more swelling? and different kind of colostrum?

[Phoenix_Mommy_4]

Hey guys
anyone else swelling more in the ankles then before ?
AND
I read in a post in the predictions about the swirl in the clear colostrum..I jsut checked mine adn noticed that indeed I too have the swirl..it was clear last time I checked. I never thought of this as a sign of labour/birth though? thoughts?


Phoenix

[nubianamy]

I definitely have more swelling, but no colostrum to speak of. Probably because I'm a first-time mommy?

[scubamom]

i can actually squirt across the room, sorry if tmi:lol , and im hoping that a sign that my body will make more milk this time, as had severe supply issues with ds that involved px drugs and supplementing etc. But i am wondering if 10 months of bf that my breasts now know what to do.

Also mine has been whitish for a while, i didnt now that a sign of labour coming. It starts of clear then when squirt a little goes white and creamy.

Does anyone have a link to colostrum and labour coming etc??
or just a good site about early labour signs that we can obsess over?

[kellykins]

Ive only noticed a bit of a whitish... goo/crust on my nipples- nothing actually really coming out...
Maybe this is a first timer thing?

[AppleCrisp]

My feet look like like two sausages today for the first time, at 39 weeks. I had a little temporary swelling over the past month but nothing like this.

Nothing colostrum like at this point. I asked the lactation consultant about it - she said its definitely there and not to worry about it!

[Kam]

This is my second pregnancy, and I've had more colustrum much earlier this time. I have had it from early in the second trimester, and had it for months the first time, too, though, so it definitely doesn't mean labor is near for me. It's been swirly for months, too, so no luck for me there, either.

But maybe the swirl means something for primips?

[Phoenix_Mommy_4]

ya I had the colostrum like way early...4-5 months early...but only got the swril in the last little bit...and this is baby #4. Not sure. My swelling seems to have gone down a bit so thats a good thing

Phoenix