Hi Joan,
I got your message the other night in answer to my post stating that Colostrum
is a by-product of pregnancy.  It was something that I was taught by part of
the clinical faculty where I studied Lactation.  However, I felt quite bothered
by reading your post, which clearly pointed out that there *does* indeed, seem
to be a colostral faze even during induced lactation.  So - I called that
director of the program last night and we chatted at length.  She is in
agreement with you.  She feels that there has not been much research done and
that most of what is available is antecdotal, but she said that she has had
moms report to her that they have seen some yellowish fluid when pumping for
induced lactation.  The yellow fluid (colostrum) seems to be of shorter
duration than when moms give birth, at least that is what she told me.  She
thought it would be a great research project for someone.  I asked her to share
the info with the other students who were in the room at the time we were told
differently and she said she would.  It came up originally, because as we were
sitting around and chatting, the question of whether or not there was colostrum
without pregnancy and birth, came to me.  The intructor at the time was very
emphatic in her answer.  I hope any of you who thought I was jujping in with
incorrect info will accept my apologies.
Regards,
Yaffa


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        Yaffa Stark, MA, IBCLC    Los Angeles, Calif., USA
        "We must identify and reduce barriers which keep women
       from beginning or continuing to breastfeed their infants."
       C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD. Former Surgeon General
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