loves of my life, 4th was a blighted ovum earlier this year, and I am very early on in this one.  I just missed AF yesterday, so I am like 4 weeks 2 days.  

I am scared because with my blighted ovum, I had "milk" very early.  It wasn't even like colostrum.  It truly was more like milk.  It was thinner and white rather than thicker and somewhat clear.  Anyway, I don't recall having it this early with my successful pregnancies.  I had it at like 6 or 7 months with them.  It was one of the things that struck me so weird with my last pregnancy that resulted in blighted ovum.  

Does anyone know if this is a bad thing to have it this early?  Is it normal because it's my 5th pregnancy and my body just knows what to do since I have already breast fed 2 babies?  Is it a bad sign that may indicate another failed pregnancy?

Any ideas, bad or good, are welcome.  Thanks.
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1121273 tn?1325367975
I am worried too because my bbs don't hurt at all.  They hurt a little bit with my 2 healthy pregnancies, and the pain lasted for a little bit...a few weeks maybe.  
With my last pregnancy, they hurt crazy bad...intense intense pain...and it ended up as a blighted ovum.  So, I don't know what to think.  I know this is stupid, but I'm so paranoid now.  
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1039620 tn?1272594004
This is my third pregnancy, second baby. I started leaking about two weeks ago at around 20 weeks. I have never breastfed. I think it's just like pregnancy, every woman and every body is different so when a woman begins leaking it's just their body. Try not to stress to much about it. :)
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1121273 tn?1325367975
That's a relief.  I got worried.  Because JoyRenee made sense when she said about the prolactin, but it's not a good thing.  High prolactin is linked to increased miscarriages.  But, I was kind of figuring that even if you don't have high prolactin, you can have stuff in your bbs this early.  Especially since this is my 5th preg. and I have breastfed 2 babies.  Just like your uterus will pop early because it knows what to do, I guess the bbs get stuff in them early since they too know what to do.  I'm hoping so anyway.  

I'm so dang nervous, it's awful.  I need to let go of this stress and tell myself what I would tell anyone else...God is the author of all life.  HE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.  If he wants this to be, it will be.
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1001811 tn?1259861489
I had a miscarriage in May, got preg in July and my bbs were leaking before I even tested pos. Have been since and I am now 23 weeks. I was told this is normal if you have been preg in the past.
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363110 tn?1340920419
With my first son I didn't produce colustrum until after my csection (5 days after) however this time I've had it since around 16-20ish weeks.
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It has to do with your hormones. Prolactin is the hormone that causes you to have milk. You could just have elevated Prolactin which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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