Colostrum Powder

Is colostrum production during pregnancy...?

indicative that a woman will have a steady milk supply after baby is born? Or does it really not mean anything at all (Other than the obvious, that a woman is pregnant, heh)? Just curious. Thanks. I intend on breastfeeding. I breastfed my daughter (who is now 6 1/2) despite a complicated c-section and other ailments, but never had colostrum leakage during my pregnancy with her. I also never felt engorged while breastfeeding her and never felt my milk "come in". I'm just curious to read other's experiences - and to know if there is a link at all. Thanks.

Public Comments

1. usually if you are developing colostrum, you will be able to have a steady milk supply. however i did but there was 2 other things that stopped me from breastfeeding my son. its impossible to tell what your odds are going into it. good luck and congrats
2. No one has nothing to do with the other...successful milk production comes strictly from how often etc..your nurse! Colostrum is the first nutrients the baby gets and is very important to their immune systems!
3. Doesn't really mean anything.
4. I've produced lots of colostrum with my first and with this pregnancy. And like the first answer, it was my daughter that determind if I was going to breast feed or not. And YES she got nasty constipated on everything except nestle good start.....YES she was constipated on my breast milk. It does happen. Although luckily not very often. I'm hoping this baby is able to handle the breast milk as my husband is allergy crazed....bottle feeding really is a pain!
5. I just took a breast feeding class and they say that all women produce colostrum, and we start doing that at about 16 weeks into the pregnancy. Also, from what I heard, the only way to assure you have milk is to feed your baby (via breast, not bottled breast milk). I was a little shocked at this, but the areola has these crazy little sensors in it that can pretty much produce milk on demand (well, at least after a few minutes). These little sensors don't work as effectively with breast pumps. Check out prentice.nmff.org for more info. It's the hospital I took classes at.
6. I breastfed 3 children and leaked all of the time before (2-3 weeks before birth) and I was an extremely good milker so to speak but thats me. Everyone is different though.... Just something else...I am a dairy farmer and cows and humans have a fair bit in common...even a pedigree cow bred for her ability to produce a phenominal amount of milk will not produce that if she is stressed, or her food is not enough or of good quality....
7. well normally it does mean that you will, but it also very well depends on you and your body. Trust that your body will take care of everything and don't worry about it (it will stress you and the baby out). If you are still concerned talk to your doctor and maybe see if she recommends a good lactation consultant. That way you can talk to her and hopefully ease your mind.
8. I know everyone's experience is different and people will tell you one thing or another but I had colostrum at 14 weeks ( I thought I had a breast infection - dork!) and have a very HEAVY milk flow and supply. That's just me :-)