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A 17-year-old female asked:

Im around 4 weeks pregnant.. when does the breast milk start to produce?

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Dr. J. Stephen Robinson
Dr. J. Stephen Robinsonanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
After the delivery: You can produce colostrum (which is not technically breast milk) in the last weeks of pregnancy. After the delivery and the hormone shifts that occur, the colostrum will be replaced by regular breast milk by day 2-4.
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