I have used the term "concentrated" milk for colostrum.  I explain that since the baby has a small tummy he needs a concentrated form of breastmilk at first to "practice" with.  I explain that it is packed with all the vitamins, proteinsfats, etc that he needs to start with.  As he begins to learn how to get the milk out more efficiently, he takes more.  As he takes more, he wants more and his tummy begins to hold more.  About this time the transition to mature millk begins.  The baby is more mature and can handle the larger volume and faster flow more easily.  This seems to make sense to the mothers when I approach "I don't have any milk yet" comment that way.

Cindy Garrison, BS IBCLC

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