This is normal as your body prepares for delivery. However there is a wide range of normal when it comes to the colour of breastmilk.
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The colour of breastmilk varies.
Colostrum color green. The high levels of beta carotene in colostrum give it its dark yellow or orange color. It can even take on a hint of green if large amounts of green colored foods are consumed. Any unusual color of a mothers breast milk is due mostly to her diet.
Colostrum is typically yellowish and mature breastmilk is typically bluish white. Ive had the dark green colostrum for over 13 yrs had hysterectomy 16yrs ago. During the later part of your pregnancy you may see an increase in colostrum leakage.
It may be thin and watery looking and may have a blue or yellow tint to it. I think i asked a dr about it when it first started. No pain etc so no doc appt.
While colostrum is sometimes clear thin and watery its more often yellow or orange and thick. You only make a small amount of colostrum but its concentrated and highly nutritious. Colostrum is the first milk your body produces just after your baby is born.
Theres a name for it i cant recall doc wasnt concerned and said its quite common. Colostrum contains white blood cells antibodies and immunoglobulins that prime your babys immune system. This milk is chock full of nutrients and may be clear or yelloworange in color.
Most mothers are unaware of the colour of their breastmilk unless they express. One of these immunoglobulin a is an antibody that protects against infection of the throat lungs and intestines. Colostrum can come in many colors including green.
My colostrum came in when i lost my kids so i just figured it came with the territory. Early in pregnancy colostrum is thick and yellowish in color and as childbirth approaches it turns nearly colorless. This milk contains antibodies that protect your baby from infection and help build up the immune system.
In fact colostrum was the go to for immune support before the discovery of penicillin and modern antibiotics. As long as there is no infection of the nipplebreast where this may be pus it is perfectly ok. For example food dyes in foods or drinks can alter the color of breast milk.
Colostrum is the first breast milk that your body makes.
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