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24 weeks and still no colostrum - is this normal?

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pastalady · 04/06/2007 16:46

I'm 24 weeks pregnant and this time in my last pregnancy I was leaking colostrum and could express it easily. This time I can do neither. My DS bit me quite badly a few times when I weaned him a month or two ago. Could this be a sign of damage or is it normal.

I had such problems breastfeeding my DS, but we cracked it eventually and it was fantastic. I would be so devestated if I couldn't breastfeed this next one.

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beansprout · 04/06/2007 16:47

I didn't have a whiff of anything until ds was born, and we b/fed fine, so don't worry. I think it is another one of those many pregnancy variables!

noseynora · 04/06/2007 17:28

I had not a jot until baby arrived. Was told at the time this was pretty normal.

Guitargirl · 04/06/2007 17:32

I had absolutely nothing until DD was born and am bf fine. I was worried about it too as all the pregnancy books / 'timelines' I read seemed to imply that it's bound to happen in pregnancy. I asked GP about it in the end who said it certainly doesn't happen in every pregnancy.

suis · 05/06/2007 01:03

The only sign of any milk I got at all during pregnancy was a teeny damp bit on my t-shirt the night before I went into labour.

pastalady · 05/06/2007 10:03

Did you try and express any?

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NineUnlikelyTales · 05/06/2007 12:41

Never had a drop of colostrum before DS was born and never leaked a drop except for the day the milk came in...but he is still only having breastmilk (well solids but no formula I mean) at nearly 9m. Perfectly normal

I'm no expert but I would have thought it was have to be a very serious bite with scars to cause a problem.

funnypeculiar · 05/06/2007 12:44

didn't have any colostrom before birth (as far as I kno!) with either of mine

Guitargirl · 05/06/2007 14:07

Yes I did try and express and nothing happened until after the birth.

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