woo hoo, colostrum!

That's good news..woohoo!!! I'm wondering if DS is getting some..he's still nursing but he's acting like he's getting something.

We've had some interesting poops the past couple of days, so I'm wondering if I have colostrum, too. I can't express anything though.

I've had colostrum caked on my nipples since week FIVE. I can't express anything either but there it is.

My boobs have gotten gigantic in the past 2 weeks though. So I guess something is happening in there!

attachedmama, I asked a lot about this when I was getting ready to tandem my first two. I wondered if there was a set/finite amount of colostrum, or would it be produced supply and demand as milk is.

I still don't have a good source of scientific info on this, but here is my logic:
The milk is going to come in at roughly the same time, regardless of whether you're nursing a toddler or not. It stands to reason that you will continue to produce colostrum right up until that point, so I don't see any reason to limit the toddler. It will be there for the newborn.

Of course, it's always a good idea to nurse the newborn on the opposite side from what the toddler just had... at least in the first few days.

From what I understand, your body will continue to produce colostrum until the placenta detaches, at which point it will start the change over to milk.

Yep, DS' poop has definitely changed too!

Hmmm, now that you ladies mention it, my boobs aren't feeling quite as floppy as they were a week or so ago.

horses only make a certain amount of colostrum and so if they start dripping before birth, the foal may not get colostrum and will need donated colostrum from another mare to get its antibody count to a safe level.
humans make colostrum for a certain amount of time. you make it before birth and for a few days after birth. as well, there will be a mix of milk and colostrum for days and days after the milk comes in.