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Here’s what to know about leaking breast milk during pregnancy — why it happens, when it happens, and what to do if it happens to you. While your body begins to make milk late in the first trimester, your breasts don't start developing the ability to secrete it until the second.

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You start producing small amounts of colostrum as early as three or four months into pregnancy

(you may have noticed before that, as your milk glands increase in number and size.)

Learn the signs that indicate your breast milk is coming in during pregnancy Discover when lactation starts, what changes to expect, and how to manage leaking breast milk. When does breast milk start leaking during pregnancy When do you start leaking colostrum

While you probably won’t start leaking right away, you may begin leaking colostrum in your 3rd trimester as you get closer to your due date It’s most common in the final weeks of pregnancy.