I've recently been involved in a conversation about when breastmilk becomes more colostrum-like in relation to breastfeeding during pregnancy. I've always stated that 'at birth' the breastmilk is colostrum-like, then will 'come in' with lactogenesis II as per usual. But WHEN during the pregnancy does the milk of the mother who is breastfeeding an older child 'change' to be colostrum-like? Is there much difference between low-volume 'nearly weaned' milk and colostrum? Is this why it appears to be colostrum again after birth? What about the toddler who has kept up a pretty good supply - is the milk just before birthing as 'colostrum-like' as in the other case? Looking forward to learning more. Denise **************************************************** Denise Fisher, BN, RM, IBCLC BreastEd Online Lactation Studies Course http://www.breasted.com.au mailto:[log in to unmask] **************************************************** *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html