Hi all, I just had a mom call me wondering if I had ever heard of her experience happening to anyone else. I hadn't, so I thought I'd ask all of you. She went into premature labor at 33 weeks and was given Procardia and Magnesium Sulfate to stop the contractions. She has also been on steroids about once a week. The labor stopped, but a few days later she noticed what appeared to be mild engorgement with a few areas of "rock-like" lumpiness in her breasts. She stated that she was able to express white milk. This "engorgement" lasted about 5 - 6 hours and now her breasts are soft again. She was worried that this might mean that she won't get her milk in when the baby is actually born. I told her that the main stimulus for milk production was the sudden drop in hormones caused by the delivery of the placenta, and since the baby was still unborn and the placenta was still in place, that she should still have milk when that happens. Has anyone else ever heard of anything like this happening? What would cause it? Thanks, Kris Rogers, RN, BSN, IBCLC Crystal Lake, IL