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I'am in the 19 week of pregnancy and my breasts are leaking colostrum, normally at night, if i sleep on them.is it normal?

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Yes: Your breasts just like your uterus is getting ready to the upcoming birth. It's nothing unusual to leak some of the fluid out of them before the delivery.

Answered 4/20/2018

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Yes: In my experience about half my patients leak colostrum during pregnancy. The rest start after delivery.

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Yes: Yes, it's fine. Time to ship for nursing bras and pads.

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