>I am currently helping a Mom nurse her 3 week old baby. Mom had a rough
>start with nursing due to the baby having an elevated Bili. And being
>extremely sleepy at the breast. She was gaining very slowly and Although Mom
>was nursing first and pumping afterward-she had a low milk supply. After
>working with her and helping baby attain a deeper latch and showing Mom how
>to keep baby stimulated to effectively empty the breast, her supply is now
>adequate. Mom now states her breasts are leaking milk now and this was not
>the case a few days ago. So she has finally on the right track and baby is
>gaining about 1 oz. per day, Bili is down and looks much better. My question
>is, the Mom called me today and said the baby's breasts were swollen. I
>assured her this is normal and is due to a transfer of her hormones to the
>baby. She then said that the baby's breasts are actually leaking some milk.
>Has anyone ever seen or heard of this? If so, is this also due to the
>hormone transfer? I would appreciate any feedback.



This sounds like  'witch's milk' which I have read about and heard 
about v.  occasionally in very new babies  - a websearch indicates 
that 3 weeks is rather 'old' for witch's  milk, though:

eg

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/witch's+milk

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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