Milk production/colostrum

When did you start producing milk/colostrum??? I’ll be 39 weeks on Monday and my OB scheduled me to be induced when I’m 41 weeks if babygirl doesn’t come on her due date since I’m not dilating at all as of yet. I’m wondering if I were to pump next week to try to induce labor will anything come out? I haven’t been leaking a drop of anything.

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have you been leaking at all before you started pumping?

okay that’s good to know. Maybe something will come out then if I try on Monday. Did it cause you to have any contractions or not yet?

I’m 38 + 4 and I’ve been trying to hand express but nothing. Not even a little moisture. I’m wondering it that means labor is still pretty far off for me

I'm 37wks and have a little bit of leakage but more so from one nipple than the other. It's not a lot but I have noticed a clear liquid. I've been drinking a lot of water and have read staying hydrated is good to bring in your milk. You can also try liquid IV sold at like Walmart to try and bring in your milk.

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Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Can someone speak on drug screening and c section?

I smoked all through my first pregnancy and tested positive didn’t have any issues a social worker came in and spoke to me and hubby and that was it but this time I’m having an elective c section and wondering did they drug test you there?

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!