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  • Sep 11, 2007, 07:28 AM
    mayra19
    Losing colostrum
    I am 23 weeks pregnant. Why am I losing so much colostrum?
  • Sep 11, 2007, 07:42 AM
    J_9
    By losing do you mean leaking? If so, this is a normal part of pregnancy. Your body is gearing up for the lactation process.

    This is caused by the increase of a hormone called prolatcin that increases during the latter stages of pregnancy and continues until lactation begins on or about the 3rd to 5th postpartum day.
  • Sep 11, 2007, 12:59 PM
    buggage
    Yes, very normal. Some women experience it early on in pregnancy, and some don't experience it until baby is born. Everyone is different.

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