Don't wanna make 2 threads, so since I am on the topic of boobies, I will ask 2 questions.

1. Do you girls still have very sore boobs? It seems mine are as sore now as they were in the very beginning. Mind you, they never ever stopped being tender and sore, but now the pain is slightly stronger.

2. I still have not had any leaking of colostrum, and I am a little worried what if I don't have anything for when the baby is born? I am not even considering the formula route, but I am just curious how nature is gonna time this to kick in when needed.

Thanks!

1) My boobs get sore when they are full or it's cold out.

2) Some women who are nursing get lucky and don't leak. I would ask to speak to a lactation specialist at the hospital after delivery if you have one there if your nervous about milk supply or latch.

My boobs are not that sore, but I never had sore boobs during my periods and the were not that sore during my first trimester. It was more of a nipple issue for me.

My MW said leaking or not, it is not a real indication of production capacity after birth. Trust me, the leaking is just annoying!

Boobs not sore at all anymore and I'm not leaking either.

Haha, funny you just asked this, I lost some tenderness for a while, but over the last week it has been replaced by the definite 'breastfeeding boobies feeling'. I can feel the sinuses start to collect fluid and 'practice'- my nipples are sensitive in a different way than when I was first pregnant. When I was first pregnant (and into second trimester) my nipples were very tender, now they are more sensitive to touch in a 'nice' way... not a sexual way, but in a way I remember them being after I got used to breastfeeding my daughter. It's that feeling that you get just prior to let down, that tugging feeling of wanting or needing to breastfeed.

Not sure how to explain it, and hopefully other 2nd time mommas can chime in here if they've experienced something similar.


OH DON'T WORRY! hahaha... you'll have enough

Lots of women don't leak prior to giving birth (or even after birth for that matter). Right now the progesterone that is coursing through your body, maintaining pregnancy and prepping your body for birth, is also staving off the production of the hormone prolactin which will make your milk. Once the placenta detaches from your body, that's the thumbs up for prolactin production and your milk will come in full force (of course not immediately, but within a few hours).

Right now there's just enough hormones that are getting your breast tissues and all the milk making components ready for that moment. At the moment of birth, you will have produced enough of the good colostrum through your labor to feed baby and keep baby fed for the first few days as your milk starts to come in.

I bet you are making practice colostrum now, you just don't leak it, which is why your breasts are still tender but that's just my guess.

As an aside, this is a wonderful video from Stanford University Med Center which explains and shows good latch. This coupled with good lactation consulting in your hospital/or community can be beneficial to help explain or corroborate what you've already learned.

http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastf...uteHelper.html

There's other great links there about breastfeeding too, and don't forget www.kellymom.com

1) My boobs are starting to feel sore again, and boy they are getting big. (OH isn't complaining)

2) I was leaking quite a lot but I haven't leaked in 2 weeks ! Not even a drop.

My boobs aren't really sore, they're just crazy sensitive. I am leaking a bit, but only when I manhandle them and try to get stuff out

My boob pain has gone away over the past few weeks, which is nice as they were agony up until a little while ago, and ive been leaking since 22 weeks, but tonight for the first time it looked milk like, rather than just clear. Shouted to my OH..come look, im leaking actual white stuff!! My best mate who is pregnant, is 4 weeks ahead of me, and she hasnt leaked a drop, so think it just depends on the girl..not really indicative of anything