> I think the discussion of the amounts of colostrum that mothers might obtain
> is very interesting. When I had my second child some 22 years ago, I was
> still nursing her older brother quite frequently. I kept my daughter in the
> room with me, and nursed her very frequently during the 12 or so hours we
> were there. The nurses weighed her before we went home and came back VERY
> upset because she had gained weight, instead of losing it as expected. I
> can't now remember how much she gained, but it was something like 2 ounces.
> They told me that I was feeding her too much and it would either make her
> throw up (she never spat up) or I would get very sore nipples (also didn't
> happen).

This is interesting, though how a nurse could "freak out" because of a
weight gain is beyond me.  ;-)  My own daughter did not have an older
sibling nursing as well, but never lost any weight, and only gained it
starting 2 days post-partum.

I was able to totally soak 2 kleenex by extracting colostrum before I
actually gave birth, and I know I could easily extract about 2 tbsp or
so on day +2 after delivery out of one breast.

Fio.

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