Im in my second trimester and noticed thoda yellowish stuff leaking already, got a little surprised honestly. Is it normal for milk to start this early or does it usually come closer to delivery? Curious when it actually happens for most of u.
See, biologically breast milk only starts properly 2-3 days after you deliver the baby. During pregnancy, at most you'll see tiny drops of sticky yellow stuff near the end, which is totally normal. If there is no leakage, don't sweat it, it doesn't mean you won't have milk later.
When I was in my 8th month I had the same query, so I directly asked the lactation specialist at Cloudnine during my routine checkup. They told me actual milk only comes post-delivery, and they teach you how to feed in the hospital room. Better to ask your own gynac or hospital nurse to guide u clearly.
Acha don't waste money buying nursing bras or expensive pads during pregnancy thinking milk will start leaking. It mostly comes only after delivery. Save that money for baby vaccines and hospital tests later, currently just focus on diet.
Listen, don't expect actual milk to flow while you are still pregnant! That's not how it works, it only starts after delivery when baby sucks. If some yellow drops come in 3rd trimester, it's fine, otherwise don't squeeze your breasts unnecessary, thoda rest karo.
Honestly for me, because of my thyroid, my gynac kept a close eye on everything and told me not to expect milk during pregnancy itself. It usually comes only after delivery, maybe day 2 or 3. Just keep doing your thyroid checkups regularly, it really affects hormones, and listen to your doc.
Arey normally it doesn't come during pregnancy itself, maybe just a few drops of yellow liquid called colostrum in the last month. Don't buy expensive breast pumps now itself, wait for baby to arrive first. For now, just wear comfortable cotton bras and relax ghar pe.
