A question about breastfeeding...

SnailPace · Oct 23rd, 2009, 13:19 PM

I'm in my 31st week and my breasts are leaking some milk already. Usually if I notice it coming out, I will squeeze my nipple to get the rest out too... so it won't leak for very long. My question is; can doing this mature my milk too quickly? It used to only be the yellowish thick stuff, but now it's getting clearer. Could me doing this affect the my baby when I do start breastfeeding?

Serene123 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 13:20 PM

Don't do it. Honestly I can't remember whether it's to do with baby needing it or bringing on labour but it's bad.

SnailPace · Oct 23rd, 2009, 13:24 PM

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Originally Posted by toriaaaaTRASH

Don't do it. Honestly I can't remember whether it's to do with baby needing it or bringing on labour but it's bad.

Alright! I generally try to avoid bad stuff so I'll do my best!

purplegirl · Oct 24th, 2009, 05:31 AM

Do not do this you will make more milk to replace it and it also might start labour off.

babybaillie · Oct 24th, 2009, 05:34 AM

You produce colostrum 1st which is really good for the baby. You dont want the baby to miss out on this. If u do happen to have some leak out tho, rub it round ur nipples. Its very good for this. and continue to do that when u do breastfeed.

Mellage · Oct 24th, 2009, 05:35 AM

I've never heard that it starts labour off, I did it with my last pregnancy and i do it with this one, normally only when im in the bath as the rest of the time i have pads in.

Noodles · Oct 24th, 2009, 05:47 AM

I had some milk yesterday as well. NOTE TO SELF - don't touch nipples, i'm not moving house for 4 weeks, so he can't come yet!

Kirstin · Oct 24th, 2009, 06:58 AM

Squeezing it out stimulates milk production and the hormone that brings on labour, which is why nipple stimulation is one of the natural methods of inducing labour.

Mervs Mum · Oct 24th, 2009, 07:03 AM

Nipple stimulation with encourage oxitocin - the labour hormone - which is why it's sometimes used as a natural method of labour induction as the others have said.

Leaking and the consistency of milk during pregnancy are not related to successful BFing.

Wear pads if you need to and let your body do it's thing

Bumpontherun · Oct 24th, 2009, 08:46 AM

I did read somewhere though that if you want to bring on labour you have to do 4 hours of nipple tweaking per day for several days so TBH not sure that squeezing out the odd drop will cause any problems

Oct 23rd, 2009, 13:19 PM	#1
SnailPace Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Westminster BC Posts: 170	A question about breastfeeding... I'm in my 31st week and my breasts are leaking some milk already. Usually if I notice it coming out, I will squeeze my nipple to get the rest out too... so it won't leak for very long. My question is; can doing this mature my milk too quickly? It used to only be the yellowish thick stuff, but now it's getting clearer. Could me doing this affect the my baby when I do start breastfeeding?

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 13:20 PM	#2
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Don't do it. Honestly I can't remember whether it's to do with baby needing it or bringing on labour but it's bad.

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purplegirl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 148	Do not do this you will make more milk to replace it and it also might start labour off.

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babybaillie Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,018	You produce colostrum 1st which is really good for the baby. You dont want the baby to miss out on this. If u do happen to have some leak out tho, rub it round ur nipples. Its very good for this. and continue to do that when u do breastfeed.

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Mellage Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 392	I've never heard that it starts labour off, I did it with my last pregnancy and i do it with this one, normally only when im in the bath as the rest of the time i have pads in.

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Noodles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 5,746	I had some milk yesterday as well. NOTE TO SELF - don't touch nipples, i'm not moving house for 4 weeks, so he can't come yet!

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Kirstin Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,157	Squeezing it out stimulates milk production and the hormone that brings on labour, which is why nipple stimulation is one of the natural methods of inducing labour.

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,347	Nipple stimulation with encourage oxitocin - the labour hormone - which is why it's sometimes used as a natural method of labour induction as the others have said. Leaking and the consistency of milk during pregnancy are not related to successful BFing. Wear pads if you need to and let your body do it's thing
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Bumpontherun Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inner Hebrides Posts: 1,205	I did read somewhere though that if you want to bring on labour you have to do 4 hours of nipple tweaking per day for several days so TBH not sure that squeezing out the odd drop will cause any problems

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