I nurse my 2nd child, 5 months old. The only time I pump is one time at work. I work 3 times a week. I am a nurse and I work night shift. I usually pump at 6 am. I know that foremilk is grey but each bottle from each side is grey. 6 oz on my right and 3 oz on my left. He totally drives my right breast, he prefers that side. this has been going on for awhile. Never had this with my first. Milk pumped withe her was always the normal yellow/white color. thanks
Sometimes the color of my milk changed if I ate something different. Anything new in your diet? New medication? Does he seem turned off by the flavor?
I pumped for my son , never had grey milk ever. Maybe you should ask a professional- lactation consultant/ baby's pediatrician, just to be very sure.
totally normal. i tried my darndeds for 6 weeks but only made an ounce for the entire day. believe me i looked up tons of stuff on breast milk. i remebered the blue mention in the what to expect book but no longer have it . but i did find this answer...look under foremilk
http://www.babble.com/Baby/baby-care/newborn-baby-your-mi...
Oh we called it blue...look for blue tint or the word blue not grey.
congrats on the baby and so happy that your breast milk is working!!!!! :D
I know that breastmilk is thin and it has a gray tint.
How about asking a lactation consultant? They probably get questions like this and would know the answers.
Dawn
It sounds like you are only getting the foremilk out. I would talk to a lactation consultant, but if your child is gaining well I would not worry about it.
My other thought would be that maybe your milk is lacking some of the fat? But if your child is gaining well, then I would not worry it is likely fine.
Good luck.
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It sounds like you are only getting the foremilk out. I would talk to a lactation consultant, but if your child is gaining well I would not worry about it.
My other thought would be that maybe your milk is lacking some of the fat? But if your child is gaining well, then I would not worry it is likely fine.
Good luck.
