Colostrum

Anyone else 37w and worried they aren’t producing any or enough? I keep seeing and hearing how women are able to start collecting around this time, but I don’t even leak anything from my breasts really. I’ve seen like a tiny micro drop of clear fluid maybe on one nipple.. But never anything else.. 😕 I just want to be able to collect early if possible

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Take a nice warm/hot shower ! I felt the same way I was literally crying 😂 and do the hand expressions for about 3-5 mins after the shower and it’ll come through ! Even in the shower massage your breast

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I used to leak a drop here and there and now I don’t. My doctor gave me the ok to pump for ten minutes a day. Even with no leaking I’m able to fill a little syringe and I have a mini supply ready to go in the freezer. I usually warm up/massage my breasts a bit before pumping.

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Oh man I wish I am not that far an honestly kinda worried about early labor it just POURS out! There will be nothing then BAM I feel full and it pours!

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Have you tried hand expressing? I wasn’t leaking anything and was able to hand express starting at 37w and started pumping colostrum at 38w. I have about 90ML frozen and I’m almost to my due date (10/27)

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I’m 36 weeks and i get like a drop.. sometimes! If that! I had a successful breastfeeding journey my first time and had nothing! So don’t let it discourage you! You can try using a haaka if you’re dr says it’s okay sometimes that will get more then hand expressing

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Just remember that baby’s tummy is super small to start off, that’s why it’s good to have quick feedings every 2 hours. It’ll slowly grow over the next few days to where they can take more milk but really their tummy is the size of a quarter…

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I just collected my first batch of colostrum today

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yea I just started trying to hand express and stimulate my breasts and nipples but I haven’t had anything come out

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