If its the same color as pumped milk, can we assume it's not "fore"milk?
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Not sure I understand the question? Meaning the fore milk is clearer?
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@Thehistoryofus: well, i heard "foremilk" is more like grayish white, i guess less fatty? whereas hindmilk is more yellow. my pumped milk and my leakage is the same color. when i refrigerate the leakage, it's the same fattiness as the pumped ones.
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I have no idea what foremilk is - but, I'm 22 weeks, and I've had leaky boobs for a few weeks now. sometimes it's clear, other times its yellowish. I don't think that helped you out at all LOL since you're actually breastfeeding and I'm just leaking!
but, I'm commenting to follow this out of curiosity
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Ok, now I'm really confused, what is "leakage"? Meaning you collect what you leak?
I know that when I pump at first the milk is very clear almost watery but it turns more milky white towards the end of my pumping session.
I think Mrs. Bee did a post about the color of breastmilk but I think it was just based on your body not fore/hind balance.
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@sorrycharlie: That sounds like colostrum. I remember expressing some and it almost looking like a thick oily yellow color.
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@Thehistoryofus: yes! it kind of grosses me out. lol.
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@Thehistoryofus: meaning, when i breastfeed one side, the other side leaks, so i catch it - too precious to just let the pad eat up! i can leak up to 2 oz or so! i was told there were 2 kinds of milk - fore and hind milk. mrs. bee did a post on this as well - not sure if it was in the same post that you mentioned. hind milk is fattier and more filling to the baby. but the milk i catch is pretty fatty.
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Foremilk and hind milk are just the result of the cream rising to the top inside your breast. If your breasts are full for a while, the milk separates more and you get the "skim" milk first. But if your breasts are producing the milk as the baby eats, or as you pump, it's all mixed together. Breast feeding is amazingly complex!
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