A fellow LC reported to me that after 3 of her deliveries, she had black
colostrum, which turned to ordinary milk in the usual lenght of time.
With her fourth pregnancy, she was able to express black colostrum
prenatally. Never did she have any problems nursing her babies, and her
babies were without problems. I will ask her about antibiotic use.

Diane Wiessinger and I did a survey then a presentation on the wide
variey of colors of colostrum...and you guessed it, the range extends
from clear to black!

As Coach Linda Smith recently noted in the JHL, the profession is in
great need of  more and more information on what is normal in
breastfeeding. This question about black colostrum isa great beginning
to broadening our view of normal. Thanks,

--
Anne Andrianos, MS,RN,IBCLC
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