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Q: Urge to Express Colostrum

asked by: Lilly Ivy on January 7th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

I'm 25wks pregnant and I started producing colostrum at about 17-18wks. It only comes out when I squeeze it.

Every 2-3 days, it seems that theres a buildup or something because I get this extreme urge to express it. I'll do it about 10 times on each nipple and I'm fine. But lately it's been about every day, maybe stretching to every 2 days. Is this normal? I haven't asked my doctor yet about it because I didn't have the yearning to do so last time I went.

On one hand, I feel it's preparing me to breastfeed (which I plan on doing so), but I also heard stimulating your nipples brings on premature labor.

Any thoughts would be helpful.

Replies(4)

Dannzibelle

replied on January 7th, 2008

Supporter

Personally it's not something i'd like to do, You don't need to prepare yourself for breastfeeding by doing this

Bridget

replied on January 7th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

i think it's in your head. you shouldn't feel the urge to express the colostrum and it's in no way preparing you to breastfeed.

Lilly Ivy

replied on January 7th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

you don't think rubbing them and making them tougher is helping?

I have a lot of things in my head, I just didn't think this was one of them...

rabbyibnish

replied on June 30th, 2009

New User

my mid wife has told me to express from about 34 weeks because i had trouble last time where my milk never came in... it may not help after birth but she told me to freeze any thing i express so that if i have problems aagain i have colostrum stored to help bubs...
also she told me that sex is far more likly to brin on labour then expressing.... please no head biting i am only letting you know what a profesional told me.

good luck

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