When does a pregnant woman produce milk? How many months of pregnancy does she have milk?

We all know that there will be milk after pregnancy and childbirth. Pregnant women's milk is full of nutrients and can bring many benefits to the baby. Many pregnant women will breastfeed their children. Some new mothers do not quite understand when milk will be produced.

In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, some expectant mothers have begun to secrete a little milk. This physiological reaction often makes expectant mothers at a loss. In fact, this situation is very normal. As long as the milk secretion is not too abnormal, there is no need to worry too much.

During pregnancy, the placenta secretes a large amount of estrogen and progesterone, which stimulate the development of the glandular ducts and alveoli in the mammary glands, causing the breasts and nipples of expectant mothers to gradually grow larger, and the areola will also grow larger and darker in color. On the other hand, the pituitary gland will begin to release prolactin continuously, and the concentration in the blood will increase with the number of weeks, and the blood concentration in the late pregnancy can even be as high as 10 times the normal level. Therefore, after 4 months of pregnancy, some expectant mothers' clothes on their chests will sometimes suddenly get wet, and occasionally you will see small white flakes sticking to the nipples, and even a few drops of transparent or light milky yellow milk (also known as colostrum) may flow out of the nipples.

How many months of pregnancy does it take to produce milk? This depends on personal constitution. The time for each person is different. Some mothers have milk when they are 7 or 8 months pregnant, some have milk on the day of delivery or the next day, and some have no milk for several days after delivery. It can only be said that most mothers discharge milk on the day of delivery or the next day, and mothers who have caesarean section discharge milk about 3 days after delivery. Under normal circumstances, pregnant women will feel breast swelling, tingling and tenderness in the early stages of pregnancy, and their breasts will increase significantly after 8 weeks of pregnancy. Due to the increase of estrogen and progesterone, the breast ducts and glands proliferate, fat is deposited, the nipples quickly increase, color, areola color, and scattered sebaceous gland hypertrophy and bulges appear. If some mothers feel milk in the second trimester, it may be physiological lactation caused by increased prolactin during pregnancy. In general, a small amount of yellow liquid can be squeezed out of the nipples in the late pregnancy, called "colostrum", which is the most common. When it comes to delivery, milk can be discharged 1-2 days after delivery.

Note: Don't worry if you don't have milk during pregnancy, you will naturally have it after giving birth. Just relax and have regular prenatal checkups. There is no necessary connection between the amount of milk and the size of the breasts. Almost all mothers have enough milk to feed their babies. At the beginning, because of the weakness of childbirth, the milk secretion may be less, and after the confinement period, the milk secretion will increase, so you must insist on breastfeeding.

Massage; gently press the breasts; after having sex, lactation is more likely to occur in these three situations. In fact, these are all normal physiological changes during pregnancy. Expectant mothers who experience this phenomenon do not need to be too nervous.

Abnormal milk secretion:

Although it is normal for expectant mothers to lactate during pregnancy, they should still be careful if there is other abnormal non-milk fluid flowing out of the nipples, as this may indicate other potential breast diseases.

1. Breast tumors and breast cancer

Cause: This is mainly because pregnancy causes a rapid increase in estrogen, which promotes continued breast growth and stimulates the rapid growth of existing estrogen-dependent tumors (breast fibroids or breast cancer).

Symptoms: The chance of occurrence does not decrease due to pregnancy. On the contrary, it is easy to be ignored. In the end, abnormal fluid discharge may occur due to the rapid growth of cancer cells.

2. Acute mastitis

Cause: It is due to the accumulation of milk in the mammary ducts. The milk itself is a breeding ground for bacteria. If there is a bacterial infection at this time, it will cause mastitis.

Symptoms: Although most cases of mastitis occur during the postpartum lactation period, a small number of cases can occur during pregnancy. It usually only occurs on one side of the breast, with local swelling, pain, redness and fever of the breast, purulent fluid may flow out, and there may be a foul odor. Expectant mothers sometimes also experience systemic flu-like symptoms, such as fever, chills, and general weakness.

3. Inflammatory breast cancer

Cause: Other instruments and examinations are needed to make differential diagnosis and find out the real cause.

Symptoms: Inflammatory breast cancer may also cause local redness, swelling, heat and pain, similar to symptoms of mastitis.

Many new mothers are troubled by a problem, which is insufficient milk after delivery. If the milk is insufficient, firstly, they cannot fulfill their duties as mothers, and secondly, they cannot let their babies eat the most natural and healthy food. Therefore, there are many disadvantages. So, what should you do if you do not have enough milk during the confinement period? The following editor will provide some methods, hoping to be helpful to you.

First, adjust the diet and eat more milk-producing foods. If the lack of milk is not a problem for the mother herself, she can adjust her diet. Don't let the mother eat greasy foods for the time being. If you want to drink soup, it's best to drink some light crucian carp soup or pig's trotter soup, which have the effect of promoting milk production, but be careful not to make it too greasy. Of course, you need to have a reasonable diet, and a combination of meat and vegetables. Don't just eat meat, but also eat some fresh vegetables and fruits. The food that the mother eats has a direct relationship with the quality of the milk.

Second, you must take good care of the mother. For women, pregnancy and confinement are very important, so as a husband, you must take good care of her. Taking good care of the mother is not only good for the mother herself, but also for the baby. You can also find a special person to take care of the mother and the baby, so that the mother can rest better and her milk will slowly recover.

Having a baby of your own is a very happy thing for every mother. Of course, you would also like your baby to eat your breast milk. There are many reasons that may lead to insufficient milk.