When will my breasts start producing milk after birth?
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Dr. Michael Roizen answered:A few days after giving birth, colostrum turns to milk, and you'll experience the phenomenon known as engorgement. All of a sudden, you'll wake up and see Dolly Parton staring back at you in your bathroom mirror. For a couple of days, your breasts will be bigger than you ever imagined, and you will produce so much milk that your newborn may actually choke and sputter trying to swallow it all. This, too, shall pass, as your hormones equilibrate and your milk production scales down to meet the needs of your baby.
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A few days after giving birth, colostrum turns to milk, and you'll experience the phenomenon known as engorgement. All of a sudden, you'll wake up and see Dolly Parton staring back at you in your bathroom mirror. For a couple of days, your breasts... More -
Brigham and Women's Hospital answered:Your breasts will begin to fill with milk roughly two to five days after giving birth. They will feel firmer and warmer. Your milk will change from the thin initial milk of colostrum to transitional milk that is yellow or whitish yellow. Your mature milk comes in about two weeks after birth; it will also be thin and may have a bluish-white color.Your breasts will begin to fill with milk roughly two to five days after giving birth. They will feel firmer and warmer. Your milk will change from the thin initial milk of colostrum to transitional milk that is yellow or whitish yellow.... More
