I'm rereading all the posts about bloated babies,  IV fluids, 
lactogenesis II timing as an artifact of birthing practices etc etc... 
all very interesting reading...

Mary was wondering about whether or not early milk means babies might 
miss out on some colostrum...

My understanding is that mother's immune system marshals antibodies by 
way of lymphatics all during lactation and while antibodies are 
concentrated in colostrum, the absolute amount of antibodies delivered 
by the breast remains more or less constant  throughout lactation...the 
antibodies are just distributed through different volumes of fluid 
depending on the stage of lactation- colostrum, transitional milk, 
mature milk, weaning....

The earlier lactogenesis II of multiparas is already recognized, and I 
don't think we see any evidence that second babies and beyond are 
getting less colostrum then they need for good health... but I don't 
know if anyone has every studied such a thing...maybe someone else has 
thoughts on this subject...

Jen O'Quinn IBCLC

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