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Colostrum comes around the 24 week of pregnancy. Most women do NOT leak however. It is just there.
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A small amount is possible around the time of your expected period if you are looking for it by squeezing. It is also possible in early pregnancy.
Not always. Colostrum can leak from your breasts at any time. Pregnancy or not. Hormone changing can make you leak a little big of colostrum. Some women will leak more then others, especially if they've already had children.
Some women will begin to make (and leak) colostrum while pregnant. But, the real "milk" usually "comes in" two to five days after the baby is born. Until the milk comes in, the baby is able to get the colostrum which is full of amazing antibodies and nutrients.
I have read medical books saying that you can get pregnant while having a period. So, I think you should test to ease your mind. I too have wondered the same thing, as I am leaking colostrum and tested negative.
No, not every woman leaks colostrum during pregnancy. Some women do, some do not. It is different with each pregnancy as well. A woman might leak during her first pregnancy and not her second or she might leak during every pregnancy or never during any pregnancy. Either way is NORMAL.
I had my last period 1 1/2 months ago had a blood test done 2 weeks ago but my breasts are leaking colostrum. Am i pregnant? I stopped breastfeeding my second child October 2006, might it be due to this that the milk is just still working itself out
no cause blood will leak through your undies its nasty.
Generally the woman's body will begin to prepare her for breast feeding in the 3rd trimester. Her breasts will leak a small amount of fluid not quite "milk" but "colostrum", which helps trigger the bodies hormones for producing and encouraging the "let down" of milk. Studies say that the first milk that oozes out of the breast which is called the "colostrum", which is thick and yellow, plays an important role in the health of the baby.
Many mothers begin to leak Colostrum ( Sometimes called Pre-Milk. ) while they're pregnant, typically sometime in the third trimester. It is normal, although some expected mothers do not. So do not worry.
Its not colostrum coming from your breasts. Colostrum comes out after delivery and first time of breast feeding. Take a pregnancy test for $8.00 and stop wondering.