Hello,

I still remain curious about something:  I asked in an earlier post about
evidence that the "bolus of colostrum" that seems to be present in mothers'
breasts after birth "goes away" or is "reabsorbed" after a while.  Several
people have commented on the bolus "going back up the ductal tree" or
something like that, and I would really like to see the evidence or studies
that show this.  Like I said in that earlier post, after many years of
hospital-based work, I do NOT usually see that bolus disappearing, and often
will see it when mothers pump 12-24 hours after birth (for whatever reason).
They will get that first bolus and then may only be able to get drops with
the pump for a period of time after that.

 

Melinda Lueck, RN BSN, IBCLC

Toledo, Ohio


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