Colostrum

I’m 38 weeks today and haven been harvesting colostrum for 2 weeks. It used to be thick and yellow and today it’s turned to watery! Anyone had similar?

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Yes same here, I wondered if it is because I've been drinking so much water in the warmer weather..

Yes i also had the same - it changed when we had the heatwave! I read up on it and apparently it’s because it thinks the baby needs to be more hydrated in the hot weather if we were actually feeding them earthside. Our bodies are so smart!

I have been trying to get colostrum for the past week with no joy, just a bit of oozing, I have been using a manual pump as I can’t hand express, feeling really down and upset that nothing is happening 😢

Breast milk is amazing!
It’s such a gift!

It changes due to heat and how the body thinks the baby needs more hydration or more nutrients. Completely natural !
So if thicker and more yellow or watery it’s just all to do with what your body thinks is right, staying hydrated will always help ❤️

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