A member of our affiliate brought photos of dark to black colostrum to a meeting. End of discussion was mom fed the milk to babe & all was well. I think it was minimally tested & no sign of infectious organisms were found. In time moms milk turned "normal".
Phyllis

"Williams, Suellen M" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hello wise ones,
>
>I recently ran across a clinical situation that has me stumped.  A new
>mom of a late-preterm infant started pumping with a good-quality pump
>(and correctly fitting flanges).  The IBCLC working with her described
>the colostrum (from both breasts) as the darkest brown colostrum she
>had ever seen - almost black, did not change in color over the pumping
>session, and normal colostral consistency.  Still looks the same today
>- waaay darker than typical "rusty pipe" milk...I searched the archives
>and the internet - the only identified cause of colostrum this color is
>the use of Minocycline in the mother, but this mom has never taken this
>med.   No recent breast trauma in this young, first-time mom's history.
> Any thoughts?  Have any of you seen similar colostrum?
>
>Suellen Williams, RN, MSN, IBCLC
>Indianapolis, IN
>
>
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