>1} milk composition changes when the nursing mother get pregnant
>
>It is said that breastmilk returns to being colostrum during
>pregnancy.  I am not sure of this, but it is possible.  It does seem
>that the milk supply decreases when the mother is pregnant.

From personal experience, twice over, I still had mature milk while nursing
during pregnancy.  I didn't nurse until late into the pregnancies though (3
mos into 2nd preg., 5 mos into 3rd preg), so I've wondered if my milk would
have reverted to colostrum if I had continued or if my new baby would have
missed out on that and started with the mature milk.  I've also wondered if
my milk had stayed milk had I kept nursing, would that be a problem for the
new baby, not having had the colostrum, as in does colostrum serve as a
sort of a primer in addition to all it's known benefits?
Melissa and the girls
Tori 1-16-94
Beth 1-30-96
Lili 7-10-97
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