“What week in pregnancy do you start producing milk?”
I am a 24 year old female. I want to know what week in pregnancy do you start producing milk?
2 Answers
Dr. Robin L. Poe-Zeigler
Virginia Beach, VA
Many moms experience the discharge of colostrum as early as halfway through the pregnancy, about 18-20 weeks or midway into the second trimester. Your breasts may feel full or engorged but your milk won’t let down and there shouldn’t be a need to pump yet. If this doesn’t happen, it doesn’t mean that your milk production isn’t beginning inside your body and there is nothing to be worried about.