Your sister had a baby yesterday and wants to breast feed, but she has noticed a very thick yellowish substance coming from her breasts whenever she tries. She thinks this is abnormal and that she will not be able to breast feed
What would you tell her?
The substance is colostrum, which is rich in proteins and antibodies and is completely normal and expected.
She is correct, something is definitely wrong with her breast milk.
The substance is "yellow milk" and is very sweet, which entices the baby to breast feed.
She should not breast feed until her "regular" breast milk comes in.
The substance is colostrum, which is rich in proteins and antibodies and is completely normal and expected.
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