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Well, that was new....(colostrum)

kristin172429kristin172429 member
in February 2012 Moms

I have had little dried bits of what I imagine was probably dried colostrum in the center of my nipples for a little while now.  Nothing much and never really saw anything come out.  This morning I woke up and I had these weird brownish splotches on the front of my shirt.  I had no idea what it was and thought maybe my dog had drooled on my or something while I was sleeping cause I know she snuck on the bed at one point last night (don't ask...but St. Bernards get "stuff" in their drool and sometimes it is a brownish color when it dries).  

Anyway, I was sitting here still kind of wondering and decided to check my breasts and low and behold, the left one has a big spot right in the center of the nipple the same color as the dried spots on my shirt!  I leaked!!!  The brownish color worried me at first, but I looked it up and apparently it is very common when the colostrum starts to come in for it to be tinged brown (rusty pipes, I believe they call it - there is a small amount of blood that mixes in, but generally clears up later).  When I gently wiped away the brownish splotch, more came out (clear this time).  Guess my body is really getting ready now.

So, that was new.   

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Re: Well, that was new....(colostrum)

  • TGJ2010TGJ2010 member

    Oh yeah I've had this leakage since about 26 weeks! Invest in some breast pads...you'll need them! I have to wear them 24/7 now (just started having to wear them at night too, yippee!). At least you know things are preparing!! :-)

     

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  • boydstmboydstm
    I freaked out when I first saw the reddish/brown colostrum. I'm used to incredibly small amounts of clear/cloudy liquid in the shower but when I looked down and saw the brownish color I thought there was something wrong with me. I looked it up too and it's normal. Glad I looked it up before I said something to DH because he would have rushed me to the hospital (he is such a worrier with this pregnancy).
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  • sanriobabysanriobaby
    Thanks for this post. I've just started having the "crusties" and didn't know that when it really starts coming in, it's more of a "rusty pipes" type of thing. DH would have freaked out if he saw that, but now I can give him the heads upSmile.
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