I just made my nipple leak colostrum!

[ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight]

Learnt how to self express last night, and after a very weird dream I gave it a go this morning and a bit of colostrum came out! I'm finding this far more exciting than it probably is...

I'm pregnant with my third baby, and I breastfed both dd1 and DD2.

But I was still very excited when I started 'leaking' during this pregnancy!

How many weeks are you?

38 nearly! It's all getting very real....

Hmm - I'm coming up to 40 weeks and haven't leaked at all.
Well I think I may have had one tiny drop once - clear and slightly sticky, does that sound right? Oh god, I'm not normal. I'll have to formula feed eeek eeek.

That's it, and don't worry, it only came out because I was stimulating the breast - and I realised i was trying to do it wrong before! Try putting thumb above the nipple and 1st 2 fingers below, then squeeze and release a few times, don't try to 'milk' yourself just squeeze and release, if nothing comes out try again in 2 hours, she said that the milk ducts are on a time delay, so each feed stimulates them to produce milk for the next feed, so if nothing comes out the first time it may 2 hours later as your ducts have been stimulated. IYSWIM.

Hi All,

I am not leaking as such however is it slightly crusty at first??? Its not visible outside my BRA but when I get changed it seems that their is some sort of layer on top. I am 25.4 weeks has anyone else had this?

Jezza - that's normal.

I started making colostrum from about 20 weeks with my first pregnancy - I don't know why it was so early, dd1 was born at 40 weeks.

Plenty of women never see any colocstrum but go on to breastfeed successfully.

Kat - I just tried your tip and it worked straight away! That's really weird.

I am 38+6 and I haven't been properly leaking, although there have been a couple of suspect spots on the bed sheets over the last couple of weeks that I can only assume have been made by me - I'm just hoping that's not me dribbling!

Belgo - thanks for your post as I was starting to worry that leaky boobs at 20 weeks might be an indication that I could expect a prem labour!

I'm desperate to start leaking! I'm only 10.5 weeks as well. I keep squeezing my nipples I'm just so worried I won't have any milk like last time. I'm determined to produce milk this time round. I wonder if squeezing my nipples will help or maybe make it worse

i was leaking at 20 weeks roughly - i ruined my favourite bra!

really? Doesn't it come out in the wash? Shame to ruin your fave bra

Fruity - don't squeeze your nipples, try the technique I described above - although at 10 weeks I don't think it's a brilliant idea, as nipple stimulation can start contractions! I'm sure it's safe but a bit unnecessary.

no I thought it might be a bad idea I'll try what you said when the baby comes along I'm just impatient

colostrum is really fatty, so I guess it could stain?