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  • 38 Weeks, Still No Milk?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm currently 38 weeks along, and I have read in several books and websites, that I should be producing some kind of pre-milk substance? Nothing so far, does that mean I will not be able to breastfeed when my baby is born, I'm just a little concerned?

  • Breasts, Nursing and Lovemaking

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    I am 6 weeks away from having my first child. I am a black woman age 26, and I am starting to develop some milk I guess, because my breasts are swelling a little now and leaking just a little, is that normal to start developing milk at this point in my pregnancy? How much milk should I be developing between now and my babies birth?

  • Breast Changes During Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    It's been 6 years since I had my first child. I am now pregnant with the second. About how far into pregnancy are you when you start to have the oil come out of your breast pores?

    Thanks,
    Lisa

  • Breast Compression

    The purpose of breast compression is to continue the flow of milk to the baby once the baby no longer drinks ("open mouth wide -- pause -- then close mouth" type of suck) on his own, and thus keep him drinking milk.

  • Should I Do Anything About the Fluid Coming From My Breasts?

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    This is my first pregnancy. I've been having a little bit of clear/white fluid from my breasts. This began when I was starting my 6th month of pregnancy. Is this pretty normal? Is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing to release it?

  • Colostrum: It's Yellow and Pure Gold!

    It is not uncommon to hear a mother nursing a sick newborn or relactating for a sick child to refer to her colostrum (or pre-milk in the case of a relactating or adoptive breastfeeding mother) as "liquid gold."

  • Breast Changes During Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    It's been 6 years since I had my first child. I am now pregnant with the second. About how far into pregnancy are you when you start to have the oil come out of your breast pores?

    Thanks,
    Lisa

  • Should I Do Anything About the Fluid Coming From My Breasts?

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    This is my first pregnancy. I've been having a little bit of clear/white fluid from my breasts. This began when I was starting my 6th month of pregnancy. Is this pretty normal? Is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing to release it?

  • Breasts, Nursing and Lovemaking

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    I am 6 weeks away from having my first child. I am a black woman age 26, and I am starting to develop some milk I guess, because my breasts are swelling a little now and leaking just a little, is that normal to start developing milk at this point in my pregnancy? How much milk should I be developing between now and my babies birth?

  • 38 Weeks, Still No Milk?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm currently 38 weeks along, and I have read in several books and websites, that I should be producing some kind of pre-milk substance? Nothing so far, does that mean I will not be able to breastfeed when my baby is born, I'm just a little concerned?

  • Colostrum: It's Yellow and Pure Gold!

    It is not uncommon to hear a mother nursing a sick newborn or relactating for a sick child to refer to her colostrum (or pre-milk in the case of a relactating or adoptive breastfeeding mother) as "liquid gold."

  • Breast Compression

    The purpose of breast compression is to continue the flow of milk to the baby once the baby no longer drinks ("open mouth wide -- pause -- then close mouth" type of suck) on his own, and thus keep him drinking milk.