Fore and hind milk

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Just a quick one

How long of baby sucking does the foremilk last before it turns into the hind milk?

Tia

Someone more expert than me will hopefully come along, but I think the hind/fore milk thing is a bit of a myth. From what I understand, the milk "stored " in your breasts is "thinner", which is another reason thAt you don't want to go too long between feeds in the early days. But when the milk is flowing out it is "thicker". Going to have a peek on kellymom to check!

Think of a hot water tap. if no one has run it for a long time, it takes longer for the hot water (hind milk) to come through. If only a few minutes have elapsed since the last time someone turned it on, it comes through in no time, sometimes it is still warm when it is turned on.

Foremilk/hindmilk is the same so no one can tell you how long.

which is why in the early days you should feed on demand and no more than 2 - 3 hrs elapsing during the daytime hours.

Your breast make one type of milk - so called 'hind' milk.

What is commonly known as fore milk is milk that was made prior to the feed - the longer milk sits in the breast the less fat it contains as fat leaches out of the milk and sticks to the duct walls. Most milk is made during a feed or directly after.

The shorter the gaps between feeds the fattier the milk. This is one of the reason babies cluster feed in the evening.

Can't do links from stupid phone but type kellymom foremilk into google and the first link that comes up is good!

You all beat me to it

Here is a link.

Thanks everyone for the advice much appreciated. So the more frequent you feed the higher the fat content, I guess that's why they say the more you feed in the day the less they need at night. Thanks all!